(But Not Tonight!)
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is clear on the topic of loneliness, isolation and weak social connections. They "are associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking fifteen cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity."
The top five google inquiries regarding loneliness all ask pretty much the same question: How to deal with loneliness (1); how to cope with loneliness (2); how to overcome loneliness (3); how to combat loneliness (4); and how to fight loneliness (5).
IN ADDITION:
You only have to read comments from youtube videos that address loneliness to hear it from everyday sufferers. In this video, a man went a week without social media or human connection:
"Welcome to my entire life. One week? Try months. Years. A decade. Longer. Obviously not totally alone 24/7 because of work/college, but I can't even remember the last time I got the chance to hang out with friends."
"I've been deeply alone and feeling lonely now for 7 years."
"I became socially active just in December after so many losses: The death of a close friend. Grandmas and Grandpas."
Sometimes the simplest offerings have the potential to go the furthest. That is our hope through Goodnight Robin. As we have seen with YourHolidayMom.com, a social change project created by Robin Rice that is now in its 7th year, a consistent voice offering powerful storytelling combined with care-in-proxy, can and does save lives. While no program can serve all the needs of the lonely, Goodnight Robin is a small, potent start that offers listeners one form of greater connection in their lives.
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