Overcoming loneliness in old age: A guide to greater joie de vivre and social connectedness
Perhaps you know the feeling: the day drags on, the phone goes silent, the neighbor you used to talk to has moved away or passed away. Loneliness doesn't knock loudly - it creeps in, often unnoticed. But let me emphasize one thing right at the beginning: Loneliness in old age is not a fate that you simply have to accept. Everyone counts - including you It is a stubborn prejudice that loneliness is as much a part of old age as gray hair, stubbornness (psychology: rigidity, Latin rigiditas "rigidity, hardness") or reading glasses. However, studies show that loneliness does not automatically increase with age - on the contrary. Many...