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By AMY HARMON- New York Times

In the first concentrated study of the social and psychological effects of Internet use at home, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that people who spend even a few hours a week online experience higher levels of depression and loneliness than they would have if they used the computer [...]

Written By: admin on May 6, 2012 No Comment
The Dangers of Loneliness

 Article by: Hara Estroff Marano – Psychology Today

Friendship is a lot like food. We need it to survive. What is more, we seem to have a basic drive for it. Psychologists find that human beings have fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for close relationships. We are truly social animals.

The upshot is, [...]

Written By: admin on May 1, 2012 No Comment
Stress Vaccine? Don’t Worry, Shot is on the Way, Says Dr. Robert Sapolsky

Dr. Robert Sapolsky spent years studying stress in baboons.

 

Stressed out? There’s no app for that, but soon enough there might be a vaccine.

Dr Robert Sapolsky, a neuroscience professor at Stanford, says after 30 years of studying stress, his team might be on the verge of a novel cure.

“To be honest, I’m still amazed [...]

Written By: admin on April 22, 2012 One Comment
“Loneliness” – The Greatest Suffering?

“As far as I am concerned, the greatest suffering is to feel alone, unwanted, unloved. The greatest suffering is also having no one, forgetting what an intimate, truly human relationship is, not knowing what it means to be loved, not having a family or friends.” “Loneliness is the world’s biggest problem; more people die [...]

Written By: admin on March 29, 2012 No Comment
“Lonely Is The Caregiver”

Gail Sheehy
“Passages in Caregiving” The Diane Rehm Show – WAMU & NPR

 

Thursday, May 13, 2010 – 11:06 a.m.

More than 50 million Americans are caring for a spouse, parent or relative who has a serious illness. Author and journalist Gail Sheehy identifies eight crucial stages of caregiving, drawing on her experience caring for her husband, [...]

Written By: admin on March 9, 2012 No Comment
Loneliness Affects How The Brain Operates

ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2009) — Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.

The research, presented February 15 at a symposium, “Social Emotion and the Brain,” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is the first to [...]

Written By: admin on March 4, 2012 No Comment

From MSN- March 4, 2012
A pet bird decides to feed the family dog some noodles for dinner… the dog always has to take the bigger piece though!  See it here: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/dog-and-bird-share-noodles/1jr032e4l

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Written By: admin on March 1, 2012 No Comment
People Who Are Lonely Are Twice As Likely To Develop Alzheimer’s Disease

People who are lonely are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a large US study has suggested.

From: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007;64(2):234-240.

A total of 823 older persons free of dementia at enrollment were recruited from senior citizen facilities in and around Chicago, Ill. Loneliness was assessed with a 5-item scale at baseline (mean ± SD, 2.3 [...]

Written By: admin on February 26, 2012 No Comment
How to Comfort a Friend in Mourning (Link to Oprah.com)

After their three young children were killed in a horrific car accident, Chris and Lori Coble experienced the stages of grief at different times. Do you know someone in mourning? Find out the cliche you should never say if you want to offer comfort.

“Time dosen’t heal anything. It is what you do with the [...]

Written By: admin on January 31, 2012 One Comment
“BROKEN HEART” SYNDROME: REAL, POTENTIALLY DEADLY BUT RECOVERY QUICK (Click Here For Full Article)

Hopkins cardiologist Ilan Wittstein, M.D

Shocking news, such as learning of the unexpected death of a loved one, has been known to cause catastrophic events, such as a heart attack.

Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that sudden emotional stress can also result in severe but reversible heart muscle weakness that mimics a classic heart [...]

Written By: admin on November 27, 2011 No Comment
Alone During the Holidays? Join the Crowd (Click Here For Full Article)

By Laurie Stoneham
November 4, 2006

You know the scene. It looks so warm and cozy and loving. The large, smiling family is gathered around an exquisitely laid-out table, brimming with beautifully prepared food. All of this is playing out against the backdrop of a roaring fire and holiday trimmings.

You’ve seen the same image portrayed [...]

