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Loneliness: Why am I depressed?
Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 27, 2022 | Replies (112)Comment receiving replies
@kskill39 That was quite the move to make! Do you have access to a community center you can visit to join in common activities? From what I have heard, there are many different groups for all sorts of hobbies and pasttimes. In this time of the pandemic, fewer people are meeting face-to-face, so you may have to resort to Zoom type meetings. But being able to "meet" others will help you.
What are some of the things you enjoy doing, where meeting with others would enrich the experience? Book clubs? Gardening clubs? Crafty things? Working on cars or playing sports? Cooking ethnic foods? I'd be interested to hear!
Ginger
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Hi there @kskill39 and @gingerw, What a great list of suggestions, Ginger. I am jumping in to share my move from California to Minnesota when I knew only one person. I had lived for 23 years in a small village of 4,000 people where I did know almost everyone so I was quite overwhelmed. I had owned a business there and got to meet lots of folks. Do you play any games? I knew how to play Mahjongg which doesn't require holding cards in your hands and found a group that I am still with today. I went to a Yoga class for seniors where I was introduced to a Mindfulness practice group and Meditation sangha. It took some time and now my life is enriched with new ideas and new personalities. It takes a little time and effort but I assure you there are folks out there you can enjoy and cherish.
May you be happy and content.
Chris
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My problem is that the things I do require hands and with ET I can’t control my hands. I used to be an artist and a seamstress, neither of which I can do now. It’s very depressing.
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