Living alone during lockdown can put a huge strain on your mental health. More than a quarter of Brits are feeling lonely in lockdown, according to a recent survey by UK charity, the Mental Health Foundation.
And with no clear end to the pandemic in sight, keeping our spirits up feels like a full-time job. Clinical psychologist Dr Kate Mason says: “We’re social creatures by nature and that goes back to caveman times when we did things in groups for survival – hunting for food, finding mates and avoiding predators. “Being social is instinctual, and having no physical contact is denying the brain something it has deemed vital since the dawn of man. “Studies have shown the brain of a socially-isolated person displays activity similar to a