I have several acquaintances who have over the past few years isolated themselves from their communities. Two of them have lost close family members and have not recovered from that loss, which is understandable. Others seem to have just bonded with their televisions or their Internet buddies and disappeared into a shell.
COLUMN: Isolating yourself makes reality harder to deal with
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
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