You’re Retired and Like to Be Alone. Is It a Problem if You Self-Isolate?

Title: You’re Retired and Like to Be Alone. Is It a Problem if You Self-Isolate?

Article Snip: "...“Loners have gotten a bad rap,” said Katharine Esty, Ph.D., a retired psychotherapist in Concord, Mass. “There’s nothing bad about doing things alone. It only becomes unhealthy when people become lonely, which is different.” She describes loneliness as feeling subjectively unhappy with your relationships or lack thereof. Someone who embraces solitude—and keeps busy and stimulated by fulfilling activities—can spend most of their time alone but never experience the distress of loneliness. ..."

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