Fight Loneliness with the app: Let It Go
<p>2020 is a turning point for all of humanity. In addition to the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19, there is a major societal crisis. This highlights a problem that is little or badly addressed: loneliness. <br />
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In its annual report on isolation, published in 2019, the Fondation de France once again highlighted this growing challenge, which estimated that Loneliness affects 7 million of French people (13% of the population). <br />
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Loneliness can temporarily or permanently affect your mental health and does not obey the traditional barriers that you could imagine such as: social class, age, professional situation and place of residence among others. <br />
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Mental health is precious. Without it, it is more difficult for you to overcome the challenges that punctuate your daily life such as: <br />
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- studies; <br />
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- work; <br />
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- friendship; <br />
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- couple; <br />
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- parenthood; <br />
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- sexual identity. <br />
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In a Harvard Business Review article, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, former Surgeon General of the United States, wrote: "Loneliness and weak social ties are associated with reduced lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity”. Loneliness also causes an additional risk of developing cardiovascular disease. It also results in an increase in the level of cortisol, a stress hormone that causes mental and physical disorders.<br />
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Let It Go aims through its mobile application to give to each lonely person and victim of the side effects of loneliness: depression,anxiety, stressa moment of well-being, kindness, sharing and support without any judgment or discrimination. <br />
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Let It Go will bring you a bubble during which you can be you, and only you, without mask. Each available slot will last 15 minutes and will be renewable as much as you want. The app will be available 24/7. There will be a tailored offer for companies and private customers<br />
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PS: The price of a slot is still under consideration as we are still in the reasoning phase.<br />
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Let's tackle this global challenge together!<br />
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Thanks in advance for you help and please do not hesitate to share my thought regarding our project :)</p>