Why do young people feel lonely?

Question 1

Isolated

Answer 1

Isolated means far away from other places & people.

Would you say that this area is an isolated place?
Can you be lonely in a crowed?
Yes, I think you can be because being lonely isn’t about physical isolation. I think you can be lonely anywhere if you feel that you are disconnected from the world around you, if you feel that no one understands you.
Where is the most isolated inhibited place on the planet?
The island of Tristan da Cuhna in the South Atlantic.

Question 2

Stereotype

Answer 2

A stereotype has nothing to do with stereo music, but it’s a noun we use to describe a very simple & basic judgement of someone & their character & personality based on their age, nationality, profession & so on.

So a stereotype of British people is that we can’t cook we have bad teeth, we are very reserved & never say what we mean.

Question 3

Intensely

Answer 3

Intensely here means strongly.

People aged between 16 & 24 experience loneliness more often & more intensely than any other age group.

Question 4

Figure sth out

Answer 4

If you try to figure sth out, you are trying to understand it.

Question 5

Plagued by sth

Answer 5

If you are plagued by sth, it means that it troubles you, it bothers you & not just once, it’s sth that happens continually or repeatedly.

Feeling lonely may plague the young.

Question 6

Regulate

Answer 6

Regulate, another way of saying control.

Figuring out your place in the world & of learning to regulate your emotions.