Anonymous orange_joyful_cat44 48w

There are definitely different experiences between genders and social norms and treatments, but it is a separate issue to the loneliness epidemic. Not that they don’t necessarily intermingle or exist at the same time, but that this issue is consistent between genders regardless of sexist treatment or not.

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

• lack of community. People don’t have families or at least not as large are humans are used to, villages or smaller groups of people they regularly interact with, people commonly go days without any social or human interaction and it’s a major factor

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

Just because women and guys get to point D at the same rate, doesn't mean their experiences through points a-c were in any way similar

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

• lack of nature and animal interactions and spaces. Existing in nature (not heavily controlled and sculpted golf fields or indoor wall garden type things) and being able to interact with animals and plants has been shown to dramatically help reduce and prevent loneliness and isolation.

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Anonymous orange_joyful_cat44 48w

Sure. Experiences don’t have to be the same for the solutions and the issue to be resolved. Problem is universal loneliness, so what has changed now that didn’t exist before that affects everyone? What groups are less likely to experience it? When did this start and how quickly did it spread? Was the growth linear? Etc. are all relevant questions that have shown very positive correlation between loneliness with everyone and what I’m listing.

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Anonymous orange_joyful_cat44 48w

I’m not saying this as a theory or to brush off any negative experience or stereotypes people have had happen. This is a proven fact about loneliness and it’s helpful to reorient from sexism or gender wars (which is more likely to cause larger divides and discord) to a universal struggle and understanding that we can all work to improve together and individually.

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

It's a only a gender war cuz people r weird, we don't gotta twist this to appease them

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

• consistent interaction on social media. While phones and social platforms are great and extremely important, they also contribute to many mental health issues and can just as easily hurt you. So much media is based solely on rage, sadness, fear, etc. and has been increasing turmoil between groups, making further wedges between communities.

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

• also a huge reminder about this one that seems so unrelated: a large majority of the USA population has dietary deficiencies which impacts your brains ability to function and your mental health greatly. Especially with things like vitamin D, magnesium, calcium, etc. as they directly correlate to your brain’s ability to function and feel joy and motivation.

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Anonymous mother_russia 48w

So over all, if you are struggling a lot with loneliness, try working at a farm or moving to a smaller town/community, join volunteer groups and teams or clubs that regularly meet up, join a support group, try to keep interactions with people positive as much as it relies on you, maybe get a pet or go visit with an animal shelter or something, try growing something yourself outside, and make sure you are eating enough good food for your body

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Anonymous #6 48w

Oh absolutely! Covid made it so much worse

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Anonymous #7 48w

So why do you say that it’s effecting men much more when the studies about loneliness are typically equal and some show women are more lonely? And when mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, ptsd, and just mental health issues in general? How is any of that saying the loneliness epidemic is effecting men more? And also why would it matter if one group is slightly more affected when both are suffering greatly?

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Anonymous #7 48w

I didn’t type that middle sentence correctly, I meant to say all of those mental health issues are more common to women specifically

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Anonymous #9 48w

Believe me when I say that there are more lonely women out there than you can possibly imagine. Whatever ideas are sold to you about us having it easy in dating and friendships, are a lie. Life is fucking hard. But we’re all in it together. 💜

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Anonymous #9 48w

This is exactly it. There’s so many more lonely people out there than anyone could’ve ever imagined. We are told lies about each others sense of community in order to keep us jealous of the other.

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Anonymous strawberry_hair 48w

The grass is always greener type deal when we are all in the drought

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