But whether loneliness leads people to the Internet, or the internet to loneliness, it seems that many of us turn to the internet to avoid simply being with ourselves.
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Peer relationships can be a great way to combat the loneliness of having your own business and also provides additional power for brainstorming and generating creative ideas.
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Whether it is for potential business alliances, sales, marketing, supply chain management or just to escape the loneliness of being a solopreneur, making connections is vital for business growth.
All I could do was tell her some of the climbing techniques I'd relied on to help manage the fear and the loneliness, and listen to her anger and bewilderment as she climbed it now herself.
Researchers are trying to figure out what loneliness does to the body which can lead to illness and death.
But Professor Monk believes some of the most important developments will be to solve the isolation and loneliness people can feel.
There is also a relief, Mr de Botton says, in surrendering to the embrace of loneliness in such a synthetic environment, where the feeling is almost a communal experience.
Henry had hoped for solitude today-an occasion to explore the uncertainties he has had little time to consider while helping his father make pencils in the long sheds behind their home-but he needed a boat for the excursion, and he prefers not to row alone, lest the loneliness remind him that his brother John will never again take a turn at the oars.
Alienated from both the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie, the young men were left to perceive the world through the lens of their loneliness.
On the surface, that's all there is to it, but scratch the surface and "The Weir" proves to be a profound meditation on the twin themes of loneliness and community, told so theatrically that you'll savor each peat-scented phrase.
Franzen uses a visit to the remote island of Masafuera to reflect on a range of subjects: reading, isolation, loneliness, boredom, and the death of his friend David Foster Wallace.
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It was the corruption surrounding Tudjman's friends that did much more to swing the elections than the Croats' sense of loneliness in the world.
Remember that although the distinction can be difficult to draw, loneliness and solitude are different .
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Rockwell is among the most lively and affable of current stars: a good thing, too, given the amount of time he spends onscreen, and the loneliness with which he has to contend.
It was loneliness that had led him to seek a conversation on a restaurant patio long past the lunch hour, as it was loneliness that had made her empty the refrigerator in the cottage and pack her belongings into five mega-sized black plastic garbage bags and drop them outside a Goodwill early one morning.
He said the results ruled out the possibility that loneliness is a reaction to dementia.
The pain of loneliness can prod you to connect with other people.
Loneliness is thought to be rising around the world and how often you see friends and family could have a significant effect on health.
By the end, the loneliness that occurs when you are hunched over your laptop and bouncing from airport to airport hangs over the participants.
Primarily that would be the weather but we also think loneliness and isolation contributes to that.
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Workers drop in to discuss what they are doing, which helps relieve the stress and potential loneliness of working from home.
"The day loneliness is stamped out, we'll have to retire, " he says.
As predicted, this behavior eventually results in a life of loneliness and dread, probably forcing poor Chase to switch off the Nintendo handheld and seek out his long lost friends.
But once they have got over this initial hurdle, the computer skills acquired through SeniorNet groups are helping the elderly develop greater self-confidence, to feel more independent and overcome loneliness.
When I am with them, I am empathic and supportive, and I do my best to help them through their sorrows and loneliness, which they feel as acutely as the poor and the middle classes feel their heartache.
Further, it is with sorrow and sadness that we recognise that for many of those who spoke to the inquiry that their time in a refuge is associated with anxiety, distress, loneliness, isolation, pain and confusion and much more.
The first time you hear "You Can't Hurt Me Now, " it's easy to get carried along by its sweeping beauty and miss the fact that its lyric is all about isolation and loneliness.
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