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~ Depressed and scared, not making it financially ~

Mental Health | Last Active: Mar 19, 2022 | Replies (428)

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@crohr

Don’t feel alone. I’m 72. A few tears ago when I retired I went into a deep depression. My grandson lives with my husband and I and I adore him but even that did not keep me from becoming clinically depressed. It was several years before I recovered. Looking back I feel like the change of retiring set me off. Your extreme change of moving because your daughters wanted you to and with it not being financially safe would make most anyone depressed ( in my opinion of course). Hoping you have found activities that help you and all is better with you.
This is my first time using Connect Mayo so if I did something wrong everyone please let me know.

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Such wise advice, @crohr. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm sure @amberpep will appreciate that your first post to the community was to connect with her and her story.

Life changes can be hard to adjust to even when they are expected (like retirement) or planned (like moving to another city). Would you mind sharing what helped you along the road to recovery?