Print this entryThe majority of us have been affected by loneliness at one point or another – and while it was probably only a temporary loneliness, you probably remember how you felt at the time. You craved interaction with friends after moving to a new area, losing your loved one, going through a breakup or even after spending a week in bed with the flu. It’s terrible – the feeling that loneliness makes you older. Our brains have evolved to…
Print this entryLoneliness is often viewed as a very serious problem in life, hard to endure. For many, feelings of loneliness can be detrimental. But, what is loneliness and how to overcome it? What is the one thing we need in order to not feel lonely and is there a significant correlation between loneliness and illness in women? Loneliness In the book ‘The Art of Loving’, Erich Fromm, a German social psychologist, sociologist, psychoanalyst, democratic socialist, and humanistic philosopher, states…