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An introverted social scientist says she uses the 5-3-1 rule to make socializing less stressful
Kasey Killam, the author of "The Art and Science of Connection," uses the 5-3-1 rule to keep up her…
Julia Pugachevsky
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There is a new disease threatening the world - loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing health threat, with serious consequences for the health and mental well-be…
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I've lived in LA, San Francisco, NYC, and Chicago. I thought moving to LA would be easy, but instead I feel lonely and isolated.
This artist left San Francisco and moved to Los Angeles. She says the urban planning, isolation, a…
Robin Madell
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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My parents gave me an unusual name. As a kid, it gave me social anxiety, but now I love it.
My parents named me Eibhlis, which I could spell by the time I was 4. Still, I had social anxiety w…
Eibhlis Gale-Coleman
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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors says a study in Canada
In the new work, the researchers studied data on 502,506 UK Biobank participants and 30,097 people…
ANI
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I was a single parent in the 90s. It was hard to make adult connections, and sometimes I wish I had had social media.
I was a single mom in the 90s before there was social media. I missed out on virtual communities bu…
Jill Robbins
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'Social' media is both the cause of — and solution to — our loneliness problem
Social media is a big factor in the nation's loneliness epidemic — but tech companies including Gro…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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'Working from home depression' is leaving some young people isolated and numb
Young people are stuck in a rut with working from home, opening their laptops as soon as they wake …
Lindsay Dodgson
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I moved to the US from Europe. There are too many cars and it makes me feel isolated and lonely.
Ilya Davydov moved from Switzerland to the US in 2022. He underestimated how America's car-dependen…
Jordan Pandy
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My teen daughter accidentally added a man looking for underage girls on Snapchat. Parenting a teen with social media is terrifying.
My teen befriended a man on Snapchat looking for underage girls. Raising kids with social media is …
Shannon Serpette
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People say weekends feel 'different' now and they no longer want to socialize, blaming the pandemic and the economy
Some people now say it annoys them to have any plans on the weekend. They instead prefer to spend i…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Prince William's wife and father were diagnosed with cancer within weeks of each other. We spoke to a social worker about how caregivers can cope.
Monica Cwynar is a full-time therapist but previously served as a hospice social worker, making her…
Lauren Edmonds
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Deleting social media and shopping apps from my smartphone has saved me thousands of dollars. I also sleep better at night.
When I deleted all the social media and shopping apps from my smartphone, it saved my mental health…
Ashley Keenan
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As the US faces a loneliness epidemic, people who experienced social life abroad say they can see why
People are sharing stories about the vibrant social life in other countries in comparison to the US…
Charissa Cheong
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A Gen Xer says making money as an Uber and Lyft driver isn't easy but the social interactions make the job worthwhile
A Gen Xer said Uber and Lyft driving has provided a valuable social outlet after an injury forced h…
Jacob Zinkula
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A 79-year-old and her 87-year-old husband moved from New York to a retirement community in North Carolina. They're more social, but services in the area are lacking.
Linda Beyer and her husband moved from New York to a 55+ community in North Carolina. Beyer says sh…
Noah Sheidlower
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Scientists studied social media videos of whales rubbing seaweed on their skin and concluded they're probably exfoliating
Videos show baleen whales across the world play with kelp out in the open ocean. Scientists says th…
Maiya Focht
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Meta is playing a game of whack-a-mole with the Taliban as the isolated Afghan government increasingly attempts to use WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption for official business
Sanctions restricting US-based businesses working with the Taliban have been in place for more than…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Gen Z loneliness is so bad that some young adults are spending thousands trying to make friends through gym memberships and social clubs
Lonely young adults are allocating thousands of dollars a year to finding connection through gym me…