{"id":124715,"date":"2021-12-07T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=124715"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:00:14","slug":"male-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/male-loneliness.htm","title":{"rendered":"Male Loneliness – Is it Really Different? And How Can You Tackle It?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Jaffor Bhuiya<\/span><\/p>\n

Loneliness is a leading symptom for<\/strong> mental health issues like depression<\/a>, and also, unfortunately, for suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With statistics from the Mental Health Foundation<\/a><\/span> now showing that three times as many British men than women die from suicide yearly, it’s time we saw male loneliness<\/a> as the significant threat to men’s health it is.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Is it really loneliness?<\/h2>\n

We have all at some point experienced that achey feeling of discomfort<\/strong> that is loneliness. That gap between wanting social connection<\/a>, and actually experiencing it. But what if we are surrounded by friends? And still feel that ache?<\/p>\n

It’s a common misconception that if you\u2019re amongst people and have an<\/strong> active social life, you can\u2019t experience loneliness. You can. Loneliness is not the same as alone. We can be alone<\/a>, for example, and not feel lonely at all. Loneliness is about feeling unable to connect to others. And this can happen even in a crowd.<\/a><\/p>\n

Signs of male loneliness<\/h2>\n

Still aren’t sure if you are a lonely male or not? Consider the following symptoms<\/strong> of male loneliness:<\/p>\n