When do you feel social isolation in the city?

In November, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy identified social isolation as one of our nation's most pernicious public health menaces, alongside gun violence and .... To get back to the question: You may live in a building that you feel cuts you off from the world, in a city that feels cold to you. read more

And if we need to mourn, cry, scream and live this in whatever way it come – then we need to be able to do that., So I guess I am arguing that social isolation can be tipped on its head and can be that society isolates those who feel loss and grieve because it does not accommodate those hard and tricky places for us to reside in. read more

Feeling uncertain, I began to research loneliness and came across several alarming recent studies. Loneliness is not just making us sick, it is killing us. Loneliness is a serious health risk. Studies of elderly people and social isolation concluded that those without adequate social interaction were twice as likely to die prematurely. read more

When I feel isolated, I will go shopping in a remote store or playing basketball with friends or strangers. Most people won't reject to play with you, all the men in the playground are friendly. read more