82% Of Australians Say Loneliness Is Increasing

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Are you lonely? Chances are, according to a Lifeline survey, the answer is yes – but you’re unwilling to talk about it.

The national survey, released on Tuesday, found about 60% of the 3,100 respondents said they “often felt lonely” and 82.5% said they felt loneliness was increasing in society, an answer Lifeline’s chief executive, Pete Shmigel, said was likely a cover for those unwilling to out themselves as members of the loneliness club.

The alternate response was even more worrying: only 1.27% thought loneliness was decreasing in society. The remaining 16.9% were unsure.

– Calla Wahlquist

By Generation Next|2016-09-29T16:10:37+10:00September 29th, 2016|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness, Society & Culture, Suicide|Tags: connection, isolation, loneliness, lonely, Mental Health, mental illness, social isolation, suicide, suicide risk, wellbeing|0 Comments

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