Loneliness is one of the most universal emotions of the human condition. But feeling lonely for a long period of time, also known as chronic loneliness, can be detrimental to your mental health. Are you wondering how to deal with loneliness? Well, in order to deal with depression and loneliness, we need to find out the root reasons why we feel lonely or even possibly depressed in the first place. Also, we made a previous video on 10 Things You're Emotions are Trying to Tell You here: https://youtu.be/qXCIb4O1PN0 #psych2go #loneliness #lonely Other suggested video(s) to watch from us: 7 Signs You May Be Lonely https://youtu.be/_VcHuQt3fYY 6 Types of Loneliness https://youtu.be/KBZf-IkBavY 4 Reason Why You Feel Empty https://youtu.be/_by5mfkBni4 Credits Writer: Chloe Avenasa Script editor: Rida Batool & Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Cristina Benavides (new animator) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWkAGVNCOfdiywhJsTGR9Q) YouTube manager: Cindy Cheong References: Gierveld, J. D. J., & Van Tilburg, T. (2010). The De Jong Gierveld short scales for emotional and social loneliness: tested on data from 7 countries in the UN generations and gender surveys. European Journal of Aging, 7(2), 121-130. Dykstra, P. A. (2006). Loneliness and Social Isolation. Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships, 485-500. Ernst, J. M., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1999). Lonely hearts: Psychological perspectives on loneliness. Applied and preventive psychology, 8(1), 1-22. Firestone, R. W., & Catlett, J. (1999). Fear of intimacy. American Psychological Association. Herrick, C. A. (1992, July). Codependency: Characteristics, risks, progression, and strategies for healing. In Nursing forum (Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 12-19). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Condon, B. B. (2008, October). Feeling misunderstood: A concept analysis. In Nursing Forum (Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 177-190). Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc. American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. Washington, DC; APA Publishing Did you enjoy our video? Do you want to be on the team? Email us at editorial@psych2go.net.