Dealing with lockdown loneliness
How to cope with being lonely during the pandemic
More than a quarter of Brits felt alone during lockdown and as the waves of numbers infected by Covid—19 continues to ebb and flow, I spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr Kate Mason for her top tips to coping at home on your own.
Here are a few, but for the complete science behind why we struggle to be alone, and Dr Mason’s thorough list of coping strategies and techniques, read my article in the Mirro here.
Keep active
Set a routine
Learn something nee
Embrace technology
Coping without hugs
Pet your pet
