Episode 10 - 孤單寂寞是身心健康的隱形危害 / Loneliness, the hidden hazard to physical and mental health

61%的美國成年人覺得孤單寂寞，台灣有44%的民眾感覺孤單寂寞，而年輕人的比例甚至更高。孤單寂寞不只造成心理困擾，諸如躁鬱症、憂鬱症，也跟抵抗力降低、失眠、身體失調、心血管疾病、失智、身體發炎反應等有關。

According to surveys, 61% of Americans report feeling lonely. In Taiwan, this number is 44%. Among young people, the prevalence of loneliness is even higher. Loneliness not only causes psychological distress, as manifest in conditions like depression and bipolar disorder, but also contributes to other physical ailments, including a weakened immune system, insomnia, irregular metabolism, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, dementia, body inflammation and more.