Edinburgh Conversations - Alone, Isolation or Loneliness?

Topic: Alone, Isolation or Loneliness?

Isolation and Loneliness are increasing problems of modern society.

Social isolation and loneliness are often described as an issue for the elderly. Poor health, limited mobility and the loss of friends or contact with family.

Recent research provides another picture. The main people currently experiencing isolation and loneliness may be a younger age group.

Social media and social anxiety can create barriers to self confidence and face to face social engagement. Aggravated by the pandemic in some cases.

More widely, isolation and loneliness can result from changes in circumstances and locations, loss and separations or just powerful emotional trauma.

They can happen to anyone, anytime. Life can be like that.

However, studies show the best predictor of longer, healthier and happier life is good social relationships. Even the power of talking to strangers.

Being alone can be a positive choice at times. You can enjoy solitude, be physically isolated but content.

Equally, you can feel lonely in a crowd. Quality of connection, not quantity, matters.

Do we recognise isolation and loneliness in ourselves and others? Just as important, how do we tackle it?

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