 Human beings are social creatures who need safe and secure environments in order to thrive. When these relationships are impaired, loneliness can result leading to a variety of mental and physical health issues. These include depression, alcoholism, child abuse, sleep problems, personality disorders and Alzheimer's disease as well as physical disorders such as diabetes, autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and cardiovascular diseases like coronary heart disease, hypertension, HTN, obesity, physiological aging, cancer and poor hearing and poor health. If left untreated, loneliness can have serious consequences on both mental and physical health. Therefore, it is important to intervene early to prevent loneliness from becoming a major issue. This article was authored by Rahi Mushtaq, Sheikh Shod, Tabindar Shah and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.