Old Scared

[PeaceNeed]

I wake up every morning and the catastrophizing about future starts right up.I read stories about how badly older adults are treated and my isolation and vulnerability hits me in the face.

I just turned 65 it wasnt s happy birthday. I have no one close by who cares about me and my mental issues have driven people away.

[2Scared]

Happy birthday love❤️,

I'm sorry you're going through such a hard time and I know it's not much but here's some cake 🎂

[PeaceNeed in reply to 2Scared]

Thank you .

[roses4all]

Happy Birthday !

transparent mug of beer with birthday candles in the foam

[PeaceNeed in reply to roses4all]

Thank you Roses. Like pic

[Adlon57]

I'll be 68 in a few days🤫 I live by myself, I'm stuck with myself due to bad health, lack of transport and finances, I want to get out but I can't most of my old friends have lost contact with me, obscure contacts with my family, they know I'm ill🙄, I look at tv that makes it even worse, the older generations don't seem to provided much by that medium, so I bore people with my troubles on this site, a good bunch, they have helped me through a lot over the last nine years👍some good craic as they say from my part of the world👌

[PeaceNeed in reply to Adlon57]

I'm not alone in misery. Growing old in today's society just plain SUCKS!!!!!

[Adlon57 in reply to PeaceNeed]

I agree the gap between the younger generation and the more 'mature' is growing all the time! You are not alone in that respect, the younger think they are running the country🙄 I'm still firmly rooted in the 20th century👌

[Nothing_but_books in reply to Adlon57]

Aren't they? They sure seem to be across the pond here.

[Adlon57 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

There is always hope that they are not🤞

[Adlon57 in reply to Adlon57]

Maybe we should form our own community "Moaning and Groaning society for the more mature" "Twentieth Century reminders" that sort of thing?

[PeaceNeed in reply to Adlon57]

I wouldn't call it moaning and groaning. I would call it the Trauma Survivors group.

[Adlon57 in reply to PeaceNeed]

Senior Trauma Survivors group?

[Adlon57 in reply to Adlon57]

Senior Well Being the SWB site, something like the PWB site👌?

[PeaceNeed in reply to Adlon57]

I actually feel sorry for the arrogant young. We are living on a dying planet on the verge of a third world war.

[Adlon57 in reply to PeaceNeed]

All these elections coming up this year, maybe a chance for the younger generation to show how forward thinking they can actually be, after all THEY are running the world🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️🤞

[PeaceNeed in reply to Nothing_but_books]

The arogance, indifferance and ageist attitudes never ceases to enrage me.

[Adlon57 in reply to PeaceNeed]

You would think they could learn from the old, [respect them a bit more?] but oh no they go off at an obscure tangent drawing faster to the end of the dying planet🙄

[Nothing_but_books in reply to PeaceNeed]

Absolutely agree with the attitudes you're seeing. Rage does me no good -- and teaches the arrogant indifferent so-and-sos no lesson, so I try to mutter under my breath and move on.

[PeaceNeed in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Where I live they're totally out of control...riding scooters on side walks..mugging people..shooting each other......OMG !!!!

[Nothing_but_books in reply to PeaceNeed]

I get your screen name. Of course you need peace. I'm sorry.

[Adlon57 in reply to PeaceNeed]

At least you have HU to make your feelings known, to sympathise with you👌

[Rascal386]

I am 67 and I know what you mean about being treated differently. Do you have a counselor. My counselor has helped me so much. I started to volunteer and met nice people. Do you go to church? My church has many groups. I hope you feel better soon.

[PeaceNeed in reply to Rascal386]

Thank you.

[PeaceNeed in reply to Rascal386]

My shrink is leaving. I go to church sing hymns...give me that old time religion.

[Rascal386 in reply to PeaceNeed]

My minister is so wonderful. I get so much out of his sermons. I love coffee hour after church. We all mingle.

[PeaceNeed in reply to Rascal386]

My church sets up coffee on table outside building with cake. We mingle before and after service. The sermons my pastor gives are very good.