Question
Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It's Time to Fix That.
Vivek H. Murthy
2023
A patient of mine once shared with me a most unusual story. He had worked for years in the food industry with a modest salary and humble lifestyle. Then he won the lottery. Overnight, his life changed. He quit his job and moved into a large house in a gated community.
Yet as he sat across from me, he sadly declared, “Winning the lottery was one of the worst things that ever happened to me.” Wealthy but alone, this once vivacious, social man no longer knew his neighbors and had lost touch with his former co-workers. He soon developed high blood pressure and diabetes.
After winning the lottery, the man…
made new friends.
lost his reputation.
started a new career.
became isolated from others.
Vivek H. Murthy
2023
A patient of mine once shared with me a most unusual story. He had worked for years in the food industry with a modest salary and humble lifestyle. Then he won the lottery. Overnight, his life changed. He quit his job and moved into a large house in a gated community.
Yet as he sat across from me, he sadly declared, “Winning the lottery was one of the worst things that ever happened to me.” Wealthy but alone, this once vivacious, social man no longer knew his neighbors and had lost touch with his former co-workers. He soon developed high blood pressure and diabetes.
After winning the lottery, the man…
made new friends.
lost his reputation.
started a new career.
became isolated from others.
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After winning the lottery, the man became isolated from others. He lost touch with his former social circles and found himself alone in a lifestyle that did not foster meaningful connections, leading to negative health consequences.