" How Social Isolation Is Killing Us".....

A wave of new research suggests social separation is bad for us. Individuals with less social connection have disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation and higher levels of stress hormones. One recent study found that isolation increases the risk of heart disease by 29 percent and stroke by 32 percent.

Another analysis that pooled data from 70 studies and 3.4 million people found that socially isolated individuals had a 30 percent higher risk of dying in the next seven years, and that this effect was largest in middle age.

Loneliness can accelerate cognitive decline in old

i just love the stress hormones

Thx David. I don't really like socializing. I would rather be by myself, play and practice on my guitar. I am extremely happy doing just that. I get a lot of socialization at work on a daily basis. I just want to shut the door and everyone else out.

Coming here is different, for it is not in my own backyard...
and therefore easy to pull the plug on at any given time
should I feel the need to do so without explanation in terms of justifcation! lol

I don't think social isolation is the worst thing going...social confrontation  seems more apropo for that role. We're being forced beyond our tribal (instinctive) attitudes into a PC world transcending our instincts and demanding ever greater cooperation...that many are incapable of providing. That dichotomy has manifested itself in our recent elections, nationalism=tribalism...and here we are. I'm just a bit unsure of which persona is in charge, the tribal chieftain (president)...or the shaman (showman)...perhaps both.

And of course, preferred isolation is worlds away from social ostracism...or incarceration. In a practical sense, it's a question of finding a job and lifestyle that suits you. Personally, it's a matter of qualifying for eccentric...or being burned for witchcraft.