applogoies if this has been mentioned before in the past. It is the closest I have found to empirical research, and although I don't find it a cause to celebrate, it has answered a lot of my own questions. I now know why I've been vulnerable, why GPs have failed to recognise my problems and why I have failed to find a sense of belonging. It's a particulary good article for thoes who suffer from chronic loneliness- the sort that has been around for many years,leading to having few friends and failure in other important aspects of life.
Whilst it is a good article, I don't want to place ideas in anyone's thoughts. Personally, I know that this is my situation, genuinely, and has been something I have wanted to understand. It dosen't make me feel positive about the future, I'm a 40 year old male whose problems have so far been frustrating, but ultilmately manageable. But Ive had the lot, isolation, employment problems, ending up stuck in a place I know no one. The loneliness has been real, and biting. I fear the future in terms of continued failure, and the practical aspects of ageing alone.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/the-lonely-society/
It ties into my earlier question about causes of loneliness
Whilst it is a good article, I don't want to place ideas in anyone's thoughts. Personally, I know that this is my situation, genuinely, and has been something I have wanted to understand. It dosen't make me feel positive about the future, I'm a 40 year old male whose problems have so far been frustrating, but ultilmately manageable. But Ive had the lot, isolation, employment problems, ending up stuck in a place I know no one. The loneliness has been real, and biting. I fear the future in terms of continued failure, and the practical aspects of ageing alone.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/the-lonely-society/
It ties into my earlier question about causes of loneliness