## Metadata - Author: [[Psychology Today]] - Full Title: Why Are College Students Feeling So Lonely? - Category: #Source/articles - URL: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/campus-crunch/202002/why-are-college-students-feeling-so-lonely ## Highlights - Her depression and most of her other challenges were ==directly connected to unmet social expectations== ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0eqmh4931t0g0eem0fhad)) - When we feel lonely over long periods of time we start to feel disconnected and maybe even hopeless, like we'll never have friends again. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0f1h0v62q22rwevywtvjh)) - Friendships take time, often years, to develop. Friendships are based on common interests, values, and experiences. Friendships are also based on [[Trust (emotion)|trust]]. All of this takes time to explore with others. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0fp0h4h0z3v1reyr8222c)) - But if they’re not accepted, they can feel forgotten, ignored, and rejected. ==For many students, they’ve never experienced that type of rejection before== and may not be prepared for being kept out ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0gnvwb51djjmshc14gcrw)) - At the risk of beating up on everyone's favorite boogeyman, ==social media can amplify [[loneliness]] and, in some cases, be the cause== ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0h3wwy245x9kqh7v4narq)) - many clubs now conduct interviews, might be limited to a specific number of students, or might be pretty exclusive. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gkm0htsk3k6xny1xkfc3d6cf))