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1/ Have been thinking about this story all night (was working overnight at the hospital).
Japan appointed a Minister of Loneliness. So much of this year has been a deep well of isolation.
For some of my patients, this was worse than #covid19
insider.com/japan-minister…
1/ Have been thinking about this story all night (was working overnight at the hospital).
Japan appointed a Minister of Loneliness. So much of this year has been a deep well of isolation.
For some of my patients, this was worse than #covid19
insider.com/japan-minister…
2/ I have treated people who have suffered from #covid19 but said that actually losing their job, relapsing to substance abuse, being afflicted by depression/suicidality was even worse.
For some, it was not even a life worth living at all.
For some, it was not even a life worth living at all.
3/ I have also seen a ton of shaming around social activities on Twitter.
“Can’t believe this person did that” etc
We don’t know what other people are going through.
That doesn’t mean condoning all social activities- but it also doesn’t mean stigmatizing all of them either.
“Can’t believe this person did that” etc
We don’t know what other people are going through.
That doesn’t mean condoning all social activities- but it also doesn’t mean stigmatizing all of them either.
4/ Many patients even before #covid19 lacked the deep social connections needed to survive through devastating illness
I don’t mean having someone that checks on you every few days
I mean someone literally taking over the wheel like family. Often, this is what is *needed*
I don’t mean having someone that checks on you every few days
I mean someone literally taking over the wheel like family. Often, this is what is *needed*
5/ As we come out of another #covid19 surge, let’s refocus some of our energy on kindness, & being there for our neighbors.
Esp as more are vaccinated, safer socialization must be seen as a necessity.
The lack of it is actually an assault on our health. blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/l…
Esp as more are vaccinated, safer socialization must be seen as a necessity.
The lack of it is actually an assault on our health. blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/l…
Cc @JuliaLMarcus @zeynep @IngridKatzMD @celinegounder @rajpanjabi @alikhan28 @jabarocas @BhadeliaMD @RanuDhillon @gregggonsalves
6/ New @npr "A report released by Making Caring Common, a Harvard Graduate School of Edu Project, indicated that more than 1 in 3 Americans said they experienced "serious loneliness" during the pandemic, but young adults are feeling it the most at 61%."
npr.org/2021/02/23/968…
npr.org/2021/02/23/968…
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