Written By: admin on October 28, 2011 No Comment
HOW TO STAY VIBRANT (Click here for full article)

Married 61 Years

1. Try Everything Twice

On one woman’s tombstone
she said she wanted this epitaph:
“Tried everything twice. Loved it both
times!”

 

 

2.  Keep Only Cheerful Friends.

The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3.  Keep Learning:

Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever…
Never let the brain get idle.  ‘An [...]

Written By: admin on October 26, 2011 No Comment
Five Secrets Before You Die

Book Review: Dr.Izzo’s Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

Nov 28, 2007 Sandra Williams

Dr. John Izzo’s Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (Berrett-Koehler, January 2007) is based on his highly acclaimed television series airing on Rogers in Canada and PBS in the U.S. He is also [...]

Written By: admin on October 10, 2011 No Comment
Loneliness- A Spiritual Perspective (Click here for full article)

Loneliness can be one of the most difficult feelings to shake, and if not checked, can become a destructive force, even leading to suicide. Yet no one can escape feeling lonely and it is something that faith alone cannot completely remedy. All people, whether married, single, priest, or consecrated religious will inevitably feel lonely at [...]

Written By: admin on October 1, 2011 No Comment
A Grandfather’s Message To His Autistic Grandson (Click here for full article)

June 25, 2010

From: Fresh Air & WHYY- NPR
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128086851

Dan Gottlieb hosts a mental-health call-in radio show on WHYY. In 1979, was in a near-fatal car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.

Family therapist and call-in radio host Dan Gottlieb has helped many [...]

Written By: admin on October 1, 2011 No Comment
Lone Lioness Seeks Companionship

Video: See the incredible bond that forms between a female lion & a wildlife cameraman in this clip from “Wild Kingdom.”  Click here for video: Animal Planet’s ‘Wild Kingdom.’

Written By: admin on September 20, 2011 2 Comments

Article by: Ramond Johnson – About.com
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, according to the Massachusetts 2006 Youth Risk Survey. A 2007 San Francisco State University Chavez Center Institute study shows that lgbt and questioning youth who come from a rejecting [...]

Written By: admin on September 2, 2011 No Comment
In This Noisy, Twittering World, Loneliness Is Never Talked About (Click here for full article)

Joan Bakewell:  Commentary© Times Newspapers Ltd 2011
Registered office 3 Thomas More Square, London E98 1XY.
Registered in England No 894646

 December 31, 2009

Loneliness is an inner, gnawing pain born of circumstance and inertia, verging on despair. There is a higher risk the older you get, and no one talks about it. In this all-laughing, twittering [...]

Written By: admin on August 19, 2011 No Comment
Online Social Networks – Instant Messaging

“Is online social networking socially enhancing or socially isolating?”

Article by: Stella Lau, U.C. Berkeley Edu.

“…man cannot live without attachment to some object which transcends and survives him…he is too little…we have no other object than ourselves we cannot avoid the thought that our efforts will finally end in nothingness, since we ourselves disappear” (Durkheim [...]

Written By: admin on July 20, 2011 No Comment
Laughing Baby “Ethan” (Click here for video)

Fast Tube by Casper

Wonderful example of innocence and the joy of children. Remember to laugh often, smile everyday and believe that the best things in life are free. We have a lot to learn from children! Every time I watch it, I can’t help but laugh. Good for your health too! Enjoy this popular video from: http://www.youtube.com -Richard

Written By: admin on July 18, 2011 One Comment
Remembering Leo (Click here for full article)


Dr. Leo Buscaglia was the author of books such as Living, Loving and Learning and Born for Love, he was a renowned lecturer, and University of Southern California professor.
Dr. Buscaglia touched untold numbers of people with his insights into how we seek happiness and create loving relationships.
He wrote more than a dozen [...]

Written By: admin on July 12, 2011 No Comment
Stayin’ Alive: That’s What Friends Are For

Relationships improve your odds of survival by 50 percent

A new Brigham Young University study adds our social relationships to the “short list” of factors that predict a person’s odds of living or dying.

