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By African American Books Author Denise Turney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite medical advances, people have been dealing with loneliness for centuries. Not only has loneliness been experienced across history, reasons that you could feel lonely cover a wide range. For example, you could feel lonely because of changes in your brain, social isolation, genetics, your diet, workplace culture, things you keep repeating to yourself, stressors, light shifts and seasonal changes. Fortunately, there’s a way out. First, more about loneliness and its impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing Loneliness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Loneliness could be experienced in combination with other emotional or mental issues like depression, PTSDs and seasonal affective disorder. The one fact that\u2019s associated with loneliness is that it feels painful. Depending on how you’re using thought, you could be tempted to convince yourself that you\u2019ll always feel lonely. However, you don’t have to feel lonely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One factor that\u2019s different about today\u2019s loneliness is how many people live alone. Yet, living alone doesn\u2019t always cause you to feel lonely. Out World In Data shares that, \u201cDespite the popularity of the claim, there is surprisingly no empirical support for the fact that loneliness is increasing, let alone spreading at epidemic rates.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing to note is that you do not have to stay lonely, if you feel that way now. In fact, there are actions that you could take to reduce and eliminate loneliness. But, first it\u2019s important to note that loneliness is a \u201cstate of mind.\u201d As Very Well Mind shares, \u201cPeople who are lonely often crave human contact, but their state of mind makes it more difficult to form connections with other people.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for Dealing with Loneliness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also, \u201cResearchers suggest that loneliness is associated with social isolation, poor social skills, introversion, and depression.\u201d Keep in mind that, \u201cLoneliness, according to many experts, is not necessarily about being alone. Instead, if you feel<\/em> alone and isolated, then that is how loneliness plays into your state of mind.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are actions that you could take to free yourself of loneliness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n