Thank you for the informational and differential perspectives on loneliness and isolation.
Through my cancer and my chemo of the previous year with COVID-19 making it even more difficult to see people. With symptoms and problems from chemo or difficulty getting help from doctors my mood decreases. As my mood decreases I isolate myself more because who wants to hear my distress. It is difficult to share feelings and medical issues when you know others don’t want to hear it, don’t sympathize with it, and just plain don’t understand. Your suggestions are helpful and necessary. I will try to reach out to friends and see if I can connect in order to share. If I connect it will decrease my feelings of loneliness and isolation.