Loneliness: According to the TK Report, young people suffer from news

Young people in particular are lonely

Young people in particular are affected by loneliness. In the group of 18- to 39-year-olds, around two thirds (68 percent) indicate to feel frequently, sometimes or rarely lonely. Among the older people have replied significantly less: only around half (40- to 59-year-olds: 53 percent, 60 year olds and older: 52 percent).

Young people are not only more affected, they also perceive loneliness significantly as stressful. 36 percent of 18- to 36-year-olds say that they have a very strong or rather heavy burden on the feeling of loneliness. It is only around 20 percent for the elderly.

Those who are lonely feel less healthy

Almost a quarter (23 percent) of those surveyed, who feel frequently or sometimes lonely, rate their health as less good or bad. Among those who are rare or never lonely, it is only 13 percent.

Almost two thirds (65 percent) of those surveyed, who feel frequently or sometimes lonely, are hot -blooded or even permanently stressed or exhausted. Only a third (36 percent) of the people who rarely or never feel loneliness reports. Anyone who is frequently or sometimes lonely is also clearly tired or limp and reports of an unbalanced, pressed mood than people who are rare or never lonely.

Taboo subject loneliness: Many (especially men) do not talk about it

Many have inhibitions to entrust themselves to others when they feel lonely. Every third man (33 percent) and every fifth woman (20 percent) who know the feeling of loneliness have never spoken to anyone about it. In general, women often talk about their loneliness: 40 percent always do this or sometimes. On the other hand, only 22 percent of men exchange regularly, always or sometimes at least about it.