Metadata
- Author: Carrie Ditzel
- Full Title:: How to Feel Less Lonely as You Get Older
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- Document Tags:: Loneliness Loneliness
- URL:: https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-feel-less-lonely-as-work-and-family-quieten-down-later-in-life?utm_source=rss-feed
- Finished date:: 2023-04-27
Highlights
Many older adults find themselves feeling more isolated than they did at earlier points in their lives. (View Highlight)
For many, retirement has ended the days of hustling off to a workplace full of colleagues. (View Highlight)
although loneliness may not be a welcome experience, it is something that you can cope with if you do experience it (View Highlight)
Ongoing loneliness, which can be accompanied by sadness, boredom or a sense of emptiness, can interfere with daily life (View Highlight)
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loneliness is associated with the development or worsening of conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and cognitive decline, along with mental health challenges (View Highlight)
The aim here is not to spend a specific amount of time socialising each week, but to take steps to feel more connected to others than you do right now, and to improve your ability to handle the challenging feelings that can come with loneliness (View Highlight)
Thoughts that are one-sided and negative in this way can exacerbate loneliness (View Highlight)
shift their thoughts to what they do have, versus what they don’t have (View Highlight)
I woke up today, my coffee was hot, and my cabinets were full (View Highlight)
Connectedness can also come in less obvious ways. If joining an organisation is not for you, simply sitting in a local coffee shop or window-shopping in the nearest downtown area can make you feel more in contact with the world. Allow yourself to feel a heightened sense of belonging to a larger community as you enjoy your beverage among other patrons or chat with a shopkeeper (View Highlight)