Why Are We So Lonely? - Glad You Asked S1
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Published 2020-01-08
Resources for help:
Crisis Text Line
www.crisistextline.org/
U.S - text 741741
Canada - text 686868
U.S. National Suicide Prevention Hotline
suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
1-800-273-8255
IASP International Crisis Center Resource List
www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
SAMHSA Health Treatment Services Locator
findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Thanks to Bumble BFF, the app Alex used to find friends:
bumble.com/bff
And to ROMEO Clubs:
romeoclub.com/
AARP Community Connections Locator
connect2affect.org/find-help/
Key Sources:
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Human Connection www.goodreads.com/book/show/2753527-lonelinessUnit…
States Congress Joint Economic Committee Report - All the Lonely Americans www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/an…
Cigna’s U.S. Loneliness Index (2018) www.multivu.com/players/English/8294451-cigna-us-l…
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20668659
American Enterprise Institute Report - A Loneliness Epidemic? www.aei.org/research-products/report/loneliness-ep…
Toward a Neurology of Loneliness www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5130107/
Social Network Size in Humans courses.washington.edu/ccab/Hill%20and%20Dunbar%20…
You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/opinion/26dunbar.html
0:00 Intro
1:15 Loneliness
2:29 Dating
3:46 Social Circles
5:50 Dunbar’s Number
8:31 Romeo Club
12:07 Evolution Of Loneliness
15:42 Paint Date
17:48 The Delilah Show
All Comments (21)
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Big thanks to everyone in this episode who opened up to us about loneliness. It’s a feeling that can take many forms, and it isn't always an easy thing to talk about. If you’ve dealt with loneliness before, what’s helped you the most? We want to hear in the comments. Keep an eye out for new, free episodes of Glad You Asked every Wednesday. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (:bell:) to get more Vox videos: bit.ly/voxyoutube -christophe & alex
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The worst kind of loneliness is when you’re around people but still feel like you’re completely alone..
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Ironically, I feel less lonely knowing that I'm not the only one.
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I’ve read that loneliness is not feeling you are alone, rather it is feeling that nobody cares about you, and I agree.
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'If you're super comfortable alone, you're probably in danger.' Me: chuckles in danger
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It's sad that "attempting to make friends" is considered weird...
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Bruh YouTube recommendations are getting too personal now
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"Loneliness is the one kind you can't solve by yourself. We need other people and other people need us." That hits me hard wow.
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I've been lonely for so long, I don't even know how to make friends any more. I just feel dead inside.
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8-15 close friends?! Wow great way to make me feel lonely 😂
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“Everybody needs a friend, even a tree.” -Bob Ross
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YouTube makes me less lonely, it's the only place I can find people who are talking about stuff that interests me and lights up my soul. Sadly I watch it alone and it only talks but rarely listens. Still sometimes you write a comment and people like what you said and there's this sense of connection. No matter how insignificant, it's a small success.
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When lockdowns began, I went on a 100 mile hike on the Arizona trail. I found myself feeling less lonely “all by myself” in the middle of nowhere, compared to not connecting with not many in my immediate physical location. That space to be with myself with nobody to answer to and nowhere to be really helped when I returned to society. Society has a way of making us feel lonely while surrounded by millions of people. The ego mindset of “I got this” and “me first” is what I find causes me to feel loneliness.
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I have no friends because once my school ends I dont talk to them no more.
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I once had a friend I could say "I love you bro" to. We were friends for almost 20 years but he died in a car accident a few years ago. I miss you Lorenzo, & I still love you bro... R.I.P.
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Trust is an issue in our society. Reaching out could mean being used or being hurt. It doesn't have to be that way, but it's definitely a concern. Still.....think of what you're missing out on.
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Seeing these two guys do a paint together made my heart so happy. This is the way every bromance should be
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Me watching this at 11 alone in my dorm room eating chips for dinner: “Yeah, why am I lonely??”
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Nothings more lonely than being with the wrong group of people Edit: deymmm never expected this to blow up, but hope everyone would be better :))))
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30 seconds in: "we're actually in the middle of a loneliness epidemic" uploaded Jan 8, 2020
