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John Cacioppo: ‘Loneliness is like an iceberg – it goes deeper than we can see’
Social neuroscientist John Cacioppo suggests loneliness is contagious and effects 26% of the population. The good news? It can be treated by changing how lonely people think about other people, by having them understand what happens when their brain goes into this "self-preservation mode."
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Q&A with John Cacioppo
"Loneliness is a mechanism that’s in place because we need, as a social species, to be able to identify when our connections with others for mutual aid and protection are being threatened or absent. If there’s no connection, there could be mortal consequences." -
The Lethality of Loneliness
John Cacioppo at TEDxDesMoines
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