“I can’t just pretend I don’t need another friend. Guess I’m stuck being lonely.”
This is one of the lines from Casey Donovan’s 2017 song titled Lonely.
Speaking on SBS Insight last night, the former Australian Idol and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here winner opened up about her journey with the emotion, one which has been present in different forms throughout her life.
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“In a world that’s very glitz and glamour, I am always doing things by myself. Coming into an industry where trying to make friends is difficult, because I didn’t know if they wanted to be my friend or if they wanted to be Casey Donovan’s friend. It was tricky navigating that,” she said.
Casey isn’t alone. The moving episode of Insight titled ‘Overcoming Loneliness’ touches on the stories of lots of lonely Australians from all walks of life.
The statistics are startling. 1 in 4 Aussies feel lonely at least three days a week, the program says.
Health wise the impact is compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Top Comments
I can relate to this and I have a family. My husband and I went through a rough patch for a couple of years (him dealing with depression over the loss of his business) and it was an extremely lonely time for me. I think anyone helping or dealing with someone who has a mental illness would relate.
I would also say that being lonely when there are people around you is more common than we think and so very hard.