problems after retirement

Retirement is an important event in anyone’s life. It is a stage when a person officially retires from active work life. This is a very crucial transition stage in a person’s life as well as his family’s life. It has a huge impact on the life of the retired person some of the problem faced by the person are as follows

Financial Problems-

1. If the person is the only earning member of the family then the source of regular income is stopped which is a matter of concern for the person.
2.If the person has not made any financial plans and not saved properly.
3. If he doesn't have good relations with other family members or has no one who can take his care of his finances.

Health Problems-

A Physical problems – Many physical problems arise at the old age some of them are life threatening, some limit persons mobility, but most of them are recurrent if not taken care properly. Decreasing eye sight, decreasing hearing ability , limits person’s working capacity.
B. Cognitive problems- Mental problems like Dementia, Alzheimer’s start at this age. If the person has already suffered from some mental illness then there is always a chance of relapse at this time. The people with mental problem are considered as a burden by the family if the person is old also then the chances of abuse are high.
C. Emotional/psychological/adjustment problems- At this time the most concerned area is the area of adjustment .The person has to adjust with the family, with himself & with the environment.

The person suddenly finds himself absolutely free, it feels good in the beginning but as time passes the boredom is very difficult to tackle. Earlier everyone wanted his time and he was busy now he has time and everybody is busy .H e wants to talk to people give them advice share his experiences but no one has time. In this situation the person might feel neglected, ignored. Problem also arises when the person starts interfering in daily chores of the home like cleanliness, or the way of cooking. This leads to daily conflicts with the ladies of the home. The person also has to adjust with the fact that now he is not the earning member of the family and the control of the home is gradually moving to the hands of the son.

The person might have feelings of emptiness, worthlessness, helplessness, which might lead to depression. They become hyper sensitive, this leads to perception of neglect, rejection and feelings that since he is not earning he is not needed by the family. If the person lacks social support like friends, and is not willing to engage himself then the problem arises.

The problem also arises when the person retires from the post of authority. He is habitual of waited upon many people at his call no restriction on spending money. When such a person retires he suddenly finds that he no longer has many servants for him on the contrary he is expected to help in certain household tasks like paying bills, looking after grandchildren buying vegetables.

He is also expected to curb his expenses. This also hurts people they feel that when they were earning they gave best life to their children but now they are being asked to spend less.