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Originally Posted by Fredster
I think that getting all or most of your feelings of self worth
from a job or work is a mistake, that will make retirement
hard to deal with!
Many years before retirement I lost a job that I had for many years, and it took me quite awhile to land another.
During the long time I was out of work I came to the
realization that I was still a useful, worthwhile
human being even without a job!
I also realized there were other ways to aquire good feelings about your life, such as hobbies,
other interests
and even helping others!
One big thing that I personally feel helped was, just prior to retirement asking God to help and guide me to
find useful and healthy activities to fill the free time I would have!
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Yes. Being spiritual I try to ask God to guide me. I think a lot of us do get the respect and self esteem from working. I was just a secretary but I was appreciated by my own little staff. Always saying they would not know what they would do without me. I ran the office. Unfortunately I also worked for government and the higher ups just thought I was replaceable for less money when I tried to return. It can be upsetting.