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Mailbag Installment XXXV: When Nobody Knows You’re Still Here | Loneliness, Social Isolation, Suicidal Thoughts, Friendship, and the Need to Be Found
Content note: This episode discusses severe loneliness, suicidal thoughts, social isolation, and fear of being alone. In the United States, anyone in immediate emotional distress may call or text 988. If there’s an immediate danger of self-harm, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
In Mailbag Installment XXXV of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey responds to Jana B., a 61-year-old listener whose outwardly functional life conceals a frightening degree of loneliness.
Jana still works, buys groceries, answers messages, and makes jokes during meetings. From the outside, she…
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