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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
Agree ! It's really interesting to me to observe. One facet appears to just have more to do with time and the flexibility to develop a whole range of new interests, skill, and hobbies. But there seems to be a group of people where it runs deeper than that... I've seen it at various groups I belong to that do volunteer charity work. Individuals who seem almost driven to announce who they "were" once, and make it known they should head the effort (so to speak). Personally, that's fine with me, I REALLY enjoy the freedom from decision making and responsibilities...LOL... but I totally understand that many feel a sense of loss, or an emptiness, or even that their status/worth is somehow diminished. The best part is, if an individual has that need, there are several thousand opportunities in our community to be fulfilled .
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Some people have large egos and they need to get those egos fed a lot and OFTEN. They are begging for a "pat on the back". Some residents are SIMPLY lonely. But, I would disagree with the concept of LARGE personality changes AFTER retirement. I believe that psychologists say that people's basic personalities are largely FIXED at a young age. Probably, by 2nd grade. If people are very outgoing then they will LIKELY stay that way when retired. If people are more introspective, it is likely that they will stay that way in RETIREMENT.