Isolation

[Fool]

Could a person survive without love, any social interaction what so ever?

social | Origin and meaning of social by Online Etymology Dictionary

 

[Howard Is]

Could a person survive without love, any social interaction what so ever?

social | Origin and meaning of social by Online Etymology Dictionary

If by survive you mean heart still beating etc, yes. But for a limited time I suspect, compared to a person engaged in sociality. I am guessing the stress and anxiety would result in early heart attack, or stroke, or possibly suicide.

Could they survive emotionally ? I’ll let you know. It has only been a year.

 

[sun rise]

Without love? It would be like walking in a bleak and barren landscape of meaninglessness.

 

[Valjean]

Need for companionship and social interaction varies a lot. I wouldn't make blanket assertions about everyone.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Some people enjoy a hermit existence.

 

[ChristineM]

Hermits still exist.

I think most people could survive for a while. The biggest problem i see is mental instability brought on my loneliness and boredom

However, human beings are a social animal so to be at their best they need contact with others

 

[Howard Is]

However, human beings are a social animal so to be at their best they need contact with others

I have recently reached the point where I feel like my sanity is slipping away.
It has been a year since I was socialising at all, and even then it was only roughly one encounter each week.

Now I have maybe two conversations per month. I have no close friends or family.
So my life is lived in a small apartment. For the last six months it has been a lockdown situation.

It is affecting me physically in strange ways. I have become clumsy and slow. I feel like I’m on a mind bending drug. Sometimes I feel very angry, because the situation is so wrong, but there is nothing I can do about it.

I feel like I’m possibly developing early onset Altzheimers. I’ve become almost incompetent, over a period of about six months.
I can’t do anything. I’m introverting and spending hours every day sitting in a chair and doing nothing.
Euthanasia sounds appealing at this point.

 

[Erebus]

Could a person survive without love, any social interaction what so ever?

social | Origin and meaning of social by Online Etymology Dictionary

They can certainly survive, though isolation can have some pretty severe effects on mental health and cognition:

How Social Isolation Affects the Brain

When it comes to isolation from an early age, you can look at the effects of extreme neglect on children. The most dramatic cases would be feral children who were either raised by wild animals or kept secluded from society by their parents. Children raised in those conditions can have an incredibly hard time integrating into society.

 

[Secret Chief]

I have recently reached the point where I feel like my sanity is slipping away.
It has been a year since I was socialising at all, and even then it was only roughly one encounter each week.

Now I have maybe two conversations per month. I have no close friends or family.
So my life is lived in a small apartment. For the last six months it has been a lockdown situation.

It is affecting me physically in strange ways. I have become clumsy and slow. I feel like I’m on a mind bending drug. Sometimes I feel very angry, because the situation is so wrong, but there is nothing I can do about it.

I feel like I’m possibly developing early onset Altzheimers. I’ve become almost incompetent, over a period of about six months.
I can’t do anything. I’m introverting and spending hours every day sitting in a chair and doing nothing.
Euthanasia sounds appealing at this point.

My mum had Alzeimers and I do some work in an assessment centre for dementia. Everyone there has had a positive diagnosis from an MRI scan. Yet many of the people seem as cognitively and physically functional as anyone else of that particular age. Isolation can obviously have bad effects on our mental health; can you think of any ways to increase your interactions others? Take up a new creative pastime? A new skill? PM if you want.

 

[Valjean]

People and social interaction can be pleasant, but it's not something I need. I'm perfectly happy just being alone with myself. Some people even prefer isolation and find social interaction unpleasant.

 

[Fool]

If by survive you mean heart still beating etc, yes. But for a limited time I suspect, compared to a person engaged in sociality. I am guessing the stress and anxiety would result in early heart attack, or stroke, or possibly suicide.

Could they survive emotionally ? I’ll let you know. It has only been a year.

rockabye, rockabye, rockabye


do you have pets, or can you have a pet? somewhere for that love to come/go?



you're at risk of broken heart syndrome.


Elderly Loneliness and the Broken Heart - American College of Cardiology


Isolation Has Profoundly Creepy Effects on The Human Body And Brain. Here's What Happens


How does social isolation affect a child’s mental health and development?

 

[Fool]

Without love? It would be like walking in a bleak and barren landscape of meaninglessness.

i couldn't wait until the drought was over


i watched the smile rise up like the sun over the face of the waters.
i saw the light shine in your eyes. felt the warmth across all that space.
felt it rise in my being to be the image of a reflection.


Tehillim - Psalms - Chapter 23

 

[ChristineM]

I have recently reached the point where I feel like my sanity is slipping away.
It has been a year since I was socialising at all, and even then it was only roughly one encounter each week.

Now I have maybe two conversations per month. I have no close friends or family.
So my life is lived in a small apartment. For the last six months it has been a lockdown situation.

It is affecting me physically in strange ways. I have become clumsy and slow. I feel like I’m on a mind bending drug. Sometimes I feel very angry, because the situation is so wrong, but there is nothing I can do about it.

I feel like I’m possibly developing early onset Altzheimers. I’ve become almost incompetent, over a period of about six months.
I can’t do anything. I’m introverting and spending hours every day sitting in a chair and doing nothing.
Euthanasia sounds appealing at this point.

You are in a bad situation so can i make a suggestion, please contact the mental health services, i know they are a little busy right now but give them a try. Alternatively phone your doctor for advice.

 

[Fool]

You are in a bad situation so can i make a suggestion, please contact the mental health services, i know they are a little busy right now but give them a try. Alternatively phone your doctor for advice.

@Howard Is please consider ChristineM's suggestion.


none of us get through this life without some eccentricity. i had to leave my traditional orbit to survive chasing my tail all the time and just spinning my wheels


i myself try to remember to look up at the sky; especially at night. I live in an area where the milky way is still viewable at night. Just being outside; especially in nature, can be helpful. and everytime i see all those stars, it makes me feel warm again.

children with learning disabilties seem to function better in non-traditional classrooms.


Six Ways Nature Helps Children Learn


Nature is the best way to nurture pupils with special educational needs