1, the physiological harm of loneliness to the elderly
Lonely people, when depressed, secrete more adrenaline in their bodies, which leads to vasoconstriction, high blood pressure and excessive secretion for a long time, which will inevitably lead to hypertension. The probability of suffering from heart disease and stroke is three times that of normal people, and the probability of dying from heart disease and stroke is twice that of normal people. Loneliness will increase the secretion of stress hormone cortisol, thus weakening the immune system and making people lack the ability to resist diseases. Especially our elderly friends, if they are lonely for a long time in life, their resistance and immunity will be greatly improved. In the long run, many diseases will be caused, which is very unfavorable to their health.
2. Psychological harm of loneliness to the elderly.
In addition, if the elderly often feel lonely in their lives, it is likely to seriously affect their mental health, because lonely elderly people often encounter difficulties or unpleasant things because they lack someone to talk to, so they can only feel it by themselves, and often suffer from insomnia at night, which is very harmful. Some people will get into bad habits such as smoking, drinking and gambling because of depression and anxiety, and even lead to serious consequences. Lonely people are not easy to trust others and always like to find fault with others. Not only will they have fewer and fewer friends, but they will also gradually alienate their relatives, thus becoming depressed and morbid, and even committing suicide.
What harm does long-term loneliness do to the physical and mental health of the elderly? I believe we all have a better understanding now. We can know that if elderly friends are lonely for a long time, it will do great harm to their physiology and psychology, so we should try our best to avoid loneliness in life.