What are the dangers of social isolation?

I mean I haven't been going out for years %26amp; now it's almost like it's having a toll on me why? And can it cause irrational thoughts





Like for instance thinking the world is a dream or your mind creating scenarios %26amp; were it's literally forcing you to believe it's real? I mean why now? I never had a problem being aloneWhat are the dangers of social isolation?
because you're getting tired of it probably.


when you shut yourself away, maybe you do feel okay doing so.


i used to too,


but after a while, you will have time on your hands and you will begin to think irrational thoughts, such as lucid dreaming.


i get the same thing, wondering what is real and what isn't.its scary, i know.and it can put you into the deepest of depressions, it isn't a good cycle to get into.


i cant explain why or how you have suddenly been having issues, maybe a part of you is ready to get out there and do something. understandably there will also be the part of you that wants to hide away.


but honestly, communication and socializing really can help you to stop analyzing everything.What are the dangers of social isolation?
As far as I know, there are no dangers in being socially isolated, unless the person in such a situation, as yourself, is experiencing self-doubt about such isolation. Many, who are very socially active, also experience self-doubt, despite being surrounded by other people. They also think, as you do, that the world is a dream and they also create scenarios to justify their individual way of thinking. I think the answer to your question is to find a situation in your life, where you feel the happiest. Best wishes.
My friend......... allow me to invite you to read over your own question. You have answered yourself already. ';having a toll on me'; and ';forcing you to believe'; are among the words you have chosen to describe how you feel. By simply stating that ';I never had a problem being alone'; is to imply that you have realized that YOU DO have a problem with being alone in the NOW.





I suggest a change in lifestyle......and soon. You next question should read somewhere along the lines of setting goals to get out more.
I'm not a psychologist but this is what I believe:





Human beings are social animals. We need each other to survive in this world. Even if you are the richest guy on earth but have no friends, you are lonely and that sucks. You need people to interact with you, to help you sometimes, and to make you feel important. And you do the same for other people. If nobody cared about you or knew about your existence, what would be the point of living?





The smartest guy in the world (or one of the smartest), Albert Einstein, once said - ';Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.';
no one lives for himself alone...


social isolation causes a loss on your sense of belonging and maybe a lack of confidence...and it results to do task that will result to failure, and without the help of anyone you are going to have the viscous, failure cycle.