Comments on: TV Relieves Loneliness

By: Dotsie

Dotsie — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:42:15 +0000

Hi Gwen,
I heard about Landon a few days ago. I can relate to you because I lost Ray last September. E-mail me

Dotsie

By: Manga Therapy

Manga Therapy — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:08:55 +0000

Television is a scary device when you decide to ignore others in favor of it. I did a entry on a manga character that is a good example of how TV warped his mind. You can read it at:

http://www.mangatherapy.com/post/641260212/kogaamagizetman

By: neggett

neggett — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:21:52 +0000

TV is AMAZING!!

By: Beittah Sawyer

Beittah Sawyer — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:28:35 +0000

This is crazy. TV can only mask the problems. My mother in law is desperately lonely and I feel she would be better off in a full care home as my husband and his sister passed away two years ago. She has only got worse but we are not home for her and she requires too much attention. We did have her home health care nurse check in twice a week to bathe her and that seems to help and also they have a telephone service Friendly Jingle where they call her every day instead of her calling my husband and me at our jobs all the time. this is better. The television is not helping but the interaction with people is helping and that is what must happen to displace the loneliness in her and others like this. I cannot believe this would think that tv is going to help. This is an American way and it is not how we should care for children as most Americans do and now they are doing this to their parents with the tv. Someone mentions the cat and this is also helps her. She has a small dog and it is her companion. She loves this. TV makes her tired and she hates the news it is too sad and she doesn’t relate to many shows. If I were home i would care for her and this is what she deserves, her family to care. not tv. Bei Sawyer

By: sdp.

sdp. — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:57:52 +0000

To Gwendolyn:

Peace.

sdp.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:43:54 +0000

I watch quite a bit of television due to lack of friends. I have tried to volunteer some of my time, but my bipolar disease and anxiety keep me home a lot. I am on disability for depression and the anxiety, as well as bipolar (manic-depression). I earned a B.S. degree in Business Management, but am not able to work right now, because of my current ups and downs. Television is nice to have, when my husband is working. I do a lot around the house with cleaning and keeping things nice, so it is nice to have the television to watch from time to time. My best friend, besides my husband, is our 14 year old cat named Chloe’.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:36:39 +0000

Yeah it can help with loanlyness but one of the things that lonelyness comes from is that when your husband or boyfriend loves the computer more than you and there are many women online that are easily and ready to take the part of keeping then man happy…I wish there was a way that all people like that was not able to contact people that are looking for extra fun…and it isn’t always because the man or woman can’t get what they ned at home…they have just forgotten how the feeling was when they met their own wives or girlfriends so they take others.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:22:32 +0000

Yes I love my tv.I am at the age of 56 and on oxygen 24/7 and sometimes I get out.I get very tired to andwhen you get a little older you just dont want all the outside activitys ,I dont anyway.I just love to watch the old clean love tv shows on tv.Old romance tv.I watched a new movie The notebook and it was the best movie.All the older folks should watch this if you like love storys clean.It was the greatest movie.I havent lost anything out in the world,just troubles,so I love my shows good clean ones.Some news ,it is mostly sad anymore so why watch it
.Bad News to ,not much good.Tv does help loneliness expecially when you husband keeps his nose in a laptop computer all day long and dont talk much.Is not this a crime ,Give me my tv,I can relate some not my computer.Keep up my tv daily.

By: all my friends are two dimensional : clusterflock

all my friends are two dimensional : clusterflock — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:48:14 +0000

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By: Sharon Krall

Sharon Krall — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:25:27 +0000

If a person (regardless of age) is homebound for whatever reason, I believe balance is the answer. Recently, with plantaar faciitis of the heel, it was impossible to walk except for personal care. At that time, I relied on TV to keep up to date with the news, experience humor, drama and excitement with movies, soap operas for fantasy and History and PBS for education and entertainment. Gradually, I was able to gain strength with exercise so I could enjoy nature.
Calling friends was important along with reading. It is also a good idea to exercise your eyes by looking up, down and to the sides as you look away from the TV or reading.
I am a people person, so I need to connect with family and friends and finally get out to have real people with whom to interact. Loneliness is a problem as we age.

By: Joseph George

Joseph George — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:52 +0000

There are many reason why you should refraim from watch to much T.V. Televsion can you stress you out, make you uninteresting and ruin your relationships. Its important to discover new adventures and seek out new friends. You loss opportunities when you do nothing except watch T.V. Life comes from being out in the world talking to real people and reading interesting things. If you are an older adult I recomend you limit your T.V. and begin seeking out new adventures. Join a senior center, enroll in a exercise class, learn a new language, call a friend on the phone. There is much more to life than seating alone in your home watching T.V. I challenge you to become more energetic and more interesting.

Joe George
Senior Wellness expert

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:40:13 +0000

I love watching television and it takes me out of reality to another place. I have had a love affair with T.V. since I was a child. My childhood was not the greatest and it was my escape. I am being for real when I say I became articulate beyond my years when I was a child because of classic movies. So anytime I am feeling blue I put on a good movie and go to another place for two hours. I actually have a great career and wonderful daughter that does not allow me to watch T.V. the way I use to. It makes me cherish the time I have when I actually get to sit down and enjoy a good flick.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:33:38 +0000

I too get tremendous relief and a feeling of connectedness with TV. Instead of sitcoms, I usually watch Fox News, ABC News, History Channel some A&E. and all of the CSIs and L&Os. Sometimes, after a day of relating to real people, coming home to my TV actually calms me & eases the tension I feel with real people. I used to feel guilty for my “addiction”, but now it is a comfortable old friend.

By: Demetria

Demetria — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:24:22 +0000

Lonely people are not “needy.” They are lonely and if you are not, then you are lucky. Needy is not what we are and to say so is cruel. You can be lonely in a house full of people and be married, etc. Loneliness does not necessarily mean alone!

By: Dulcie

Dulcie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:08:16 +0000

I spend a lot of time alone but after working for 40 years I really don’t mind. TV was a wonderful invention ( I remember when there was none in my part of the country) TV to me is entertainment and keeps me up with what is going on in the world but I certainly do not feel I have a social relationship with anyone on there. I probably watch more than I should, I should be reading or cleaning house.