Foundation General Blog

Facebook and Twitter might be able to penetrate any limit to the communication is no longer hampered by distance and time. But both the social networking site that is mentioned could lead to a “plague” lonely.

In a report published in the UK Mental Health Foundation says, two out of every ten people in England admitted they often feel alone. Their number is growing along with the growing number of residents choosing to live alone, have long working hours, and rarely visit each other.

Experts say a feeling of loneliness was caused also by the habits of people today are more often communicate through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The habit, they say, can weaken interpersonal skills. Surveys involving more than 2,200 adults in the UK but also shows that women are more vulnerable than men to feel alone.

Meanwhile, another report did not want to be too soon to blame Facebook and Twitter broke the weakening of the ability to communicate with others directly. However, in essence, the conclusion that social networking sites, and results of other technological developments can not replace real human interaction. That’s why technology can not help overcome feelings of loneliness.

In the UK, most people work on average for 50 minutes every day to mingle in a virtual world. This habit is directly reduces the time for the real social life.