I just read that loneliness makes you dumber

I am not surprised. I feel duller and more forgetful than years ago when i was in school. Yes, school is tough and i get more tired than other people from it but i still felt like myself in my brain. Most things feel grey now, not overly bad but not overly good. The only thing that makes me feel anything beyond the usual dull mediocreness is training hard, adrenaline and ice bathing. But like half a year of social isolation and i feel so dumb, forgetful and gloomy. I feel so happy when i talk to old ladies with their dogs on the street when they want to talk about dogs. Old ladies are usually so nice. I miss having a dog so much.