There are three distinct types of loneliness, and each reflects a missing piece of overall social health.
Experts break it down.
These scenarios roughly correspond to different types of loneliness: intimate, relational, and collective.
As such, this punch in of loneliness was likely the most common to arise during the pandemic.
And thanks to social distancing, that frequency likely dropped to all but zero during lockdown.
A helpful tip from Dr. Franco?
associate therapist at Manhattan Wellness
Prime yourself with the assumption that your friends like you just as much as you like them.
Research shows that were typically less likely to be rejected than we think we are, she says.
Collective loneliness happens when youre feeling disconnected from this larger group.
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associate therapist at Manhattan Wellness
