In this episode, Dr. Brad Miller will tackle a serious feeling that people go through, which is loneliness. He will site some quotes from entertainers and comedians on how to deal with loneliness,
Mike Birbiglia, a famous comedian and actor, had the experiences of feeling loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Mike shares that sometimes, he goes to a movie by himself, pretending that he is on a date with an imaginary girlfriend.
Bo Burham, comedian, singer, and filmmaker, suffers from mental issues. He had a song describing how his life is like his on the outside looking in. He shares how he spends time just watching and eating cereal alone.
The experiences of these people, even having a career as a comedian, just shows how common people felt being lonely in their life. That’s why, remember, you are not the only one who feels lonely, and no one deserves to feel this way.
Dr. Brad Miller discusses also a research conducted by a Finnish research organization that discovered loneliness is a risk factor for cancer. Loneliness, as well as social isolation, increases cancer incidence, and persons who consider themselves lonely have a substantially lower survival rate among cancer patients.
When Brad Miller is diagnosed with cancer, the first feeling he feels was feeling sorry for himself, and he isolates himself from people. But the good thing is that Dr. Brad immediately realized that love and attention from other people are what he needed the most.
When you are feeling lonely in life, it can impact your life entirely. But there is a simple cure that will erase this feeling, and that is people.
There are times when we need to be alone, reflect on life, relax, and reenergize. But do not completely isolate yourself because, ultimately, connection to people is what keeps us alive and happy.
Cancer is a deadly thing, but you don't have to go through it alone. The key to isolationism is to break that pattern in your life, and the key to loneliness is people.
This episode is the one for you if you are having a hard time sorting out that feeling of loneliness. Dr. Brad encourages you that whatever situation you are in, be the source of what uplifts people. Do your part, let us all eradicate loneliness, and create a much happier world to live in.
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