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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Lack of solitude can lead to increased stress and undermined health. According to Alice Domar, Ph.D., director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health in Waltham, Mass., and coauthor of Be Happy Without Being Perfect (Crown, 2008), says that most complaints she hears most from her patients: "Why can't I just be alone for a while?"
A certain amount of unstructured solitude is crucial to each of us - for recharging our batteries and getting perspective on daily challenges. The stress that results from too rarely being alone can tax your immune system, interrupt your sleep and substantially increase your anxiety, Domar added.
Thus, even when people do get alone time, they try to "get things done" instead of relaxing. They key to healthy solitude? A few thoughtful choices and firm boundaries.
A certain amount of unstructured solitude is crucial to each of us - for recharging our batteries and getting perspective on daily challenges. The stress that results from too rarely being alone can tax your immune system, interrupt your sleep and substantially increase your anxiety, Domar added.
Thus, even when people do get alone time, they try to "get things done" instead of relaxing. They key to healthy solitude? A few thoughtful choices and firm boundaries.
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