loneliness

Dr. Gabor Maté with Theo Von

VIDEO – THE DOCTOR AND THE COMEDIAN – Oct. 15, 2023 - Dr. Gabor Maté joins Theo to talk about…

3 weeks ago

Surgeon General Warns of ‘Epidemic of Loneliness’

GO TO A MEETING – Sept. 28, 2024 - “In the face of growing isolation, our sense of community is…

1 month ago

The Loneliness Epidemic

ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER – Aug. 27, 2024 - It contains elements of sadness and anxiety, fear and heartache.…

3 months ago

When You Stay Inside All Day – This Is What Happens To Your Blood Pressure

GONNA BE HIGH –   May 9, 2024 - The researchers point out that people experiencing loneliness have been shown…

6 months ago

Loneliness Is More Harmful To Human Health Than Smoking, Alcoholism, Or Obesity

BOOMER BUMMER –   May 8, 2024 - There is a big discussion brewing these days about the number of…

6 months ago

How Loneliness Can Lead To Food Addiction And Obesity

TABLE FOR ONE! –   April; 9, 2024 - Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), UCLA Health researchers observed that…

7 months ago

Loneliness Worse than Smoking, Alcoholism, Obesity

VIDEO – JOIN A 12-STEP GROUP? – March 22, 2024 - Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary discusses a…

8 months ago

The Troubled Life of Edgar Allan Poe

THE PIT SWINGS BOTH WAYS – June 5, 2023 - Previous articles in this blog have described the tortured lives…

1 year ago

Therapists’ Warning! ‘Generation Sensible’ Risks Missing Out On Life’s Experiences

LIKE DOING JAIL TIME? –  Aug. 19, 2022 - Many young people increasingly choose to stay within a comfort zone…

2 years ago

Less Than 25% with Depression Respond to Treatment

THAT’S DEPRESSING –   June 27, 2022 - Their rationale for conducting the study was their belief that “Despite plenty…

2 years ago

4 Deep Psychological Reasons Smart Women Get Stuck In Unhealthy Relationships

AND BOOZE DOESN’T HELP –   June 27, 2022 - Did you know that women who have a healthy relationship…

2 years ago

7 Books to Read for Mental Health Awareness Month

ONLY 7? –   May 17, 2022 - ...but in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I talked to a…

2 years ago

Why is There Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children?

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN –  Mar. 23, 2022 - Last June, researchers from Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of…

3 years ago

1 in 4 Workers Have Been Under the Influence During Video Conferencing

ONLY ONE? –   Nov. 10, 2021 - “Bottom line: what starts during work-from-home may well continue as employees return…

3 years ago

Workshop Aims to Combat Artists’ Addiction, Isolation and Death

THE WAY TO MAN’S ART IS THROUGH HIS HEART –    Oct. 2021 - During a recent workshop, seven students…

3 years ago

Tallahassee Experiences Increase In Crime and Drug Use

WAR ON POOR PEOPLE CONTINUES –   Oct. 10, 2021 - The layout of Tallahassee and the many different demographics…

3 years ago

Facebook Knew Instagram is TOXIC/DEADLY for Teenagers

WATCH – INSTADEPRESSED - THE YOUTH OF TOMORROW –    Sept. 15, 2021 - Leaked documents from Facebook have revealed…

3 years ago

Why We Missed Hugs

WARMTH AND AFFECTION –    August 16, 2021 - Similar to regular hunger, touch hunger serves as an alert that…

3 years ago

The Hidden Pandemic: Addiction

NO VACCINE ‘CEPT GOD –    August 20, 2021 - Because many who are already addicts are having to self-isolate…

3 years ago

‘America’s new asylums’

CRIMINAL INJUSTICE SYSTEM –  May 14, 2021 - “Unfortunately, mental health seems to only come to the forefront when there…

4 years ago

‘I’m more worried about my mental health than getting COVID-19’

SICK OF SCHOOL –  April 1, 2021 - Campbell Stowell, another first-year student, reiterated these worries. “My depression and anxiety…

4 years ago

The Rise of Therapy-Speak

“HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?” –  March 26, 2021 - Perhaps the language of mental health is burgeoning because actual…

4 years ago

Why Is Online Shopping So Addictive?

SHOP ’TIL YOU CAN’T STOP –  March 25, 2021 - The pleasure of acquiring superfluous shoes and kitchenware is, predictably,…

4 years ago

Heroic Artist Battles the Stigma of Being Mentally Ill

WATCH – THROWING OFF THE STRAITJACKET –  March 17, 2021 - As I lurked on Facebook, chatting with various peer…

4 years ago

Meghan Markle’s mental health struggles echo Princess Diana’s experience

A “ROYAL” FAMILY MATTER –  March 11, 2021 - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey first…

4 years ago

18 Films That Explore Mental Illness

REEL RECOVERY MOVIES FOR ALL –  Feb. 25, 2021 - And while mental illness still holds far too significant of…

4 years ago

Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern

HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS –  Feb. 27, 2021 - Pediatricians and adolescent health experts have cautioned for months that the…

4 years ago

‘It’s Pandemic Within a Pandemic’

WATCH – YET, THERE IS SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR –  Feb. 4, 2021 - They say increased isolation and…

4 years ago

‘Lockdown broke me: After 15 years of sobriety, I drank. Secretly, alone.’

KEEP COMING BACK –   Jan. 25, 2021 - This January, I would have been 15 years sober. In 2006,…

4 years ago

The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health

SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO –   Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but…

4 years ago