‘Lonely in a crowd’ can reduce brain function

[firemonkey]

Being lonely in a crowd is worse for cognitive function than being lonely and alone, according to new research by clinical psychology graduate Dr. Catherine Whitehouse.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-...-function.html

[Marco]

I don't usually feel too lonely among a crowd of people I don't know, but I'm always at my loneliest when I'm among a group of people I do know and feel ignored and left out (not helped by the fact that I avoid engaging in group discussions and banter because I'm rubbish at it). The occasional loneliness I feel just being or doing something alone is never as bad as that of feeling like a wallflower. For this reason I rarely go to parties or work's nights out.

PS - just read the link after posting above message. It doesn't surprise me that emotional loneliness is more damaging to cognitive ability than social loneliness and isolation. Interesting article.