Loneliness is certainly not a new phenomenon. But it may have been somewhat less prominent and problematical for our forebears, who lived in close knit quarters and communities with extended families, ...

Such morbid self-isolation may come from shunning social contact due to anger toward the world, pathological anxiety, fear of intimacy, shame or self-loathing, which when severe, can take the forms of ...

Quote of the Day: Franz Kafka's profound quote highlights books as keys to unlocking hidden chambers within the self. His ...