Mental health awareness week (9-15 May 2022) by Zoe Challinor https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii Mental health awareness week is this week. The topic this year is "loneliness". Please add a sticky note and share what loneliness means to you, what is your experience with loneliness and what you did to overcome it. You can share pictures or quotes which you would find helpful. Millions of us feel lonely and yet we find it incredibly difficult to talk about it. We want to break the stigma by sharing these ANONYMOUS posts. #Ivebeenthere #mentalhealthawarenessweek en-us 2022-05-09 07:18:01 UTC 2026-03-01 20:45:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1690961568/20c0a2b622655414688774833e4ed69c/mental_health_awareness_week.png zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175302533 2022-05-09 08:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175302533 zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175303360 2022-05-09 08:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175303360 zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175303718 2022-05-09 08:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175303718 zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175305078 Lockdown made an increase in the feeling of loneliness in young people.]]> 2022-05-09 08:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175305078 zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175321415 We can be surrounded by people but still feel alone. ]]> 2022-05-09 08:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175321415 I've often felt alone even when I have lots of friends. We don't go out together and stay at home. I find it awkward to ask them to go out. zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175341914 2022-05-09 08:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175341914 I spend time with my dog when I feel lonely. zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175344503 2022-05-09 08:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175344503 I really struggled during lockdown with my mental health but mainly loneliness. I couldn't see my friends and it felt like we were trapped. I used to text my friends and face time to help us get through it. zs5jwkscrr https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175842610 2022-05-09 14:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175842610 https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175894087 I always have this idea that deep down, nobody really understands me or cares.]]> 2022-05-09 15:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175894087 https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175987248 Although I find peace in being alone, Sometimes it feels like no one really cares or wants to know who I am.]]> 2022-05-09 15:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175987248 https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175991148 Being alone can help you love your own company and fully explore and understand who you are as a person.]]> 2022-05-09 16:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2175991148 https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2176293060 Sometimes I choose to be alone and I enjoy it, yet when I don’t choose it and I need someone around me, I feel I have no one to speak to and I’m isolated.  ]]> 2022-05-09 18:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2176293060 Loneliness https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2176384931 Loneliness is something that I associate with pain.
I usually isolate myself when I don't feel good and after few days I am getting back to friends like a newborn person.
This is weird but when you are alone you feel worse than you thought you feel, but better than pretending that you are okay infront of other people.]]> 2022-05-09 20:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2176384931 https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2177514832 I tend to isolate myself when I am feeling down and like nobody cares, which forms this feedback look as I feel worse since I have noone to talk to. Finding a friend or family member to chat to really helped. Also just getting outside is beneficial as I felt less alone when I am outside in nature. ]]> 2022-05-10 12:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zs5jwkscrr/sc6yiztdxi5rduii/wish/2177514832