Human beings are wired for connection. Long before modern psychology, survival depended on belonging to a tribe. To be excluded even once meant danger. Neuroscience now suggests our brains still respond that way today.Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles found that loneliness activates some of the same neural pathways as physical pain. In other words, connection is not simply emotional comfort. It is biological safety. This is Teresa from Mental Health Ireland reminding you that your mental health is just as important as your physical health.
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