Resources to Help Cope With Loneliness

Resources to Help Cope With Loneliness

Loneliness is plaguing our society today, and it’s affecting young adults the most! Here are the statistics and some resources that might help.

Research Stats

Gen Z, or young people ages 18 to 22, are significantly more likely to be lonely than any other generation in the U.S. About 2 in 3 feel shy, feel like others don’t understand them, and feel that people around them are absent (Cigna).

Before the pandemic, “60% of U.S. students felt ‘overwhelming’ anxiety, while 40% experienced depression so severe they had difficulty functioning… Suicidal thinking, severe depression and rates of self-injury among U.S. college students more than doubled over less than a decade” (American College Health Association).

In 2019, 27% of U.S. based students reported that feelings of anxiety had caused them to achieve a lower grade on an exam or in a class, while 20% of students said that feelings of depression were the cause of worse academic performance (American College Health Association).

Helpful Resources

Video: Let’s Talk About Loneliness 13 mins

Book-Stop Being Lonely by Kira Asatryan (Secular but good)