In the journal PLoS Medicine, BYU professors Julianne Holt-Lunstad and Timothy Smith report that social connections – friends, family, neighbors [...]

Written By: admin on July 10, 2011 No Comment
Twelve Concrete Ways To Live A ‘Compassionate Life’

January 10, 2011  From:  NPR – Talk of The Nation

From Confucius to Oprah, people have preached compassion for centuries. But how often is it put into practice? Karen Armstrong believes religion, which should advocate for compassionate living, is often part of the problem. In Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life, she describes ways to [...]

Written By: admin on July 1, 2011 3 Comments


Studio Brussel: K’s Choice – When I lay beside you (Music For Life 2009)
Who is important in your life? Powerful message through music and images. Best Wishes, Richard.
You Tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6yKSDsOiY

Written By: admin on June 23, 2011 No Comment
Challenging Thought – Two Tough Questions (Click Here)

Answer both questions before scrolling down.

Question 1

If you knew a woman who was pregnant, had eight children already – three were deaf, two were blind and one mentally retarded and she also has syphilis, would you recommend she have an abortion???

Question 2

It is time to elect a new world leader and your vote counts. Here are the facts [...]

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To Keep Your Brain Nimble As You Age, Stretch It

By: Linton Weeks - May 12, 2009   

  Richard Restak says research shows that the brain responds to stretching and challenging exercises in every stage of life.

 

Don Farral/Getty Images-An MRI scan of a man’s brain.

 

Nowadays, some scientists say, you can exercise your brain the way you exercise your body.

If you sleep more, eat less and get plenty of [...]

Written By: admin on April 1, 2011 One Comment
Challenging Thought – Lonely and Disabled


Many disabled individuals feel lonely, isolated and marginalized…
Changing this reality takes an awareness and desire to strive for an innate equality for all people regardless the limitations. And, when you really think about it, we all have abilities and disabilities that may be hidden or visible.

 

In my profession I was fortunate to have [...]

Written By: admin on February 24, 2011 2 Comments
Heathrow Terminal 5 – 27 October 2010

International arrivals at London/Heathrow - watch arriving passengers be given a welcome home to remember. Reconnecting with the people we love, miss and need is timeless. Best Wishes – Richard

P.S. Thanks Kevin and Dianne for sending me this wonderful link and video from youtube.

Watch video here at Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo&feature=player_embedded

Written By: admin on January 27, 2011 No Comment
Einstein’s – “Circles of Compassion”

“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting [...]

Written By: admin on April 1, 2009 One Comment
Why Are We Lonely? Part 1

Article by:  Richard @ AlonelyWorld.Com

How does a prosperous society create widespread loneliness when we should all be happy and contented? I believe an important factor contributing to our loneliness is American cultureour greatest export to the world. Think American films, Hollywood celebrities, MTV, Philip Morris, Boeing  jetliners, Coco Cola, Nike, Apple computers … etc. We export both the best and worst of American culture including [...]

Written By: admin on June 18, 2010 3 Comments
A World of Loneliness

Article by: Rhonda Rich -Athens Banner Herald, Feb. 25, 2007 
There’s a lot of loneliness out there. Too many people caught on the periphery of goodwill in a society where we feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and shepherd the orphans. What about the others? Those who aren’t hungry, homeless or orphaned? They are simply [...]

Written By: admin on September 8, 2010 No Comment

Ireland may be enjoying stellar economic growth and seen as one of the best places in the world to live, but its inhabitants are apparently also the globe’s loneliest.

Google Trends, which works out how many searches have been done via the Internet search engine on particular terms, showed the word “lonely” was entered most frequently [...]

Written By: admin on December 7, 2009 No Comment
“One World”- Making A Life On $2 A Day

Living outside Rustenburg, South Africa. Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

Economists at the World Bank calculate that 2.5 billion people live on $2 a day, but what exactly does that mean? In the developed world, living on so little would be almost unthinkable. For 40 percent of the global population, $2 a day is [...]

