Loneliness Is a Sad Affair

Loneliness Is a Sad Affair

January 11, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 116

About this episode

The episode discusses the host's personal struggles with loneliness and its impacts on mental and physical health, while offering coping suggestions.

In this episode of ”Breaking the Mask of Depression,” host ”the diva with depression” returns after a hiatus to share her personal struggles with depression, grief, health issues, and profound loneliness experienced in 2025. She emphasizes that her podcast is based on lived experience, not medical advice. The episode explores the serious mental and physical health impacts of loneliness, drawing from both personal anecdotes and research, and offers practical suggestions for coping, such as joining groups, volunteering, and seeking therapy, while encouraging listeners to acknowledge and address their own feelings of isolation.

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