While Christmas is an exciting time of year for many people, if we're experiencing loneliness, the festive season can be a difficult time for managing our mental health.
Loneliness is widespread, and most of us will experience it at some point. It is a human emotion that is part of our shared experience yet leaves us feeling isolated and alone - no matter who we are with. But can it have a positive side? We've found 46 quotes about loneliness that will give you a new perspective on your feelings.
Over the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic, loneliness in the UK increased. Around 3.7 million adults now report feeling lonely often or always. It’s often thought that older adults suffer most from loneliness, but this isn’t always the case. Higher levels of loneliness correlate with urban areas, lower employment rates and higher concentrations of younger people.
Loneliness can strike at any point in our lives, no matter our age. Yet, in our later years, we become more at risk of social isolation and loneliness. This is partly due to the significant life changes we experience. The good news is that loneliness in old age is not a final destination. There are ways to deal with loneliness that can improve our quality of life.
Loneliness has been dubbed as the most significant 'unseen' health epidemic of our time. While most of us are familiar with the concept of loneliness, how many of us know how loneliness really feels?
Loneliness is now viewed as a health epidemic and is startlingly common. The Covid-19 pandemic that we’ve all now been living through for well over a year has exacerbated feelings of loneliness, particularly across older people who may have been shielding or isolating alone. While what we know about loneliness is growing, what does loneliness actually do to people?
Loneliness is one of the most significant social problems of our time and is even considered a public health epidemic. While loneliness is as old as the human race, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought home the scale of the problem to many of us. Here are several ways to reduce loneliness.
Social isolation can affect anyone, but certain people are at a higher risk, for example, those with few social ties, who live alone, or experience health problems. While social isolation and loneliness are linked, they’re different concepts.
As you start a new chapter in your life, it’s normal to feel loneliness and even grief. Gordon Ramsay admitted he was “a mess” when his son Jack and daughter Holly left for university, a feeling many of us can relate to. But just because you’re an empty nester, it doesn’t mean you have to feel lonely.
MPs have said that many people may need help to reconnect with others once the lockdown ends. According to some, lonely people who have spent much of the past year completely alone may need to be encouraged to start mixing socially again following the gradual easing of lockdown rules.
