Discussion Seniors Thread for Members 55 Years Old and Older

[Per Ardua Ad Astra]

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[Unattainable666]

Great idea. I'm in my 60s (early). I am still working full time and intend to continue until I can no longer work. I don't have a social life, but I'm ok with that. I believe loneliness comes with aging. I've been suicidal since I was about 10 years old. I have PTSD (my child was murdered), depression and anxiety issues. I try hard to deal the best I can. I almost feel the less people I'm around the happier I am. But I do get lonely at times. I do know that if it comes to a point where I (pardon me) can;t wipe my own ass I'm outta here. I have no family so I'm on my own. It would be nice to connect with people my age as the people I work with are much younger than me.

 

[Cleopatra123]

Great idea. I'm in my 60s (early). I am still working full time and intend to continue until I can no longer work. I don't have a social life, but I'm ok with that. I believe loneliness comes with aging. I've been suicidal since I was about 10 years old. I have PTSD (my child was murdered), depression and anxiety issues. I try hard to deal the best I can. I almost feel the less people I'm around the happier I am. But I do get lonely at times. I do know that if it comes to a point where I (pardon me) can;t wipe my own ass I'm outta here. I have no family so I'm on my own. It would be nice to connect with people my age as the people I work with are much younger than me.

I do think seniors should interract more, really, how many people want to lay around in diapers? I'm 76. Worked till 68, 45 years of Me/CFS now have me almost not alive, as I once knew it. I can tell you all about the progression of loneliness, loss and emptiness of progressing loneliness and meaninglessness.

 

[DeadHead]

Checking in, but just don't have the energy to tell my story right now.

 

[DEATH IS FREEDOM]

When I was young, I didn´t want to live this long. I never wanted to grow old. I just live in a time period when life expectancy is very high. I have only ended up on Sanctioned Suicide because of my age because time destroys everything. Time is destroying my body. Life experience and knowledge have replaced the beauty of youth - and so new humans are born who get old and sick. I don´t want to celebrate another birthday again. I have lived mostly alone because I have met crazy people but the worst thing is to die alone.