The mockery and pity is an attempt at parading the fate of these women as a cautionary tale, rather than the active choice it can be.

With people seeking connection and companionship after months of isolation, the trend has become more pronounced in the post-pandemic world.

Although people are attempting to restart their old lives, many are finding that the pre-2020 versions of their lives no longer exist.

Anxiety and loneliness are, more often than not, strong driving forces behind oversharing at social gatherings.

"[The] loneliness results from a discrepancy between expected and actual social relationships,” a researcher explained.

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"They felt lonely and uncared for as children, and they feel that way as adults too," notes a psychotherapist.

“How we operate as a social species -- and we are a social species -- seems profoundly dependent on how much sleep we are getting."

Besides the pandemic-spawned isolation, rise in social media use can also lead to loneliness by reducing meaningful in-person interactions.

New research explains individuals experiencing loneliness use maladaptive emotional regulation tactics, which may sometimes make matters worse.

"When there is an expectation of performing happiness and feeling joyous or celebratory… I do very badly.”

The proximity to other human beings, or the second-hand exposure to a smile or a nod, can be intoxicating.

The fly behavior mimics how humans behaved during social isolation in pandemic conditions.

Called anthropomorphism, the tendency to attribute human traits or intentions to non-living entities has been linked to social intelligence.

Amid lockdowns and urbanization, humans increasingly can't access real nature -- but watching it on TV can satisfy our need for rejuvenation.

Chronic loneliness is a continuous feeling of unwelcome isolation that occurs regardless of whether the person is physically alone or not.

For the lonely brain, social contacts blurred into one whole -- with friends perceived no differently than acquaintances, or even celebrities.

The study underscores how social isolation can kickstart a cycle of poor emotional health and educational attainment.