When my friend took her 7
year old to the doctor because of the excruciating pain he was experiencing,
the doctor told her the discomfort was growing pains. If we accept that for
every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, it stands to reason that
when the retiree loses body mass there is likely to be aches and pains. While
no one warns that the weeks following retirement may be plagued with anomalies of
the body you should be prepared mentally, physically, psychologically and
financially for the eventuality. It may be likely that the conditions existed
pre-retirement but, without the distraction of work you will have more time to
listen to your body. Any added stress of adjusting to retirement may also exacerbate
any pre existing illnesses. The results can be traumatic.
One day after speaking with
5 retirees and hearing the details of different ailments in varying degrees and
names neither of us could pronounce or knew existed I was disconcerted and
seriously thought I had contacted an amalgamation of the lot. I vowed that day
I would not endure such a fate again. Hearing one lamentation per day per
person is all I need as a reality check and that as much as I could, would
encourage persons not to be addicted to talking about their ills but speak more
of the positive things in their live. There is no mystery about why you feel
the way you do. Aches and pains are a fact of life, do what you must to
alleviate them but continue to live a jolly life though it may be difficult
sometimes. Quit spreading gloom and doom spread love instead.
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