Loneliness is defined as a noun for “sadness because one has no friends or company” or as a place for “the place of being unfrequented and remote; isolation”. Loneliness often leads to depression and/or anxiety for those living without friends and family or who are in remote areas where they are isolated from others. It’s important to address the issue of loneliness in today’s modern world.
Since many Australians tend to move frequently, it’s common for them to be separated from family and friends. This is especially challenging for those working in remote health care. When you think about it, it’s a nomadic lifestyle that makes it more than a little challenging to gain and retain long-term relationships. …show more content…
Some health care workers like the ease of the experience when working in remote areas as it provides a special experience outside the impersonal lifestyle of the city. After all, it’s hard not to learn your neighbours’ names and to become part of these small, remote communities. As a health care worker, you often get intimate details about the personal lives of those in the community, which makes you feel connected.
However, there are health care workers whose remote working experience is lonely. They find out it takes quite a bit of time and effort to build relationships and make new friends. They may be working with others who are so wrapped up in their work and/or their families that they fail to see the loneliness of their coworkers right in front of them. Either way, both the lonely person and the overcommitted person can both experience feelings of emotional and social isolation.
Enduring work in the remote areas requires that you consider your current interpersonal skills and determine what you can do to improve them so you can engage others, make friends, and build solid relationships no matter where you