How Do You Define Loneliness?

Kate Allatt
A Rocky Stroke Recovery

January 11, 2014



29th December 2013:

Radio 2 with Clare Balding and her guest Ester Rantzen this morning at the gym:

She said,

‘loneliness is NOT about being alone, it’s about loss, I think.

…Loss about the grief of losing a partner, loss of a divorce, loss of a driving license, a loss of a sense of smell, hear or taste…’

She also said,

‘I have someone to do SOMETHING with, but no one to do NOTHING with.’

I TOTALLY agree with her but I would also add,

'loneliness is also about the loss of your old-self due to illness'

OR

'Loneliness is the loss of how a loved-one once was.’

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