Written By: admin on December 21, 2009 2 Comments
All The Lonely People

From: Los Angeles Times Opinion Section – By: Gregory Rodriguez.  December 7, 2009

Researchers argue that far from being a personal issue, mass loneliness threatens our public health.

What’s a good way to keep from getting lonely in this high holy season of togetherness? Stay away from lonely people.

It’s brutal but true, and it’s the cutting-edge [...]

Written By: admin on January 18, 2010 One Comment
One World-Take The Pledge


America’s New Deadly Obsession

Think you can drive and text or talk at the same time? Science shows your brain just can’t keep up. University of Utah researcher David Strayer has been studying distracted drivers for 10 years. “The brain just doesn’t work the way we’d like it to work,” he says. “We can’t multitask [...]

Written By: admin on February 22, 2010 One Comment
Loneliness Is Contagious: 4 Ways to Stay Connected as You Age

US News & World Reports – By: Deborah Kotz - Posted: Dec. 1, 2009

        

“All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” the Beatles sang in “Eleanor Rigby.” Well, now researchers know: Loneliness is contagious, according to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and can spread from person to [...]

Written By: admin on March 10, 2010 6 Comments
“Children Are You Lonely?”

Are You Lonely?” by: Vicki Glembocki (Research/Penn State, Vol. 14, no. 3 (September, 1993))

“Is it hard to get kids at school to like you? Are there kids you can go to when you need help in school? Are you lonely at school?”

 
 

 
 

When kindergarten and first graders were asked these questions as part of [...]

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One World-Loneliness Creeps Up On Delhi’s Elders

From: The Times of India-Delhi. Nandita Sengupta, TNN, Mar 14, 2010 

 
NEW DELHI: On the face of it they’re busy and happening at 60: exercise regime, social work, satsang, paying bills housework and the works. Yet, in a disturbing way, loneliness is increasingly creeping up on the old in Delhi, making them feel isolated. A study on the [...]

Written By: admin on April 4, 2010 One Comment
Statistics Suggest Pet Therapy Reduces Loneliness

From: The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Canada. June 28, 2002 
A new study offers statistical evidence that animals can reduce loneliness in residents of long-term care facilities.

Until now, almost all published results on the subject have been anecdotal. In this study, participants were questioned about their history with pets and were ranked on a psychological test [...]

Written By: admin on April 11, 2010 8 Comments
PTSD Levels In US Soldiers Highest Since Vietnam War

 By Karen Leigh- Medill Washington, Published June 02, 2009

Insurgents are stealthy fighters, their attacks unexpected, startling and violent. Combined with the stress of longer deployments, loneliness and brutal desert conditions, they are the perfect trigger for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are [...]

Written By: admin on July 8, 2010 No Comment
Rise In ‘Lonely Children’ Calling Childline

From the The BBC World Service – May 16, 2010 
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8569799.stm

There has been a sharp increase in helpline calls about loneliness

The number of UK children calling the national helpline Childline because they feel lonely has risen sharply.

From April 2008 to March 2009, 5,525 children called the helpline due to loneliness, sadness or isolation, [...]

Written By: admin on October 1, 2010 One Comment
The Trevor Project – 24 Hour Crisis Line for Gay Youth

Daniel Radcliffe PSA for The Trevor Project -”Saving Young Lives”

Link to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/trevorprojectmedia

With the tragic and recent gay youth suicides in the United States, I believe it is critical I provide important resources to help gay, lesbian and transgendered youth who are feeling suicidal, in crisis or lonely. The Trevor Project is a 24 hour, 7 day a week toll-free [...]

Written By: admin on November 1, 2011 No Comment
Children and Loneliness

Article courtesy of: New Directions Behavioral Health.

Loneliness is a primary source of “deprivation” stress. People can experience the same physical and emotional impacts from loneliness as they do from work overload or difficult life circumstances. But can children feel loneliness? Research indicates that children as young as kindergarten not only have the capacity [...]

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