A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo county, which includes part of Silicon Valley, passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. For me, it’s the most painful part of ADHD. It invokes intense loneliness.
If you’re neurotypical, know that some folks are feeling things you don’t understand. Things that seem unreasonable and absurd. But they’re very real. Please be kind.
Lacking social connection increases risk of premature death by more than 60%.
“Social connection is beneficial for individual health and also improves the resilience of our communities. Evidence shows that increased connection can help reduce the risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, dementia, and depression.”
I'm seeing folks casting about trying to build their support systems, but not always clicking. Like the structures aren't there yet, lots of people are tooting out to crickets.
So this is a general call out pls share:
active tags (or groups) that are helping you connect and be uplifted
gaps or struggles ie "I can't find a tag/group for [ ]
any tags/groups you are trying to launch
Let's create and consolidate and enliven the tags we need.
I am a Pebble (2020) [7 min] by Mélanie Berteraut Platon, Yasmine Bresson, Léo Coulombier, Nicolas Grondin, Maxime Le Chapelain and Louise Massé | #France
☄️The POWER of fun group exercise to combat isolation, better health and foster community.
😅 65-93 year young rockSTARs in my strength class at the Malden Senior Center are proving that age is just a number when it comes to having fun and staying strong.
I run physical events in #Toronto. To create a low barrier (ie, cheap or free) event, I have to do free labour. The hardest part is finding space to meet. Even some condo party rooms have gone up to $100/hr, with a $200 deposit.
We need to talk about housing AND living. Where can you have a friendly conversation in the winter without spending money?
The city does not create accessible spaces for community building. This has a human cost.
"That’s the politically correct thing to say, right? Meh. Either I’m supposed to be cheerily looking forward to the coming year, or contemplatively looking back at the year just past."
Not into this holiday because it's not your faith or you are alone? Please share ideas of things we can do to make it a better day and something we can improve on next year, if not today..
Other ideas/feedback needed, please!
Here we go..
.. Virtual truth or dare games (apply ethics, practice safety without identifying where you live, etc) ie: audio clip singing posts, audio clip of asking neighbour for a cup of sugar, do a moon walk, call and old acquaintance/describe the outcome, etc
.. Photo challenges
.. Unique dinner pics
.. Prepare & share scavenger hunt ideas
.. Find, do and share something artistic
.. Share a gratitude list
.. Make/share a goal or bucket list
.. Make & share a vision board
.. Do a Tye-dye challenge
.. Host a zoom party with strangers--use new/emails for privacy
.. Make kindness rocks, photograph where you left them
.. Do a sidewalk chalk challenge
.. Discuss/promote ur favourite artists, musicians, writers, poets, books, etc
.. Have an upcycle challenge and share pics
.. Create an online discussion game: rewrite movie quotes,
.. Share a personal life hack ie I use a pen's pocket clip to old nails in awkward spaces (also safer lol)
.. Discuss time capsule items and bury them at a local beach in a metal container.. Fun for ppl with metal detectors to find yrs later
.. Make a virtual wish tree (thread?)
.. Volunteer challenge
.. Create a movie watching group, use a countdown to all stream at the same time.. Discuss in a zoom mtg, concurrently?
.. Discuss ideas to help someone in your neighbourhood and report back with accomplishments
.. Use secure privacy apps like signal or threema to form friendship groups
Too many are living lives estranged from their families (or certain family members). One of the most painful rejections is to be shunned because of who you are and/or who you love. My heart goes out to all of those hurting this time of year...May you find "family" that celebrates you!
A friend and I were just starting a list of things for people that don't celebrate this holiday together, or might be alone. I am one and it is hard. I hope this might help and would value other ideas/feedback:
Here we go..
.. Virtual truth or dare games (apply ethics, practice safety without identifying where you live, etc) ie: audio clip singing posts, audio clip of asking neighbour for a cup of sugar, call and old acquaintance/describe the outcome, etc
.. Photo challenges
.. Unique dinner pics
.. Prepare & share scavenger hunt ideas
.. Find, do and share something artistic
.. Share a gratitude list
.. Make/share a goal or bucket list
.. Make & share a vision board
.. Do a Tye-dye challenge
.. Host a zoom party with strangers--use new/emails for privacy
.. Make kindness rocks, photograph where you left them
.. Do a sidewalk chalk challenge
.. Discuss/promote ur favourite artists, musicians, writers, poets, books, etc
.. Have an upcycle challenge and share pics
.. Create an online discussion game: rewrite movie quotes,
.. Share a personal life hack ie I use a pen's pocket clip to old nails in awkward spaces (also safer lol)
.. Discuss time capsule items and bury them at a local beach in a metal container.. Fun for ppl with metal detectors to find yrs later
.. Make a virtual wish tree (thread?)
.. Create a movie watching group, use a countdown to all stream at the same time.. Discuss in a zoom mtg, concurrently?
.. Discuss ideas to help someone in your neighbourhood and report back with accomplishments
.. Use secure privacy apps like signal or threema to form friendship groups
Are you #alone on Christmas? Do you feel #lonely and need some people to #chat? Subscribe to the hashtag # JoinIn (I made a space to avoid spamming it).
It is for connecting people who want to chat with anybody or want to share something these days. Often you find people with an open ear but also people who need some consolation or just distraction.
I liked the part where the narrator distinguishes between loneliness - an unpleasant feeling of not being emotionally understood, or socially connected to - and being physically alone (not being around other people).
Solitude is not necessarily a bad thing, while on the flip-side, you can feel lonely even though you are around other people.
Compassion - karuna - has built into it a deep sense of acceptance and understanding directed towards the recipient, despite their flaws and foibles. It's possible to direct compassion towards oneself, and have a deep, heavenly peacefulness, whereby this need for being understood is quenched with that acceptance and understanding.
Compassion towards oneself is a powerful antidote to #loneliness. Don't wait for others to be compassionate and empathetic towards you, should you not have enough of those people in your life. Fulfill your own need to be understood, by knowing and accepting yourself, all snug and cozy and warm in the glow of Brahmaviharic-grade compassion. It's tremendously therapeutic.
Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo county, which includes part of Silicon Valley, passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore...