Retirement
Possible Buried Feelings
Identity lossusefulnessagingpurposeinvisibilityrelieffear
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “Without work, who am I?”
- “I'm no longer needed.”
- “My contribution is over.”
Healing Notes
Emotion Link offers these as possible associations to explore, not causes or diagnoses. Possible purpose or secondary gain: staying busy may protect against feeling irrelevant or facing an unstructured self.
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