Getting Acquainted

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same as being alone. Chapter one states that Harry stack Sullivan considered loneliness to be the worst emotional experience imaginable. He stated that the deepest problems for people are loneliness, isolation, and difficulty with self-esteem. I think that more and more people are being coming lonely; it comes from all age groups. Loneliness is most common among teenagers, unmarried young adults, the divorced, and the widowed. Loneliness makes a person vulnerable to many different situations; this may include more depression and use of drugs as an escape.
I learned that meeting people and forming relationships should be fun but because of our society, we have made the process of getting acquainted and developing relationships an involved process. Signs of shyness are feeling uncomfortable, anxious, inhibited, and excessively cautious. Researcher Dr. Bernardo Carducci makes it clear that between 75 and 95 percent of people have felt shy at one point in their likes. He also says ...

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