Causes and effect of loneliness on the emotional stability of young people: Counselling implications

Abstract

This paper discusses the causes and effects of loneliness as an emotional issue among the young which required the need for counselling  in Nigeria. It also examines the many counselling strategies that can be used by counsellors in helping the young that may  find themselves in the web of loneliness such as Enlisting, listening, and empathizing among many others. Some of the causes and  effectsof loneliness include low self-esteem, fear and poor family relationships, physical effect, violence and dependence. It was  recommended among others that lonely people must be helped to see and acknowledge their strength, abilities and as well as their  weaknesses.