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Can loneliness kill you?
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Study: Living alone or feeling lonely tied to shorter lifespan
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- Date Jun 27, 2012
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New research suggests that living alone or even just feeling lonely may increase the chance of premature death the study looked at people over 45 -- heart conditions and found that those.
On their own more than likely to die than those living with the family or friends Rebecca.
This is a great argument for parents moving in with their kids is not a great idea.
But I want might look like a new generation let's all live together exactly I mean in Manhattan everybody should be -- could -- -- lives alone here that -- I mean this is only 45000 people the world is full of so many more do you really think this study is accurate it's loneliness that creates higher blood pressure.
I have that here are many theories on this John on why this study is sound good because there's just no one around giving -- -- absolutely yeah.
You don't agree -- heart conditions and all of sudden something goes wrong there's nobody there and they can't call 911 reference press that button on the -- yeah you know.
Yeah yes this is why -- show is this an argument that I've always said in favor of new to communes.
I'm sorry to hear your question Jimmy Carter's story yeah half you know this give me a little bit because I -- alone.
And actually had -- -- the apartment next to me.
Died I've -- and we it was like the smell was what -- -- it.
But it really scares me because -- -- we do you mean he the -- the smell your apartment -- -- department and some -- here I think you -- the dynasty -- -- had a lot of excitement cat.
And -- if you die -- you have a dog the dog with weights thanks to his master and it's all great to.
You don't get a cat he's -- your face the moment yeah stop there that they're purely evolutionary monsters you think they want affection but they're just -- unit -- -- -- need your face -- surprised you haven't choke to death yet yes.
Like loneliness and not just because of a -- distance runner I don't like -- Abrams.
And I look forward to dying right after I just depressing they're -- they're not real mistakes and I get that we're not -- Just picking -- the whole building -- your neighbors.
-- you know he's -- -- this is what do you marriage was designed to prevent choking.
You wouldn't have got to I think that you could make a lot of money he created choking chair.
Some kind of -- for lonely people.
I like you're joking you sit down you put these deep but the thing or hundred do you think -- the -- about business and this could give it away to really good ideas and a good idea I've got.
I Boehner joking shared trust me it is expensive but it's worth it.
-- you don't use it for joking that that thing I don't know what you use it better prepared for choking people yet that is for us.