I am 59, I do not work, my children have all moved away, I have no friends and am surviving on very little money. I do not feel I have a purpose in life. I am not interested in voluntary work because of chronic pain. I am depressed and just wish I had the courage to kill myself. my mother and grandmother died at 72 so I guess I have to wait that long. life is unbearable. I go for days not seeing anyone. get up in the morning with no plan or purpose and go to bed at night in a lonely house.
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Have you thought of renting out space in your home, perhaps finding a roommate of some kind to help you out? Maybe take the edge off being alone all the time.
Thats good advice real talk. Also Rosalyn, I feel your pain, I’m 41, havent had a girl since the 90’s and well obviously here I am on this website because I dont know what to do. So me offering advice is easy but I know how hard it is. Maybe since you found your way on to this site you might be able to find sites with other people in your area looking for people to talk to. Maybe a support group. Keep trying, our generation is living longer than the previous one in some case and you could be around longer than 72.
Hah I’m only 27 and already dealing with the same stuff. Same loneliness every day. Wake up to a phone with no messages or calls. No friends. No job. Almost hurts more when it’s happening during what are supposed to be the best years of your life. I won’t make it to my 50s if this doesn’t improve soon.
As a 21 yr old the only consolation I can bestow on you is that I’m jealous of you because you’re closer to death than I am….anything you still love? Any hobbies or passions from your younger days? Have you tried reaching out to any of your children? Maybe you could move in with one of them, or at least move closer to them. I’m sure you don’t want to be a burden. I think you’re justified to take your life into your own hands since your kids are all on their own but if you think killing yourself may give them a lot of pain then maybe do everything and anything you can to make it to a natural death. I understand how hard that can be though and you’ve lived a lot longer than I have and are probably more tired of even than me. So whatever you choose, I wish you peace.
Be lucky you don’t have a person like me around I’d talk your ear off, lol. I wish everyone would appreciate their mothers more because once they’re gone in can ruin your life in so many ways, call up your kids and talk to them, you have nothing to lose
I am the same way so bloody lonely. I am profoundly disabled so the only time I was ever wanted in life was when I was a real little toddler. When I was still cute in other words. But not long after that the disease took hold and I became a complete social outcast for the rest of my life. I spend my days alone, just me, my dog, and god. I’ve learnt to talk to myself inside my head because I haven’t got anybody.