Why we all need to practice emotional first aid - the dangers of loneliness

With chilling statistics, humorous antidotes, and comparisons to physical injuries, psychologist Guy Winch helps viewers understand the real life consequences of failing to tend to one’s mental health. For example, Guy states that loneliness, which is based solely on perception, not only increases a person’s likelihood of early death by 14 percent but also increases his/her risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other chronic diseases. He then claims that, in fact, loneliness poses as significant a risk for long term health as smoking cigarettes.

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