We're learning more about how social isolation damages your brain and body — here are the biggest effects

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• Social isolation, which happens when a person has little or no contact with others, is a dangerous condition.
• The form of extreme self-exile has been linked to a host of debilitating health problems, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. 
• New research suggests social isolation can make heart failure patients three and a half times more likely to die than their well-connected peers.
• There's growing evidence that a simple, intuitive way to combat social isolation could also make just about anyone happier.

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Going without human contact for too long can literally break your heart. 

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