The Atlantic

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Under the right circumstances, choosing to spend time alone can be a huge psychological boon.

Mindful

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My father died suddenly during the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college. The loss unhinged me. Even though I lived with two roommates and was surrounded by fellow students and teachers, I spent the next three years of college in

New Internationalist

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MICHAEL: I’d never argue for the prohibition of social media; after all, it’s been with us for thousands of years. Before posting on Facebook walls we were scribbling on the walls of ancient Rome; well before that, we made our mark on the walls of ca

Mindful

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Not surprisingly, loneliness has been shown to lead to overall negative health outcomes. In a frequently cited article on social isolation and health, published in Perspectives in Biology and Medicine in 2013, John Cacioppo and Louise Hawkley reporte

Futurity

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Seeking solitude—for the right reasons—can be good for first-year college students, research suggests. How young adults manage to navigate the stressful transition to college has long-term implications for their academic performance and ability to st

Oxygen

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in today’s overly connected 24/7 society, it can be difficult to find quality time with your spouse, kids and friends — let alone yourself. But carving out some quiet “me” time should be on everyone’s priority list, and even a few minutes flying solo

Longevity Magazine

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The world has never been a busier place. Our informationper-minute and activity-per-day rates have tripled over the past ten years, despite modern conveniences designed to save us time and busyness. We spend a good deal of money on washing machines,

Woman

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If his very first sexual encounters were rushed so he needed to come quickly, he may never have learned to hold back. He needs to master that skill: Sex SOS by Tracey Cox (Love Honey) will be able to help. Worry about how he looks, his ability to pe

New Idea

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It’s been a tough time for George Clooney, who has been struggling with loneliness and stress in recent weeks. The 58-year-old father of twins Ella and Alexander has been bunkered down in his Italian home during the coronavirus epidemic and is full o

ELLE Australia

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“ONE OF THE MOST enjoyable meals I’ve ever had was eaten entirely on my own. At the height of last year’s World Cup-induced soccer fever, I fled to Barcelona for a four-day solo trip, seeking refuge from London’s beer-soaked streets. Sitting down to

PEARL

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JIDE ADEFOPE God is not visible to human eyes. He who wishes to worship Him must seek beyond the World of Matter. It is within his own soul that he must commune, for only in spirit can he rise upwards and faintly perceive something of God. This you

Creative Nonfiction

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RACHEL MABE JUNE OF 2016 FOUND ME lying on a twin-sized daybed on the third floor of an unfinished house in Marquette, Nebraska—a village of 230 whose sole purpose seemed to be the two-step monoculture of corn and soy. Flies slipped through the shodd

The Atlantic

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The novelist Jami Attenberg shares a poem that helped her understand her own relationship to isolation.

Woman & Home Feel Good You

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As a concept, me-time makes a lot of sense in our modern world. We’re all so hectic, trying to balance work with family time and other commitments. The idea of sinking into a hot bath for some peace at the end of a long day, or taking yourself off fo

C Magazine

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The Jekyll and Hyde relationship between solitude and loneliness is a known feeling to most. There is Solitude, she who is comfortably alone, and then there is Loneliness, she who is sad because she is alone—distinct but yoked states of being. Recent

Lonely Planet

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‘Being drunk while just in underwear (literally); having very casual drinks at home or with a friend instead of going out (figuratively)’ ‘A pleasant or excited anticipation of joy to come’ ‘An almost painful longing, for someone or something’ ‘P

that's life

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According to researchers there are two questions that can help boost a couple’s relationship satisfaction. The first is for each to ask themselves, ‘How will I feel in one year about this current conflict?’ and secondly ask each other, ‘How are you f

Woman's Weekly

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Making time to enjoy Christmas will raise your endorphin levels, helping to beat anxiety. But don’t stress if you’re not feeling it – even a forced (fake) smile does the trick by triggering the same hormonal response, according to American studies at

Woman & Home Feel Good You

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Solitary TV dinners for one, quiet hours spent with a book in the bath, sleeping solo or simply roaming around a desperately silent house; if you have a busy family life and a thriving social circle, it’s likely this alone time is much-needed bliss.

Futurity

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New research links one form of social withdrawal, called “unsociability,” with creativity. Although everyone needs an occasional break from the social ramble, spending too much time alone can be unhealthy and there is growing evidence that the psycho

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Holding out for your summer break? Just trying to make it through the last few weeks of work? What you might need is to make ‘voorpret’ part of your life. A Dutch concept, voorpret means ‘pre-fun’ or the joy of anticipation. When you’ve got something

BBC Science Focus Magazine

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The Horizonsinterview with Dr Alan Teo (February, p24) about hikikomoriand social isolation was interesting. My question is, could it be a reaction of some more sensitive individuals to the overcrowding that we constantly experience, especially in ci

Woman's Own

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1 LIVE IN THE MOMENT. Fears grow when we think too much about the future and all those ‘what ifs’. Remember that you can’t control what’s going to happen but you can control how you feel right now. 2 WRITE IT DOWN OR SAY IT OUT LOUD. This helps stop

Popular Science

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Alone in the crowd, but not lonely. Realstock/shutterstock.com Are Americans becoming lonelier? On May 1, NPR reported on a survey about loneliness conducted by Cigna, a large health insurance company. Cigna asked over 20,000 American adults if they

Futurity

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Being by yourself—even for just 15 minutes—may decrease your strong positive and negative emotions, and instead reduce stress and induce calm, a new study suggests. “Solitude can be valuable and useful at times, particularly when we want to switch of

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Thank you very much for your special tribute to the Christchurch tragedy, marking its first anniversary (16.03.20). We remembered it with great sorrow, but also recalled witnessing how Kiwis responded - reaching out and supporting victims and their f

WHO

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about change in ways that very few of us could ever have expected. So it does make sense if you’ve kicked off 2021 with a few feelings of uncertainty. But for some people this can develop into a condition known as an

NPR

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A nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna finds that loneliness is widespread in America. Millennials and people in Generation Z tend to feel lonelier than retirees.

The Paris Review

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In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. Original illustration

Fairlady

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Correct answers: A, C and E are examples of nunchi-based observations. They are reactions to behaviour that should lead you at the very least to ask some careful questions. Concerns B, D and F are irrational anxieties, based on nothing more than the