All alone. 64 & divorced. All siblings and close friends have passed on.

I really feel for you. I'm lucky enough to live with my son and his wife, but I feel like a burden. These are such stressful times to be coping with mental issues. I just discovered I'm bipolar myself. Some days are overwhelming. This site helps me deal with it. I hope you are okay.

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Originally Posted by Sunny4198 I really feel for you. I'm lucky enough to live with my son and his wife, but I feel like a burden. These are such stressful times to be coping with mental issues. I just discovered I'm bipolar myself. Some days are overwhelming. This site helps me deal with it. I hope you are okay.

Hi Sunny! Welcome to PC I'm in NorCal, choking on smoke. How is it where you are?

I noticed that you replied to this thread, I was going to reply to the OP, but realized it's an old thread.

Hang in there. Things will get better.

Hello, all you new folks to Psych Central and/or to this forum.

I would hope if I ever live with one of my children--I don't think they would even ask me--that I could pitch in somehow. Fold clothes, cook, watch the grandkids, or something. I hope they would tell me how they feel and if they see me as a burden, I could somehow make things better. But I'd want to have my own life, too-get out some, if I could or even get out of their sight for a bit.

I still have my hubby. I need to learn to be more independent in case he dies first. But I suffer from lots of pain as well as bipolar. He is bipolar, too. We take our meds and see our health specialists and learn to cope when one of us is sleeping a lot or whatever.

I do think hobbies are important. I'm not crafty, but I read and write, color pictures, and watch a lot of TV--as well as coming here and getting involved.

I belong to a writers' group associated with my church, too. That's something new ,and I am blessed for that!

how long have you been divorced. I am going down that road now. Was married for 36 years and wife decided she wanted out; She will be 72 in December and I am 75..
We have been separated 2 months. I don"t feel like doing anything and I have panic attacks, especially if I wake up during the night and reach for her and she's not there.

Hi, Manny14, and welcome to Psych Central! I'm sorry your wife has taken off. I can understand your reaching for her and how hard it must be that she's not there.

Any chance that the two of you can reconcile?

You'll have a chance to make some new friends here--and I'm sure folks who can understand what you are going through. You might check out the Relationships forum and even post there to find them.

I'm glad you've found our senior forum and have joined in. We are also here to "listen." And to have some enjoyable times.