{"id":14016,"date":"2019-12-15T10:19:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T14:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=14016"},"modified":"2019-12-15T10:20:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T14:20:30","slug":"americans-are-lonely-miserable-depressed-the-legacy-of-a-society-that-has-rejected-family-faith-patriotism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/americans-are-lonely-miserable-depressed-the-legacy-of-a-society-that-has-rejected-family-faith-patriotism\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Are Lonely, Miserable, & Depressed: The Legacy Of A Society That Has Rejected Family, Faith, & Patriotism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ZeroHedge<\/strong>, by Tyler Durden<\/a> — December 13, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com,<\/em><\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What in the world has happened to us?<\/em><\/strong> Once upon a time, America was made up of tightly-knit communities that were united by family, faith and patriotism, but now we are more isolated than ever before. Of course one of the biggest reasons for this is the fact that we are all spending countless hours staring at screens instead of interacting with real people, and this is something that I covered\u00a0<\/em>in a previous article<\/em><\/a>. However, our fundamental beliefs are also significantly shaping how we behave. <\/em>For the past couple of generations, we have de-emphasized family, faith and patriotism as a nation, and instead we have become an extremely \u201cme-centered\u201d society that is primarily focused on doing whatever makes ourselves happy in the moment.<\/em><\/strong> But this single-minded pursuit of individual happiness has resulted in much of the country being perpetually mired in loneliness, depression and\/or addiction. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you look at the numbers, they truly are startling. For example, a recent survey that was conducted by Cigna found that almost half of all Americans\u00a0<\/em>feel lonely<\/em><\/a>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly half of Americans are lonely, according to a survey of 20,000 people<\/a> across\n America by Cigna, which used the well-regarded UCLA Loneliness Scale to\n measure responses. Indeed 46% said they sometimes or always feel alone \nand 47% say they sometimes or always feel left out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And other surveys have produced numbers that are even more alarming. A Harris Poll that was conducted a few years ago actually discovered that\u00a0<\/em>72 percent<\/em><\/a>\u00a0of all Americans \u201cexperience loneliness\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey of more than 2,000 Americans conducted by the Harris Poll \nlast month on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association, showed \nthat almost three-quarters (72 percent) of Americans experience \nloneliness. And for many, it\u2019s not just a once-in-a-while occurrence \u2014 \none-third said they feel lonely at least once a week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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View the complete article at:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/health\/americans-are-lonely-miserable-depressed-legacy-society-has-rejected-family-faith-patriotism<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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