Loneliness Link to Alzheimer’s Disease

Everyone has to grow old one day.

Your memory may gradually failed you and your concentration power may decline sharply.

This is one of the sign of Alzheimer’s Disease which is lurking among elderly folks and people who had been living alone for years.

Tested and proven that Loneliness Leads to Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers who had conducted 2000 elderly people without any dementia symptoms had proven that lonely people are likely to develop dementia after  3 YEARS of staying alone.

According to the research results, 62% of them had developed dementia symptoms due to loneliness while 35% of them had dementia even though  they had lived with family members.

This was caused by long term depression, isolation and lost of friends.

However, middle age single status people ( bachelors and spinsters) are unlikely to develop dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease at early stage due to their different lifestyle.

Which means, single people do not feel lonely even though they are living alone due to physical activities involved and connection to the outside world.

Only those people who are adapted to lonely lifestyle, cutting off contact from the public are more than TWICE likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease.

Reasons Loneliness will cause Alzheimer’s Disease

Feeling lonely is one of the causes that leads to Alzheimer’s Disease due to these reasons:

1. decline in mentality skill
2. avoid meeting people including family members ( dislike going out )
3. affects social skills with family members and public
4. vulnerable  personality ( sensitive, uncontrollable emotions, feeling afraid, lost of confidence)
5. unable to accept other people’s suggestions, opinions and advice
6. shutting himself out of contact with the media (newspaper, Internet, radio)
7. prefers to do everything by himself ( unable to co-operate or work together as a team)
8. Dislike sociability events (refusal to involve in talking, sitting, walking, meeting, discussion with other people )
9. brain activity has reduced gradually due to lack of brain thinking skill, lazy to think
10. unable to remember – forgetfulness, absentminded
11. lost of concentration on everything including things , people surrounding him
12. staying daze all day looking at nothing
13. locking himself / confine himself in his bedroom most of the day

With lack of brain mobility, lack of communication and interactive skill, the brain cells will not work up to its optimum level.

When the feeling of loneliness seeps in, Alzheimer’s Disease attacks the memory and brain functions.

It is the common form of dementia that induce Alzheimer’s Disease.

How to reduce loneliness

In order to reduce the feeling of loneliness, especially retirees, it is wise change your personality, behavior and living lifestyle as following:

1. Find a new hobby. Give yourself sometime to do things that you like or keen to learn. It is never too late to learn a skill, to develop interest if you try. By occupying yourself with activities, you will feel happy with your accomplishments, having new friends with the same interest. ( Example: gardening, dancing, singing, cooking, baking, board games, learning foreign language, blogging )
2. Don’t reject young people. Old folks are sensitive towards young people different lifestyles, dress up, opinions  which are totally opposite from theirs. Try to interact with young people especially your grandchildren who are innocent, lively and willing to hear your stories.
3. Be friendly. Try to smile, strike  conversation with your neighbors, your loved ones or strangers. When you are nice to others, they will return the same kindness to you. People will feel happy and willing to accompany you whenever you feel lonely.
4. Go out. Enjoy outings with your loved ones and friends. Do not pull a sulky face. Try to accept new places, new food, don’t be shy to ask questions and tell them your opinions. If you are tired of walking, let them know. Don’t give excuses that make them feel bad and lousy.

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