【推荐1】Nearly 60% of people report experiencing loneliness at some point in their lives. Loneliness can happen to anyone. It can happen in short bursts throughout someone’s life or become a lasting condition. Lasting loneliness can cause someone to think negatively about themselves and increase their risk for depression and anxiety. Long term, it can disturb someone’s cognition(认知), such as problem solving and concentration. While it’s a journey to get through, you can cope and come out of loneliness.    1    

Acknowledge what you’re feeling

It might seem small, but naming what you’re feeling is one of the most important things you can do when coping with loneliness.    2    You can’t find a solution to something if you don’t know what you’re dealing with. Once you accept that you’re feeling lonely, you can step back and see how it’s impacting your life. Then you can decide what to do next.

Make connections with others

    3    One of the best ways to cope with loneliness would be to be intentional about meeting people and cultivating relationships. How you choose to put yourself out there is entirely up to you. It can be anything —volunteering, joining a class or hanging out with your family.

Use peer(伙伴) support groups

Meeting others is great.    4    There are various online support groups that will allow you to share experiences and build relationships with people who have similar interests.

Consider therapy(治疗)

There’s no exact cause for loneliness.    5    You sometimes need help with loneliness beyond self-help strategies, and that’s okay. Sometimes, the root problem needs to be addressed in therapy. Working with a therapist through cognitive behavioral therapy will help you challenge negative thinking and direct your thoughts, emotions and actions more constructively. Start looking for the best therapist through your healthcare provider, online resources or local groups. Loneliness can feel incredibly isolating, but you’re not alone.

【推荐3】Poor indoor air quality can have health consequences that range from disease of the eyes, nose and throat to headaches and dizziness. It’s also linked to respiratory (呼吸的) and heart disease.     1    .

●Maximize fresh air

Katherine Pruitt, National Senior Director for Policy at the American Lung Association, offers three basic steps you can take to make your air better at home.     2    . She says, “Let fresh air from outside in.” This means that opening up your windows is often the simplest way to disperse anything bad that may be accumulating inside. If you have a central air conditioner, running it can be a good way to bring in outside air.

It may make sense to use a fan to improve indoor air quality. For instance, you might place one near an open window to help exhaust indoor air to the outdoors.

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The second thing you can do is called source control, which is keeping sources of pollutants out of the indoor environment if you can, says Pruitt.

It can be as simple, Pruitt says, as leaving your dry cleaning outside long enough to air the harmful chemicals out.

Cleaning your home is helpful. But Pruitt warns that “    4    .” She advises, “Read the labels and select safer products when you can.”

●Purify (净化) the air

Finally, if necessary, the third thing you can try to improve your air is purification. For instance, if you want to remove airborne particles like smoke, dust and germs,     5    . “For homes with air conditioners,” says Pruitt, “you have a purifier that you’re supposed to be changing regularly.”