Combination of lockdowns, personal issues and being stuck in ‘digital bubbles’ has left many feeling isolated and friendless
Riley had hoped university would be where they would meet likeminded people and form lasting, meaningful friendships, shedding the feelings of loneliness that had often surrounded them in their teens.
“I’ve been dealing with degrees of loneliness for a large chunk of my life. I was often reassured by my family that uni would change all that,” they say.
