Psychological they re also physical oh yes we know that for a long time now that you have the physical effects of high blood pressure which might lead to strokes and heart attacks. if they have more of inflammation in the body which then can hasten the development of. decline so there s a real. ical effects of loneliness normally in us is not only a feeling it is also a physical condition if you will know this is something that mainly effects the elderly older people as we saw in our report are or does it affect the young as well well it effects both groups but the young since they are mostly going either to school or to have working they have more of a chance during every day life to engage in conversations to meet people which is might not be true for elderly care what s behind this it s social this is the