At this stage of life, when work has been left behind, the children have become independent and it seems that we can devote all the time in the world, but new challenges appear: how to feel useful, if health is good, because sometimes the body is not what it was years ago, there are no children to take care of or work to do.
There are also important social changes, perhaps the death of a spouse, disappearance of the social environment of work, making the person feel lonely, unattended and unwilling to live.
The difficulties that this type of person may encounter:
- Depression and hopelessness.
- Loneliness.
- Anxiety and anguish.
- Chronic pain.
- Fears and fears.
- Sleeping problems.
- Memory loss.
- Feelings of guilt.
Through psychotherapy, these people will be supported to look at a beautiful stage of life from a different point of view, and be able to enjoy it as it deserves, helping them to overcome absences and grief and prepared to reach senescence.
Advantages of psychological therapy for the elderly
Having an environment where they can express themselves freely and confidently without being judged.
Avoid isolation and what it entails: depression, anxiety, anguish and loneliness.
Delay or prevent memory loss.
Restore self-esteem.
Delay or prevent diseases associated with age and stress (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue among many others).
Live life more fully, both physically and emotionally.