S3E2 - Me, Myself and I

The one about loneliness

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Lockdowns, social distancing, work-from-home. Damn. 

2020 has been challenging for us all for many reasons. One obvious issue is that the pandemic has negatively impacted our social lives. 

Loneliness has been on the rise mainly because our means of physically connecting with the social world has been hindered throughout 2020.

But that aside.

Loneliness has been a public health issue among young adults even before 2020. It is an outbreak of its own, and it is one that predates the pandemic and has struck young adults very hard. 

It goes beyond being single or having no close emotional connections. It can even occur when we have close bonds around.

Many young adults are in transition phases of life, either by relocating, getting new jobs, becoming new parents, entering new/leaving existing relationships, and this means that the feelings of being excluded are only more likely. 

It is no brainer that loneliness is linked to mental health issues, but it can also contribute to poorer physical health.

Despite this, we think loneliness is too often ignored as an issue in society. And so we decided to talk about it, this time around, with a friend, Sandra.

Timestamps:

• [01:45]- Introductions
• [05.50]- First experiences of loneliness
• [09:55]- Plant parenthood
• [22:03]- Social media
• [28:20]- Who knows you?
• [33:34]- Cities vs Communities
• [41:07]- How do you react to someone being lonely?
• [42:57]- Signs of loneliness
• [56:06]- Coping with loneliness
• [62:01]- ASMR

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