Mental health
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9 hours agoMatthew Lieberman, psychologist: Loneliness kills in ways that aren't obvious'
Loneliness has become a significant societal issue, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing polarization.
If you have ever experienced proper rejection and that would be most of us it may stand out in your mind for a long time, like a boulder lodged in the landscape of memory. And it can hurt literally. The late anthropologist Helen Fisher, who studied human behaviour in the context of romantic love, showed that rejection and physical injury have much in common.