My Companion, Loneliness | ft. Vir Das | Call Me Hopeful

In this episode of Call Me Hopeful, comedian Vir Das joins us to discuss his experiences with solitude, loneliness, how you are always more loved than you think you are, and why he sometimes wishes he was in the audience.

00:00 - 0:42 -Intro
0:42 - 2:53 - Why loneliness?
2:53 - 6:33 - What does loneliness look like for Vir?
6:33 - 8:25 - Feeling disconnected while on stage
8:25 - 10:31 - Connecting via music
10:31 - 13:21 - Growing up as the outsider
13:21 - 14:40 - Accepting loneliness
14:40 - 17:55 - Chronic loneliness/pushing people away while feeling lonely
17:55 - 20:05 - Wanting to fit in
20:05 - 28:13 - Reaction to the Two Indias controversy
28:13 - 33:17 - The loneliness epidemic
33:17 - 35:43 - Reaching out
35:43 - 37:11 - Pledge

If you are struggling with your mental health, remember there is help out there.
Sangath (9:30am to 5:30pm | Monday to Friday)
07887872345
https://sangath.in/well-being-centre/

Self-help resources
https://sangath.in/self-help-resource/

Agatsu's clinic (11am to 7pm | Tuesday to Sunday)
9167792077
https://www.agatsufoundation.org/therapy

Mental Health Directory
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Links:
Guy Winch
   • How to practice emotional first aid |...  

Loneliness over the decade
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...

TS Studios brings you Call Me Hopeful, a podcast where host Ira Khan attempts to make sense of the information, misinformation, oversimplifications and complications around mental health in India today.

Credits:
Host: Ira Khan
Associate Producers: Bavana Gone, Neha Shetty
Editor: Bavana Gone
Art Director: Neha Shekhawat
Camera Attendant: Shivam Kumar Singh
Recording Studio: Island City Studios
Social Media Strategist: Anubhooti Chouhan
Creative Producers: Mohini Chaudhuri, Abhishek Saha
Supervising Producer: Shrishti Malhotra
Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

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