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A comment on Study: Loneliness, Social Isolation Greater Health Problem in US Than Obesity. Parent comment

Re:Study: Loneliness, Social Isolation Greater Health Proble... by RivieraKid on Monday August 07, 2017 @09:06AM (#14947191)
> Loneliness is a self-inflicted problem.

This is complete BS, at least in some cases. For example, social phobia or autism can be the cause of loneliness.

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Re:Study: Loneliness, Social Isolation Greater Health Proble... by ForRealsies on Monday August 07, 2017 @09:29AM (#14947278)
Perhaps a lack of self-compassion https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-...
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