Being away from people, isolating oneself from people is called loneliness. Loneliness and isolation are two different things.
In loneliness, people feel lonely even in crowds, and this is because some people limit themselves after losing someone or as a result of bad experiences in a relationship. Some people are lonely because of their shy nature or because they are reluctant to have relationships with people.
Such people are reluctant to socialize and wear the self-made shell of loneliness around them. From ancient times till today the culprit is also left alone as a punishment so that he can go through mental anguish. Loneliness, whether natural or spontaneous, causes mental distress. Prolonged loneliness can be detrimental to a person’s mental health, leading to frustration and a vacuum in their personality.
Experts have done an interesting study in this regard, they say that a person can be lonely but he does not have to suffer from loneliness. Feelings of loneliness occur when a person begins to feel socially stigmatized and isolated from others, he begins to miss friends and relatives. For such a person, loneliness means that I have no one in my world and I do not belong to anyone. According to experts, this feeling of loneliness is detrimental to human health and people who suffer from this feeling.
They are twice as likely to have a number of life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, than people living among themselves. A study conducted at a British university found that students who were accustomed to spending time alone rather than hanging out with friends had a much weaker immune system than students who spent time with friends. He was also used to laughing, playing sports and having fun.
Medical experts say that most of the students who suffered from loneliness in the company of friends also suffered from chronic sleep disturbances. People with feelings of loneliness suffer from depression all the time. Their blood pressure can reach heights and even with regular use of medication, it is sometimes out of control. At the same time, the amount of cholesterol and stress hormone cortisol in the body is also likely to be high. Researchers say that such people suffer from mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and depression.
U.S.A. experts have recently released the results of a study that found loneliness to be more harmful than smoking, saying that living alone can reduce a person’s immune system It can lead to poor sleep, high blood pressure and hormonal imbalances, which can lead to many diseases, he warned. Loneliness is spreading like an epidemic and this situation should be alarming for the people.
The feeling of loneliness is a painful and painful state of mind in which the sufferer feels cut off from the social chain and begins to think that no one is interested in fulfilling his basic and necessary desires. When the feeling of loneliness grips a person, he feels that he has no lover or sympathy, he feels as if there is not a single person in the whole world with whom he shares his feelings and sorrows. Could share
He has a hard time making friends and can’t go beyond a formal conversation with a stranger. A person with a feeling of loneliness usually suffers from a feeling of inferiority, always thinking that no one needs him. He is afraid to go to public gatherings, suffers from the illusion of selfishness and self-awareness, he is reluctant to talk to others and explain his problems to them, as a result of which he has a certain and limited Is trapped in the circle.
Social behavioral experts have come up with some tips to avoid this monster of loneliness and to adopt a healthy lifestyle, by following which we can overcome this loneliness that is spreading like a plague today. Can make this community useful:
Admit your weakness
The first step in counteracting the feeling of loneliness is to acknowledge it. It can be very difficult for lonely people to acknowledge their weakness. There are different ways to do it. Feelings can be written in your diary, an imaginary letter can be written to a friend, if Allah Almighty has given you creativity, it can also be expressed through a drawing or painting. Expressing your loneliness can help you find out the reasons for it and once you know what causes your loneliness you can make the necessary changes in your way of thinking and lifestyle to get out of it.
Adopt active behavior
Loneliness is a dysfunctional state, you have to try to get out of it. Many people spend their lives miraculously waiting for this feeling to disappear, although they cannot get rid of this feeling without changing their attitude towards life. Stay in touch with your family and friends, share their grief, offer your services to solve problems. Rest assured that the feeling of loneliness will disappear automatically when you activate yourself.
Have fun
If you engage in an activity that you enjoy, it has a very pleasant effect on your mood. Be part of a travel group, get involved in sports, because sports and physical activity have many medical benefits. Engaging in activities of your choice can make your life more meaningful by removing the feeling of loneliness from your life. When you are mentally healthy, it also has a good effect on your physical health. So focus on improving your physical health to get rid of the harmful feeling of loneliness.
Participate in social activities
Accept invitations from friends and relatives and arrange invitations here too. Gather people around you. You may not feel comfortable at first, but over time you will get used to it. If you want to start a new life, participate enthusiastically in such social activities, if you take an interest in the affairs and problems of others, in return you will also get adoption and attention, which will help you The feeling of loneliness will gradually begin to wane.
Use social networks sparingly
Modern research has shown that spending more time on devices that help you enter the world of the Internet, such as computers, mobiles or tablets, can also make you mentally lonely. This is an artificial world, where people have many layers on their personality, where there is no real sympathy and friend. So when you spend a lot of time in this imaginary and unreal world, when you come back to your real world, your mind starts to feel lonely and so gradually you become lonely, so social Keeping in touch with two or three real life friends instead of hundreds of absent friends on the media doesn’t leave you alone.
Raise animals
If you have the time and the environment allows, keep pets, it will make you feel different and loneliness will not swallow you because pets do not comment, do not criticize but unconditional companionship Provide Animals are benevolent and do their best to take care of their owner, animals are not unfaithful, they are sincere and these qualities are becoming ingrained in human beings today, so through this hobby. You can keep yourself busy.
Appreciate blessings and relationships
There is a famous English saying that “A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush“. In this day and age, we are fascinated by the glittering world of social media. We crave all the luxuries and luxuries that are shown on the screen of this world. Big houses, cars, offices, beautiful women are the ideal of all, we do not realize the fact that such a lifestyle is given to a very small population of the world.
As a result, we begin to be disgusted with relationships, the beauty of relationships is in maintaining them and not in testing our quality. Giving your spouse or any other relationship a place on the basis of education, wealth, beauty, pushes you into a feeling of loneliness, from which the only way to return is to know the relationships that you want to meet your desired standard. They have done it alone for not fulfilling it. Appreciating the beautiful relationships that Allah, glory unto Him, has bestowed upon you unconditionally, and making them feel with you in every way, does not allow you to be alone for the rest of your life.
