I heard that in America people feel more lonely than in other parts of the world...

I don't live in America and I'll use America as an example but it's pretty much the same all over the world now....

from what I read on the subject when people became less religious and left the Church they became more lonely and anxious. On one hand people wanted the 'every man for himself' approach but that came with a price....

It also has to do with the transfer from rural areas\ villages to the city.

When most people lived in rural areas or villages and worked on farms there was more of a community and people helped each other.

with the move to the big cities and with the 'every man for himself' approach people became more lonely and anxious. So some people did make more money and maybe lived a better life
from a materialistic point of view- but it did come with a price.

the better life (from a materialistic point of view) is something that can change esp. in today's day and age where the economy is so fragile. So with the every man for himself
attitude the fear from the future is much more dominant.

Since people don't live in communities anymore the feeling of loneliness is felt more and maybe that is another reason people are more obsessed with the opposite sex- maybe living in the city without a community and with the 'every man for himself' approach is not natural after all....

just a thought

She stated that science have found that this feeling is a biological reaction of the body, which is there primairely for survival reasons.

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The body and mind organism comes in action when it feels that we are not connected with others.

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This also declares why some people having a large social group, can feel loneliness. While a peorson that lives without any friends, can have no or little feelings arising of loneliness.
Why?
Because it's correlated with how connected you feel with others. Therefore someone with a large social group can feel like he/she is not well connected with them. While the person that lives without friends can feel like he is connected with the society, or all people. And therefore the body and mind organism will not create the feeling of loneliness in the body and mind organism.

This is very true, from my observations and life experiences and discussions with others (reading between the lines).

You can exist alone and not feel lonely. As Kidd says, be your best friend.
If you are connected well enough to yourself, the need for others retreats.

In the end in my view it boils down to one thing, looking for others to fill that hole in you. If there is no hole you have no need for others to fill it, you have filled it yourself.

You can exist alone and not feel lonely. As Kidd says, be your best friend.
If you are connected well enough to yourself, the need for others retreats.

In the end in my view it boils down to one thing, looking for others to fill that hole in you. If there is no hole you have no need for others to fill it, you have filled it yourself.