Anyone anywhere will feel lonely at some point, but loneliness can be dangerous for those who feel it for extended periods of time. When you think of people most susceptible to being lonely, you might think of the elderly, or perhaps adolescents, but you would be wrong. A recent survey in Singapore highlighted that young adults need to be looked at too. In this hour-long episode of Talking Point, our team’s producer checks in on young adults across the island through a targeted campaign, and also looks inwards, on whether she herself is perhaps lonelier than she realises.
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Do we have enough friends?
3:23 Why is loneliness concerning?
8:15 My 48-hour loneliness experiment
11:07 How loneliness affects my brain
14:30 Elmo checks in on Singaporeans
15:12 The last time I was intensely lonely
18:14 Lonely young adults in Singapore
19:42 Psychologist weighs in
22:51 Talking Point’s national campaign
24:18 Campaign: checking in on young adults
27:28 How many friends do we really need?
29:13 How this Gen Z beats loneliness
33:17 Campaign: It’s ok to lean on your friends
36:31 How can we maintain emotional bonds
38:08 Practice makes perfect
About the show:
Talking Point investigates a current issue or event, offering different perspectives to local stories and revealing how it all affects you.
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