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Living with a Mental Illness

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People around the world have taken unprecedented safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distancing is critical for slowing the spread of infectious diseases, but we know solitude carries its own health cost: Social isolation negatively affects mental health. Some kind of social support is important to well-being. There is no right or wrong social network—people feel satisfied with different types of social circles, friends, and relationships. What matters is how you feel.

Here are a series of articles, videos and other content that we have selected to help you better understand the issue of social isolation, disconnection and loneliness for those who struggle with a mental illness. If you have suggestions on other content that you think others would benefit from, please feel free to reach out to us at info@GenWellProject.org.

Understanding social isolation, disconnection and loneliness in people living with a mental illness

  • Seniors with Mental Health Issues (Link)
  • Understanding Mental Health as a Public Health Issue (Link)
  • Relationship Between Loneliness, Psychiatric Disorders and Physical Health – A Review on the Psychological Aspects of Loneliness (Link)
  • Combatting the Loneliness of Mental Illness (Link)
  • Isolation and Mental Illness Recovery (Link)
  • Isolation: A Double-Edged Sword For The Mentally Ill (Link)
  • Bipolar and Isolation (Link)
  • An exploration of loneliness experienced by people living with mental illness and the impact on their recovery journey: An integrative review (Link)
  • Schizophrenia, Loneliness, and COVID-19 (Link)

Helpful suggestions

  • How To Live With Mental Illness And The Loneliness It Brings (Link)
  • Bipolar Loneliness Can Be Crippling, But It Doesn’t Have To Be (Link)
  • Is Bipolar Disorder Making You Feel Lonely? (Link)
  • International Bipolar Foundation, A Letter to the Lonely (Link)
  • By Yourself? 10 Ideas to help with loneliness (Link)
  • Schizophrenia – A loneliness Factsheet (Link)
  • Social Isolation, Schizophrenia, and Your Family: When Your Relationships and Activities Are Impacted by a Loved One’s Diagnosis (Link)