'What am I doing wrong?': one in four Australians is lonely

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One in four Australian adults is lonely, and those who are have significantly worse physical and mental health. Yet we don't have a national approach to alleviate it.

 

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I choose to be alone & I’m not lonely! So you can take me, & others like me, off that totally misleading stat

You obviously dont realise how lucky you are! Travel and see the world , you wont be lonely anymore!

ARE lonely

Syd mad planning causes more social isolation as people in unit towers dont know neighbors Tenants&AirBnB guests coming n going Council should reuse abandoned bowling clubs for social meeting place to meet other locals Churches can not be bothered to have social

Ask the Bachelorette 😌

Are you an interesting person? What interests aside from work do you have? Can you mix freely with people at social events, at pubs where people gather to share a common experience (music)? If NO then the 1st is probably true.Take up a hobby/learn/share!

Will get worse with all the 'gender' BS

That's not even minorities

Try loving yourself first, and forget about conditional love, it never works. No such thing as loneliness

Hipster Socialist dude who can't stand to live with himself demands more money for his mental heath issues.

You're investing too much time in your phone, therefore yourself...There is an i in iphone

It appears there are skills required these days to be able to interact in a sociably acceptable manner.

it will help neighbors or society not to ceepy on each other, but have the open doors to help building healthy & positive community. Who knows, BQ might be the center of attention in that way? & then comes music & dancing...

02, a more community project can encouraging neighbors to sign up volunteering their time & give chances to meet each other neighbors. You'll be suprises to see positive changes will bring out in ppl lives...

A well educated society must encouraging programs so adult citizen can take participation in their choices, exmp like older adult seniors they have Bingo, church volunteering, but for young adult should encourage for participation at homeless shelter, dog shelter, farming...

No wonder.

maybe we should start celebrating the benefits of 'aloneness.'

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