What do you think of the retired persons?

My dad is the same thing with your Uncle, so we decided to let him work again and he came back as he were before. The doctor said the regular routine he had before affects his entire worth of himself and needs to somehow keeps him busy at his best interest and the more his not doing anything the more he will get sick. Good thing the company he worked before agreed for him to work again it's like retired-rehire but his salary will not be the same since his now working as regular employee unlike before having his Admin Position just to keep him busy and it makes him happy. Maybe your Uncle needs also to work again to avoid overthinking, regrets and to do something. As I can see things from retirees it's really depressing not planning things and especially when he/she is not fun of traveling or doing something else aside from his job before.

My father-in-law worked as a teacher for many years, and when he retired he got involved in voluntary work. He became a volunteer language teacher for immigrants and he enjoyed that very much. Maybe your uncle could also get involved in some kind of voluntary work where he could use his knowledge and his experience maybe a kind of voluntary work related to teaching since he used to work at a primary school. Another thing that I would suggest would be some kind of classes. He could increase his knowledge about topics that he is already interested in or he could learn something new. My uncle is 72 and he is taking many classes. He is retired and he doesn't need the exams, but he takes those classes because he enjoys learning new things.

Hi tinayu, Sadly, your uncle retired without taking up a hobby. His daughters gave him good advice but he didn't seem to want to take it. Everyone should plan for retirement and decide on something that they enjoyed doing. There are many good books if he liked to read and the INTERNET is wonderful. I didn't even have a computer until I retired and knew almost nothing about them. some young family members taught me the basics and I've been learning by trial and error ever since. I now write for two sites, am on facebook and twitter and watch videos on my favorite subjects. See if you can find something that your uncle has an interest in, and help him to get excited about life again. Blessings.

It really depends on a person when they retire what are there plans. But then for your uncle he should be able to understand that there are now.some limitations now on what he can do, but then on that lmitation he should understand also that it is not the end of things for him. Help your incle find a different hobby that he is good of that you think he can still do good even of his age limit and limit of capabilities. With that he would be able to overcome his depression. Help him feel that he is not yet incapable of doing good things for himself. He is still good on something.

i guess your uncle is not prepared of his new activities. he does not have a mindset how to handle a situation like that. well, there are some of the retiree who feel a feeling of emptiness after retiring. their environment changes; when before he used to go to work, do things as necessary for it and else and as of now - what is omitted from him is his work, he is not used with it. i mean, before loneliness has no place within him because there's his work which assumed most of his time. and when he retired, there's a change and he is not ready yet for this. that is why, he feel depression. i guess, it all depends on how a person is preparing himself for a time like this. it is okay to feel sad but not to the extent he will lost pounds for it. he can still do a thing as he wants it to enjoy and to forget and to be bored. my mother is a retiree too. she has lots of time for her garden. she does not want to travel for now but she occupied herself in taking care of us. but we want her to have a vacation, maybe across the country. we do not want her to have a part time job like teaching as her passion. someday soon, she will just sit and be pretty :)

I think your uncle is the type of person who is so used to working and he does not know what to do after retirement. Maybe he is worried about not having an income? Instead of asking him to go fishing or chatting, I think he will like it more if he can do some work. If he is still healthy and physically able, becoming a volunteer for some charity might suit him well. He can do some work and maybe get paid.