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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 12, 2023 | Replies (202)Comment receiving replies
I haven't gotten used to the loneliness yet. I have three kids that they are all busy with their own life. I do talk to the oldest one and my four-year-old grandson. They don't really have a lot of time for me. I am 66 years old. Sometimes I feel like I'm 86. I hear being isolated makes you a little strange in my head. It's a good thing I got my doggies.😊
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I am not used to it either. I have no partner and no children. I would have lived both and I did love the bad one until he killed my love. I then had the cats, four of them, and lost three. The fourth one didn't leave their sides as they were dying, I have pictures of that. And he takes care of me, always wanting to help with his entire heart ♥️
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Hello, @siackma When I lost my wife loneliness was, and at times continues to be, a challenge.
While not for everyone, I decided to begin a "To Do" list of things I hadn't been able to do while caregiving, put off, etc. Most are small, but they vary in size and importance. A few examples were to see the home our son moved to in another state, write a letter to a friend of old who I'd fallen out of touch with, touch up the wall and baseboard nicks from the wheelchair, discover a new author, et.
Then I made the pledge to myself that I'd never check one off the list without adding a new one to the bottom. Not only did I get a bunch of things done, but I found I got a lot of happiness and satisfaction from completing each one, it fought my feelings of loneliness, and gave me a sense of accomplishment. It also put me in charge of my happiness that has stood me well.
Just an idea that worked for me.
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