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How did your experience of loneliness start?
What was going on in the world around you to make you feel lonely?
How does loneliness make you feel?
What do you wish other people knew about loneliness?

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If there has been one small step that you took, or someone else took, to help you feel less lonely, what was it?

If you wish you or someone else could take one small step to help you feel less lonely, what would that be?

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Here are some things you might like to write about

How did your experience of loneliness start?
What was going on in the world around you to make you feel lonely?
How does loneliness make you feel?
What do you wish other people knew about loneliness?

We would love you to share your thoughts about this:

If there has been one small step that you took, or someone else took, to help you feel less lonely, what was it?

If you wish you or someone else could take one small step to help you feel less lonely, what would that be?

Please don’t include any details that could identify you or anybody else personally in your story

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