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Originally Posted by TrudyM
Anybody experience emotional / mental shutdown when facing retirement?How did you get past it?
Did you deal with all right away or put off the decisions that could wait.
Husband is going to hit the retirement button next Thursday.
We are both having Panic attacks.  Usually I handle all paperwork, plans, logistics etc. for our marriage unit. However my brain has shut down. I pulled out my retirement preplan file done back in 2006 when he first qualified for his early pension and we considered retiring to the villages (I had been offered a job there-- long story). I realized none of the steps to take are now applicable.
I have been sitting around for a week in a state of total brain freeze.  The to do list is so long I don't know where to start. I keep thinking I am forgetting something vital that will create a mess.
I sit and read post after post here thinking it will give me an emotional boost and get me back in action. Nothing.
How did you handle it when it was you retiring? |
I don't think it matters much how we handled it because everyone is different. You're having "panic attacks" and "brain freeze" and that means your not ready to make any big change. I think you should just stay put until both of you feel comfortable with getting started on your "to do list." Eventually, when the time is right, everything will fall into place.