Loneliness ≠ Isolation 6 million people feel lonely and fear death

Loneliness ≠ withdrawn? The survey found that nearly 6 million people in China have felt lonely in the past year. In addition to the unemployed and divorced groups, the loneliness index of the elderly has increased year by year, which deserves more attention. Doctors point out that the higher the degree of loneliness, the worse the mental health index. Especially if the loneliness cannot be effectively improved, suicidal ideation and depression will easily occur one year later, so it must not be ignored. Psychiatrist Yang Congcai (pictured) points out that the older you get, the higher the level of loneliness. (Photography/Zhang Shijie)

Isolation is different from loneliness. Internet users may be at risk

Yang Congcai, a psychiatrist and convener of the Mental Health Foundation, pointed out that isolation is different from loneliness. Loneliness refers to a lonely state of mind, usually longing to interact with others, and there is no mentality of being bored or wary of others. When communicating with others, everything will be as usual, and there will never be any pretentious behavior that makes people feel uncomfortable.

Being withdrawn is a personality defect. Although one has a high self-esteem and often looks down on others, one is weak inside and is afraid of being stabbed, so He is unwilling to interact with others. When he has to interact with others, he also appears to behave strangely, strangely and artificially, often giving people a neurotic feeling.

Clinical findings indicate that young people are addicted to online games and often live in their own world, which not only easily leads to alienation between parents, children and peers, but also prone to violence. It may also be combined with depression, anxiety, etc., resulting in The recent analysis of the crazy murder case of Zheng Jie in Beijie is the best example of social problems caused by the risk of loneliness. The investigation further found that loneliness can easily kill people, especially the older and more stressed they are, the less optimistic they are about the future. The lower the sense of happiness, the more likely it is that depression and suicidal thoughts will emerge.