Loneliness

I recently picked up the book Lonely by Emily White. I read an article about this book almost a year ago and finally decided to pick it up. I am not even halfway through and it has already captivated me. Emily breaks down the feeling of loneliness and separates it from depression. I was shocked to learn that people suffer with loneliness for decades. It isn't like you are the bird lady that sits crumpled on a park bench feeding her only little feathered friends. The book states that lonely people have friends, family, a healthy lifestyle, a stable job, and everything most people have. I can associate it with a hole, maybe a spot in your soul, that just can't seem to be filled. It is a hard thing to admit to yourself, when you feel like you have everything, but to dig deep into the emotion can be very eye opening. There are also very damning statistics on how people who suffer in silence die earlier and are more than twice as likely to have health problems with serious consequences.

I am really very intrigued and recommend the book to anyone who is interested in learning more.

I was shocked to read about the beautiful Yvette Vickers, who died alone from heart disease (a common health problem for the lonely) and was not discovered until a year after she passed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_en_ot/us_playmate_home_body;_ylt=AsRODuBRYGOMqmaVBJWEpOnjOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM2amI4ZGlwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTEzL3VzX3BsYXltYXRlX2hvbWVfYm9keQRjY29kZQN0b3BnbXBlBGNwb3MDMwRwb3MDMwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2Nvcm9uZXJzYXlzMQ

*Aries*