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In reply to the discussion: Americans are the loneliest, most isolated people [View all]4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)All of us, or our families all came from somewhere else. A majority due to some kind of strife, financial, political, or violence. The "Stranger in a Strange land" will make a lot of people withdraw and be more careful and isolated due to fear. Others from very controlling Governments around the world learned to keep low profiles as a survival instinct.
Then add in the individual experience history and you may have a dual layer of isolation as a protection mechanism.
I myself was molested as a young boy and do not do well with other Males and cannot and do not allow touching other than handshakes. Add in a trip to Iraq and now I am not a big fan of crowds. So I am isolated in those respects, but I have wonderful children that make life crazy, busy, and a joy. Isolated, a little. Alone or lonely not in the least.