Dr. Edward Hallowell

Well, all of the above. When you're feeling lonely, your immune system suffers and you are putting out stress hormones that are caustic. And then what you also said, you're inclined to try to fill in the emptiness

with things like online gambling or drinking or drug use or dangerous liaisons or dangerous business deals reckless going online connecting in chat rooms where you don't know who you're talking to and it's it's really just about people trying to find a meaningful ways of connecting and um i can't tell you how many patients i've prescribed a dog for I mean, dogs are the world's great.

with things like online gambling or drinking or drug use or dangerous liaisons or dangerous business deals reckless going online connecting in chat rooms where you don't know who you're talking to and it's it's really just about people trying to find a meaningful ways of connecting and um i can't tell you how many patients i've prescribed a dog for I mean, dogs are the world's great.

with things like online gambling or drinking or drug use or dangerous liaisons or dangerous business deals reckless going online connecting in chat rooms where you don't know who you're talking to and it's it's really just about people trying to find a meaningful ways of connecting and um i can't tell you how many patients i've prescribed a dog for I mean, dogs are the world's great.

I dedicated my last book to dogs. I said it's no accident that God spelled backwards as dog. You know, it's dogs are the world's best connectors. And, you know, so if you have a dog, chances are you're not going to feel lonely or nearly as lonely.

I dedicated my last book to dogs. I said it's no accident that God spelled backwards as dog. You know, it's dogs are the world's best connectors. And, you know, so if you have a dog, chances are you're not going to feel lonely or nearly as lonely.

I dedicated my last book to dogs. I said it's no accident that God spelled backwards as dog. You know, it's dogs are the world's best connectors. And, you know, so if you have a dog, chances are you're not going to feel lonely or nearly as lonely.

And in fact, I tell people, young people, what is the purpose of growing up? What is the goal of growing up? And the answers I get are like, get into the best school you can get into, lay the foundation for making a good living. And I say, no, no, the purpose, what you want to do while you're growing up is fall in love. You want to fall in love with a person, that's fine.

And in fact, I tell people, young people, what is the purpose of growing up? What is the goal of growing up? And the answers I get are like, get into the best school you can get into, lay the foundation for making a good living. And I say, no, no, the purpose, what you want to do while you're growing up is fall in love. You want to fall in love with a person, that's fine.

And in fact, I tell people, young people, what is the purpose of growing up? What is the goal of growing up? And the answers I get are like, get into the best school you can get into, lay the foundation for making a good living. And I say, no, no, the purpose, what you want to do while you're growing up is fall in love. You want to fall in love with a person, that's fine.

But with a subject, an idea, an activity, an ant, the great... entomologist E.O. Wilson, who just died, fell in love with ants in a parking lot in Alabama because he was a lonely kid. So he went out to the field next door and started studying ants and became one of the great entomologists, professor at Harvard, author of many books.

But with a subject, an idea, an activity, an ant, the great... entomologist E.O. Wilson, who just died, fell in love with ants in a parking lot in Alabama because he was a lonely kid. So he went out to the field next door and started studying ants and became one of the great entomologists, professor at Harvard, author of many books.

But with a subject, an idea, an activity, an ant, the great... entomologist E.O. Wilson, who just died, fell in love with ants in a parking lot in Alabama because he was a lonely kid. So he went out to the field next door and started studying ants and became one of the great entomologists, professor at Harvard, author of many books.

But it was born out of his feeling lonely as a kid in Alabama, and he found his companionship in ants.

But it was born out of his feeling lonely as a kid in Alabama, and he found his companionship in ants.

But it was born out of his feeling lonely as a kid in Alabama, and he found his companionship in ants.

The reason people stick with loneliness is they're afraid. They're afraid of being rejected. They're afraid of being sued. They're afraid of saying the wrong thing. You know, in this age of PC, everyone's afraid to say the wrong thing. They're afraid of looking stupid. And so they hold back.

The reason people stick with loneliness is they're afraid. They're afraid of being rejected. They're afraid of being sued. They're afraid of saying the wrong thing. You know, in this age of PC, everyone's afraid to say the wrong thing. They're afraid of looking stupid. And so they hold back.

The reason people stick with loneliness is they're afraid. They're afraid of being rejected. They're afraid of being sued. They're afraid of saying the wrong thing. You know, in this age of PC, everyone's afraid to say the wrong thing. They're afraid of looking stupid. And so they hold back.

They hold back on life out of fear and they create their own little bubble, their own little prison, which is toxic.