Did you know, loneliness is actually more of a threat to your health than smoking 15 cigarettes everyday? Not to say you should start smoking that much everyday, but loneliness is truly a big factor in deciding your mortality. The risk of dying in the next seven years goes up significantly by 30% if you are chronically lonely. I learned this in a book I just recently finished reading, “Successful Aging” by Daniel J Levitin.