{"id":4352,"date":"2019-04-10T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niesh.co.nz\/?p=4352"},"modified":"2020-04-06T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T01:45:50","slug":"loneliness-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niesh.co.nz\/blog\/health-lifestyle\/loneliness-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Loneliness 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONELINESS, DEFINED AS \u201cTHE FACT OF BEING WITHOUT COMPANIONS, SOLITARINESS\u201d. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE LONELY IN 2019 AND IS IT OKAY?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s 2019,  here\u2019s a recap on social media in the last decade or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook was created in 2004, Youtube in 2005, Snapchat and Instagram almost ten years ago! Oh yea, remember Vine? Created in 2012 then shut down in 2017.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I bet you\u2019re thinking, \u201c I\u2019m not dependent, I could totally live without social media.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many minutes do you spend on social media while, <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • Waiting for the bus<\/li>
  • Waiting for class to start<\/li>
  • Waiting for friends<\/li>
  • At a cafe, waiting for your meal<\/li>
  • Chilling with friends<\/li>
  • In-between studying<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    These platforms were only created a decade or two ago. Crazy to think about how dependent we are on them right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What is Loneliness?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n