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An ‘upbeat and outgoing’ 28-year-old took hanged himself after coronavirus lockdown loneliness sent him into depression while he was furloughed. Jamie Mathias, 28, who was a gas engineer, had secured one of his long-term goals and purchased his first home last February. The ‘funny and charming’ young man from Harlow, Essex, was set to have a … Read more
Shirley Ballas admits she has ‘struggled with loneliness for a long long time’ and that lockdown ‘is not such a great place’ for her to be By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:05 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 22 January 2021 Shirley Ballas has admitted to ‘struggling with loneliness for a long long … Read more
Now that’s what you call a door bell! Families across the UK combine on the street to ring in Christmas after mother’s loneliness campaign goes viral Mother from North Yorkshire sees Facebook initiative on loneliness go viral Mary Beggs-Reid of Harrogate urged Britons to ring bells outside their homes Many used the event to also … Read more
‘It’s needed more than ever:’ Duchess of Cornwall pens heartfelt Christmas message urging the nation to pick up the phone and check in on lonely relatives amid a ‘hugely challenging year’ Duchess of Cornwall, 73, wrote about wave of loneliness sweeping the nation The Silver Line patron urged those alone over Christmas to call the … Read more
Loneliness strengthens the parts of our brains associated with reminiscing, future planning and imagination to help us overcome social isolation, study finds Researchers examined MRI scans, genetics and psychological data on UK adults They compared the scans of ‘often lonely people’ to those who aren’t lonely The team discovered notable differences in the brains of … Read more
Widow, 80, leaves This Morning viewers in tears after revealing she feels ‘very alone’ and just wants someone to walk with on Christmas day Margaret, 80, who lives alone, told This Morning how she feels ‘very isolated’ Widow called in and said she just wanted someone to walk with at Christmas Social media was inundated … Read more
Nicole Kidman gets candid on her past with crippling loneliness and reveals how husband Keith Urban and her children save her from bad days By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:03 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 01:03 GMT, 24 November 2020 Nicole Kidman, 53, has maintained an impressive Hollywood career over the past … Read more
Lockdown loneliness: Social isolation makes people ‘crave’ company in the same way a hungry person longs for food, study claims US experts recruited 40 people for 10 hours of isolation and 10 hours of fasting After each session, participants reported how lonely they felt and their cravings They were also given brain scans while viewing … Read more
Loneliness in UK rises to highest level since start of Covid pandemic as figures show 4.2million people feel alone and isolated – compared to 2.6million in March The start of November saw 4.2 million adults always or often lonely, ONS reveals This represents the peak in levels of acute loneliness since the March lockdown Before … Read more
It is only a few short months since she had her own experience of loneliness – so it is little surprise that the Duchess of Cornwall has issued a personal plea for everyone to support the elderly. In a video message, Camilla, 73, urges the nation to ‘break the silence in which many live, perhaps with … Read more