loneliness

Long COVID symptoms and loneliness: findings from the World Trade Center Health Registry Sisti, Julia S.; Packard, Samuel E.; Metzler, Janna [Line breaks added] Background Symptoms of long COVID can profoundly impact affected individuals’ functioning, including their ability to participate in...

2 of their interviewees have/had CFS...

This is a really good article about the research they are doing. It's about old age, but I think many here would recognize a lot of it. https://theconversation.com/loneliness-loss-and-regret-what-getting-old-really-feels-like-new-study-157731?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

Full title: The Lonely, Isolating, and Alienating Implications of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/413

Jess Stafford called into the Radio 4 "You and Yours" Programme. The subject is Loneliness, and Jess was discussing her ME. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000bx1p Starts at 15.04. Pretty sure this must be the same Jessica Stafford who was the subject of this MEA piece back in July:

Not the cheeriest of articles but an important subject. http://whchronicle.com/the-deadly-hurt-of-loneliness-it-kills/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/04/missing-link-why-disabled-people-cant-afford-delete-facebook-social-media

https://consult.gov.scot/equality-unit/connected-scotland/