A global study spearheaded by an Australian loneliness expert has revealed knowing just six neighbours reduces the likelihood of feeling alone and is directly linked to reducing stresses incurred by the coronavirus pandemic.is the first study that's quantified loneliness across three countries – Australia, the United States and England.
Mrs Gunstone joined Nextdoor in a desperate attempt for social connection and was surprised with the impact making friends had on her self worth. "Since meeting some of my local community online, I feel so much better about myself, I realised it's perfectly normal to feel a bit left out but there are things you can do to fix it," she said.
He has not seen his wife since they wed in February as she is running their Balinese business from Indonesia.It wasn't until the coronavirus hit that he realised splitting his time between Richmond and Bali had meant he'd sacrificed a sense of community, "it was extremely hard". At the beginning of the observation period for the study, one in 10 participants said they were experiencing loneliness. By the end, this was reduced to 1 in 20.
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