05:00 PM Tuesday 19 December 2023
Written by Nada Sami:
When a person reaches retirement age, he moves from the stage of work to rest and relaxation. However, some people may have difficulty adapting to this change in lifestyle, which leads to developing a type of depression, known as “retirement depression.”
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In the following report, the Consulto reviews everything related to retirement depression, according to the Very Wellhealth website.
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Causes of retirement depression
1- Loss of sense of accomplishment
If a person is used to achieving a lot at work, he will feel sad, hopeless and frustrated when he reaches retirement age, because he will lose the euphoria he felt with an achievement.
2- Unity
Retirement can lead to feelings of loneliness or social isolation, especially if during their working years a person was accustomed to interacting with people.
3- Financial problems
Financial problems can cause retirees to become depressed.
4- Disease incidence
With advancing age, the risk of developing many health problems increases, which may negatively affect the mental health of retirees, exposing them to depression.
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Symptoms of retirement depression
Retirement depression can be indicated by the following symptoms:
– Feeling sad or hopeless.
– Loss of interest in things she used to enjoy.
– Constant fatigue.
-Poor concentration
– Difficulty making decisions.
– Loss of appetite or increased desire to eat.
– Insomnia or sleeping for long hours.
– Thinking of suicide.
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Tips to help patients with retirement depression
There are reliable tips to help patients with retirement depression, the most prominent of which are:
– Taking care of a patient with retirement depression, listening to his problems, and trying to understand his feelings without judging them, especially minimizing them.
– Encouraging the depressed patient to communicate with family and friends or join a club or community activity, to get rid of the feeling of loneliness.
– Helping a patient with retirement depression discover new activities that fill his free time and make him feel accomplished when doing them.
– Take a patient with retirement depression to a psychiatrist, if his symptoms are severe or persistent, to prescribe appropriate treatment for him.
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