The U.S. surgeon general declared widespread loneliness a public health epidemic, saying the health risks are as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day. via robharristv
AURORA, Colo. — This week, the U.S. Surgeon General declared widespread loneliness a public health epidemic, saying the health risks are as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day and costing the health industry billions of dollars each year.“We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy said in an interview with the Associated Press.
“We were coming out of the pandemic, and I really needed to connect with people. I live by myself,” added group leader Kathy Nelson. “I wanted to reach out and make some good connections — not just, you know, ‘hi’ in the grocery store. And when I was presented with the CircleTalk concept, it was like, 'Oh wow, this is perfect.’”
Brindos said she found immense healing through the connections she made during group conversations and activities — to the point that she now has a weekly alarm set on her phone, ensuring she never misses a CircleTalk session. That was a sentiment echoed by fellow participant Janet Neskimen, and described as a “medicine hiding in plain sight” in the surgeon general’s report.
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