Can Being Lonely Give You a Heart Attack?

We’ve never been this connected before. We’ve never been this lonely before. And it is making our heart sick.

Being lonely can literally break your heart. A new study published in the Journal Heart says isolation, loneliness and being unhappy can put you at a higher risk of getting heart attacks, reports Time Magazine.

For a world that is increasingly lonely despite being virtually connected like never before, it’s not good news.

Loners are more prone to getting stroke and heart attacks. Social isolation also puts people with a history of heart disease at risk of death.