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Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding

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Re: Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding

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Post by stasbar »

outsidetheparty wrote: post #12

I'm kind of already not on board with this based on definition 1; but even if we redefined the word "loneliness" to fit those terms, the remainder of the argument feels more like wordplay than insight, to be honest.

The definition comes from Alfred Adler, more precisely the book “The courage to be disliked”.

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Post by rexpop »

BirAdam wrote: post #111
rexpop wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But, in fact, the opposite is true: 3 out of 4 suicide attempts are by women.

According to CDC, men kill themselves far more often. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6909a7-H.pdf

And yet, women make 3x as many attempts, which is more relevant in a discussion on mental anguish and not, for example, gun ownership and aptitude.
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