But because of that, it means that I have learned how to hyper-normalize my own loneliness in a way that it doesn’t feel uncomfortable to me. So therefore I’m actually doing okay during this crazy time. I’m someone who naturally like a kind of house cat can just slink off and be away from people for weeks at a time. And it made me really, really think about the changes that I need to be making in my life to prolong it and to fill it up more. He broke it down in a way that even I could understand. I’ve never felt more, I’ve never felt like more of a stupid person than when sitting opposite someone who has this prestigious job and level of knowledge. He has gone around the world to learn as much as he can about it, and I was able to learn. He is an absolutely brilliant man who has done a study on loneliness and the impact that it has on our lives, not just emotionally, but also physically, the impact it has on our actual health and the longevity of our lives. I got the chance to speak to Vivek Murthy, who is the Surgeon General of the United States, or he was the Surgeon General of the United States. Even if you are with other people, you can still sometimes that can make you feel even lonelier or you’re just so far away from your friends and your family and you are missing human touch. And that’s why I thought today’s chat would be perfect, cause it is about loneliness, which I know so many of us are struggling with in this moment. And some people are not in a coup or not being driven mad with their families because they’re having to isolate completely on their own. Couples are starting to break up while stuck in quarantine together. And I know from what I’m hearing about online and from friends that people are starting to fray at the edges. We are now weeks and weeks into this fucking lockdown and this pandemic. JAMEELA JAMIL Hello and welcome to “I Weigh” with Jameela Jamil.

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