Loneliness

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Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. However, it is a subjective experience. Loneliness has also been described as social pain - a psychological mechanism meant to alert an individual of isolation and motivate her/him to seek social connections.

Common causes

People can experience loneliness for many reasons and many life events are associated with it, like the lack of friendship relations during childhood and adolescence, or the physical absence of meaningful people around a person are a few causes for loneliness. At the same time, loneliness may be a symptom of another social or psychological problem, such as Clinical or chronic depression.

Many people experience loneliness for the first time when they are left alone as infants. It is also a very common, though normally temporary, a consequence of a breakup, divorce, or loss of any important long-term relationship. In these cases, it may stem both from the loss of a specific person and from the withdrawal from social circles caused by the event or the associated sadness.

The loss of a significant person in one's life will typically initiate a grief response; in this situation, one might feel lonely, even while in the company of others. Loneliness may also occur after the birth of a child (often expressed in postpartum depression), after marriage, or following any other socially disruptive event, such as moving from one's hometown into an unfamiliar community leading to homesickness. Loneliness can occur within unstable marriages or other close interpersonal relationships in a similar nature, in which feelings present may include anger or resentment, or in which the feeling of love cannot be given or received. Loneliness may represent a dysfunction of Interpersonal communication, and can also result from places with low population densities in which there are comparatively few people to interact with. Loneliness can also be seen as a social phenomenon, capable of spreading like a disease. Learning to cope with changes in life patterns is essential in overcoming loneliness.

A twin study found evidence that genetics account for approximately half of the measurable differences in loneliness among adults, which was similar to the heritability estimates found previously in children. These genes operate in a similar manner in males and females. The study found no common environmental contributions to adult loneliness.

Enforced loneliness has been a punishment method throughout history.

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Loneliness ]
W. Parrot Model of Emotions
Primary emotions Secondary emotions Tertiary emotions
Love
Affection adoration, affection, attraction, caring, compassion, fondness, liking, love, romance, sentimentality, tenderness,
Lust arousal, desire, ecstasy, lust, passion, infatuation
Longing longing
Joy
Contentment Contentment, pleasure, happiness
Enthrallment enthronement, rapture
Pride pride, triumph
Optimism eagerness, hope, optimism
Relief relief
Zest enthusiasm, zeal, less, excitement, thrill, exhilarating
Surprise
Surprise amazement, surprise, astonishment
Anger
Irritation aggravation, irritation, education, annoyance, grouchiness, grumpiness
Exasperation exasperating, frustration
Disgust disgust, revulsion, contempt
Rage anger, rage, outrage, fury, rat, hostility, ferocity, hate, loathing, scorn, Spike, faithfulness, dislike, presentment
Envy envy, jealousy
Torment torment
Sadness
Disappointment dismay, disappointment, displeasure
Neglect alienation, isolation, neglect, loneliness, rejection, home sickness, defeat, detection, insecurity, embarrassment, humiliation, insult
Sadness depression, despair, hopelessness, gloom, loneliness, sadness unhappiness, grief, sorrow, woe, Missouri, melancholy
Shame guilt, shame, regret, remorse
Suffering agony, suffering, hurt, malaise
Sympathy pity, sympathy
Fear
Horror alarm, shock, fear, fright, or Caarol, panic, hysteria, mortification
Nervousness apprehension, anxiety, distressed, dread nervousness, phobia, tenseness, uneassiness, tremor, worry, distressed, dread
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