Resignation

So I hold on in front of you for just two more weeks
I submitted my resignation by the way, you won
And when I need to take a second to breathe
I guess I’ll have to run

Run down the stairs and out the back door
There’s a place I can go to be alone
In the back on the first floor
I’m a queen on a throne
On the empty stairs to the basement

- MH Speaks

Full video: https://youtu.be/5s9xBA6v0OY

#MentalHealth #SpokenWord #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #Depression #SocialIsolation

Sanday Afternoon Club is one of 53 projects tackling social isolation and loneliness throughout Scotland who have received a share of a new £3.2million fund.
#Sanday #Orkney
#ScottishGovernment #socialisolation #loneliness
https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/07/25/funding-boost-for-sanday-afternoon-club/

Loneliness can take a toll,
It may affect our mental health and soul,
A recent study found which we should know,
That social isolation can cause brain volume low,
We must create a life that’s more social,
Though we feel like we’re stuck in a spiral,
Forging social connections can make us whole

#socialisolation #mentalhealth #brainvolume #cognitivehealth #poetry

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/social-isolation-lower-brain-volume-dementia-risk

8/20 So in crowds, or even small groups, I can't follow a conversation that isn't directed clearly and directly to me, or where multiple people cross-talk.

This is incredibly #socially #isolating. It's a feeling of not really being there, not experiencing what is going on.

#SocialIsolation

#Freedom through #tyranny? Yeah right... #socialisolation #loneliness

https://newstarget.com/2023-06-05-government-solution-loneliness-forced-removal-freedom-privacy.html

#Freedom through #tyranny? Yeah right...

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-05-government-solution-loneliness-forced-removal-freedom-privacy.html

#socialisolation #loneliness

“Like being a pretender”: A meta-synthesis of experiences of loneliness in perinatal depression https://www.nationalelfservice.net/?p=169716

Francesca Kingston explores experiences of loneliness among women with perinatal depression, reported in a new meta-synthesis published in BMC Psychiatry. 

#Loneliness #Depression #Pregnancy #PerinatalDepression #PostnatalDepression #Mothers #SocialIsolation #Parenting #Qualitative

Older people reported less COVID-19 pandemic-related stress, fewer life changes, less social isolation, and lower negative relationship quality than younger people.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33346806

#NICHDimpact #Aging #Elderly #COVID19 #Relationships #Stress #MentalHealth #SocialIsolation

💸Migrants seeking to make Australia their new home continue to face significant challenges, including limited access to employment opportunities and social isolation, says @EdithCowanUni

#Migrants #Australia #SocialIsolation #Employment https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/migrants-wanting-to-call-australia-home-still-face-significant-challenges

Huh, I've heard people say "unless you've been living in a cave for 500 days with no contact with the outside world for a social isolation experiment," but I didn't think that was a thing people actually did.

PBS NewsHour briefly covers Spanish athlete emerging from cave:
https://youtu.be/1YG9G-JPhDo?t=976
--
#BeatrizFlamini #SocialIsolation #PBSNewsHour #why

@StanWonn
Balance in our online contacts & #irl contacts certainly!
I was just musing on if it was better for building tolerance in society when people are “forced” to interact with others (like coworkers & strangers in certain settings) whom they might not otherwise choose, because they can discover they have commonalities. Maybe it doesn’t work that way, but social media makes it easier for us to insulate ourselves in our preferred bubble. #socialisolation #tolerance

The ongoing challenges of the COVID pandemic were exacerbated for queer and trans youth by social isolation and lack of identity-affirming support.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34025216

#NICHDImpact #LGBTQ #COVID19 #Youth #SocialIsolation #Identity

Both Incredible Kippax & Garforth attended today’s LS25/26 Local Care Partnership Event! 🌱 Great to spread the word on the benefits of community gardening #Community #Socialisolation #Obesity #Mentalhealth #Healthyeating #Active #Leeds #kippax #Garforth #GrowingVeg

😷 🧠 The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in an abrupt, unprecedented social isolation on a huge scale. How do our brains react to social isolation? What do we know about the neuroscience behind social isolation and loneliness?

Get the answers in this week's post by new writer, Andrew Nguyen.

https://pennneuroknow.com/2023/03/23/the-lonely-brain-the-neuroscience-of-social-isolation/

#sciComm #neuroscience #brain #loneliness #socialIsolation

RT @iamatef
How does inequality, broadly understood, affect mental health disorders? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-023-10155-2 Our latest paper on #mentalhealth #inequality #healthyhabits #socialisolation published with @SpringerNature in Applied Research in Quality of Life.

85-year Harvard study: https://apple.news/ARKVTjRK-S6OzT13ICrErmA “Jobs that require little human interaction and don't offer opportunities to build meaningful relationships with co-workers tend to have the most miserable employees.” #miserablejobs #socialisolation #lonelinessepi

@NicoleRoed thanks! Had to glean for the direct link https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/, but this is fascinating!
Loss of grey matter in the #brain due to #socialisolation does indeed point to increased levels of #dementia in today's #aging population. The remedy of 'synchrony' to increase insula activity & #trust in others is fascinating too, one I could unscientifically confirm through my experience of group #singing! #psychology #loneliness #isolation

Congratulations to dossy.co, Two Bulls/DEPT® and Uniting AgeWell who have received a grant from the Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) for the Dossy Project – Community Connect, a unique video app that connects families and their loved ones in aged care in an intuitive, meaningful way and reduces social isolation in aged care.

https://insideageing.com.au/ariia-has-announced-recipients-of-round-2-grants/

#agedcare #agedcareaustralia #innovation #socialisolation #socialimpact #grants #careaboutagedcare #agewell

My best tip for dealing with social isolation: if you and your friends install Signal on your cell phones, you can make international encrypted phone calls for FREE. The app itself is free as well and includes encrypted text / voice notes / audio calls / video calls / group chat for phone plus Window / Mac / Linux desktop versions, too.

#PandemicLife #SocialIsolation

#Science #Health #Dementia #Socialisolation

Another reason why the #Fediverse is important to me as I live alone.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149512488/social-isolation-dementia-risk-study