Alone or Isolated?
How can we tell the difference?
Are we Isolated? Or just alone? How can we tell the difference?
We may sometimes find ourselves enjoying “alone time”. But what happens if we don’t enjoy it? It is certainly possible to live alone, spending most of our time alone, and not be lonely or feel isolated. But the odds are against it.
CareHop reports:
A lack of engagement with family, friends, and the community can cause an increase in the risk of A lack of engagement with family, friends, and the community can cause an increase in the risk of adverse physical conditions such as heart disease, cognitive deterioration, and high blood pressure.
HealthAffairs writes:
Social isolation and loneliness are both terms that denote a degree of social disconnection. Social isolation is an objective state marked by few or infrequent social contacts. Loneliness is the subjective and distressing feeling of social isolation, often defined as the discrepancy between actual and desired level of social connection.
So how can we tell the difference?
We take a look at our day. This should shed light on where we are placing our priorities.
