Psychology Today | 01.08.2026 00:11
The fact that people are lonely isn’t new, despite the U.S. Surgeon General proclaiming in 2023 that loneliness and isolation are a national epidemic. People have always been lonely, even when they are surrounded by people. If you are old enough, you might remember a line from the Beatles' 1966 song Eleanor Rigby: "... All the lonely people... Where do they all come from?"
