Loneliness

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Conversations that I have: 4% with real people 96% in my mind

The worst thing is being around people and feeling like you are invisible

The worst thing is being alone in a crowd. I go out to try to make friends and meet people but i end up feeling more isolated than ever.

For the last 10 yrs I'm a complete social outcast(used to be an outcast in my childhood too but not completely), I'm so lonely I talk to myself for hours very loudly like I'm talking to someone because I got no one to talk to literally no one. 😢☹️

The worst part of loneliness is when you watch a movie and want to share your opinion with someone but you have nobody and you end up talking to yourself

The worst thing is going from feeling extremely lonely, to extremely fulfilled, then lonely again

Hey, just wanted to come back here to say that this video seriously improved my life last year. It made me realize during one of the worst times in my life that I was significantly isolating myself, making it worse. It encouraged me to reach out to people, and though I didn't make any life changing friendships, it made my senior year of high school a hell of a lot more bareable. So, yeah. Though you'll probably never see this, thank you.

learning that loneliness is an evolutionary trait of human kind rather than a mental illness makes me feel so much better

“If you feel lonely you are lonely” Quote of the year

"I think my biggest problem is that I love being alone but I hate being lonely."

I watched this video 4 years ago and it's just been suggested on my algorithm. I wanted to come back here and say that this video set the ball in motion which massive improved my mental health and my life. I live in a new country now and it's scary and would have been too lonely in my mind 4 years ago but now it excites me to be alone and make new friends again. I bought and read 'Loneliness' by John Cacioppo & William Patrick and then bought it for people in my life i want to support. Thank you Kurzgesagt, i hope your videos continue to help people in a rut as I was. Ry

This is such serious issue, since we’re indeed built for good connections with others and quality time with friends. Scrolling through social media and texting don’t fulfill one’s social needs, unfortunately. That’s why we feel so lonely; we have unlearned to have qualitative real-life conversations and pay genuine attention to each other. Loneliness has taken a huge toll on my mental health and I hope it will get better in the future

The worst is..when u spend time with ur "friends" and feel like u don't belong there anymore. Such a contradicting feeling that is.

Anyone wanna hold hands

Wow, I wanted to say "thank you." This is one of the most insightful, practical, and intuitive documentaries I've watched. I've sent this to my family members and friends.

This is one of my favorite videos. I’ve shared it as a teaching tool, reviewed it before discussions, read the books and one of the articles (skimmed the others), and, over time, I can see the changes it’s made in me. 🦆

The sad part is most of the people watching this are lonley

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I tend to comeback to this video from time to time. Amazing content.