We picture loneliness as an old person’s burden, yet a global 2023 survey found this may not be the case: across 142 countries, adults aged 19 to 29 reported the most loneliness of any age group, more than a quarter of them
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There is a mental image most of us reach for without thinking. Loneliness looks like an elderly person in a quiet house, the phone that rarely rings, the empty chair across the table. It is the picture behind a lot of well-meaning charity campaigns and a lot of family worry.
And research suggests, it’s not the full picture at all.
A quick note before going further: we are not clinicians or psychologists, and nothing here is advice about your own situation. This is one attempt to thin
And research suggests, it’s not the full picture at all.
A quick note before going further: we are not clinicians or psychologists, and nothing here is advice about your own situation. This is one attempt to thin
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