Instead of feeling free, relaxed, and fulfilled, you feel depressed, aimless, and isolated. You may loss of your old life, feel stressed about how you’re going to
fill your coming days or worried about the future days with your spouse or partner. Some new retirees even experience mental health issues such as clinical depression or anxiety.
*Struggling to “switch off” from work mode and relax.This may happen within a couple of weeks or months of retirement especially.
*Feeling anxious when you find more time on your hands, but less or no money to spend.
*Losing your identity-who are you? Because,for example, you’re no longer a doctor,engineer, designer,artist,teacher or electrician,etc.
*Experiencing a decline in how useful, important, or self-confident you feel.
*Adjusting your routine because all-time you’re at home with your spouse.
*Feeling guilty about receiving pension money without directly working for it.
The following tips may help you to manage retired life:
# 1 Embrace all changes.
#2 Find new purpose and meaning of life.
# 3 Manage retirement depression, stress, and anxiety.
#5 Keeping Your Life Balanced.
#6 Achieving Mental Stability.
#8 Nourishing Your Spiritual Health.
#9 Determining Your New Identity.