1. Make more friends. Social roles gradually recede in retirement, and friends and loved ones are vital to the elderly. A survey by the University of London in the United Kingdom found that the risk of death is 26 percent higher in the elderly with less socialization compared with those with normal socialization. Friends can provide emotional support, and many of the distresses that are inconvenient to talk about with children and relatives can be talked about with friends. Relationships are like a bankbook. The more you save, the more you enjoy. Therefore, the elderly should make more friends before retirement, so that the interpersonal relationship passbook is full. Usually communicate more with neighbors, participate in community activities, smile or a simple greeting can bring relationships closer.
2. Maintain your original interests and develop new hobbies. A study by Yale University found that a rich retirement life can add 7.5 years to an elderly person's life. The elderly may wish to regain their previous hobbies, but also can cultivate new hobbies according to their own character and physical condition. Healthy hobbies can slow down intellectual decline and enhance interpersonal interactions. For example, the hobby of painting and calligraphy of the elderly, at home, ink and create a full concentration, attention, the brain to get fully operational; usually communicate with painting friends, participate in the activities of the Association of Painting and Calligraphy, and increased social support, a multi-purpose.
3. Give love, create a good human network. Giving a gift of love and kindness is a circle, and the love that is sent out will sooner or later return to itself. Elderly people may wish to do a good day, such as a little later to go out to buy food, do not give the morning peak of the commuters to add to the traffic jam; encountered the young people in the same building, give them a smile. Create a network of good relations, they will also benefit.
4. Be prepared for the loss of the aura of retirement. From the protagonist to the supporting role, from busy people to idle people, the elderly retirement psychological gap, will inevitably bring psychological problems. The elderly may wish to be psychologically prepared for retirement as the beginning of another glorious life. Elderly people with the ability to live to a ripe old age, such as teachers, doctors, etc., retired and rehired to give full play to their spare time. But to avoid interfering with the younger generation, children accusations, to give young people more opportunities.
5. With friends and family and the younger generation to get together easily, do not say teach. Some of the elderly love to say that they "think of the past", like to children's words and behavior and life dictate. Parents are not wrong to educate the younger generation, but there are degrees, with a kind reminder is not the same as a critical scolding. Young people have their own ideas, the elderly can use life experience, politely give advice, but do not rely on the old, preaching to their children, so as to be a popular wise man.
6. Actively maintain good health, eat well, sleep well and exercise. Many elderly people suffer from chronic diseases, physical discomfort makes them more inactive, eating love to make do. But the older they get, the more they have to love their bodies and move better. The elderly can develop a week of healthy recipes, try to buy fresh food every day, do not eat leftovers; regular rest and relaxation, about half an hour nap every day; aerobic exercise 30 minutes a day, such as playing Tai Chi, square dancing, walking. Conditional elderly can go to listen to formal hospital health lectures, read reliable health newspapers.
7. Positive concepts of dealing with people. As the saying goes, what kind of values, life philosophy, will show what kind of behavior. Elderly people should have a positive attitude, do not care, do not go around chewing on the tongue, do not compete with others, so as to make more friends, they also benefit.
8. Look at life with an open mind, or have a religious belief. When you are old, you are more likely to get caught in the middle of a bull's-eye and get caught in the middle of an anxiety attack or depression. The elderly should be more open-minded about life, think about everything, often talk to old friends, or talk to their children on an equal footing. It may be worth trying to understand some of the religion, have faith in people live longer. However, it is necessary to communicate more with children to avoid mistaken belief in cults. In addition, religion should serve the body and mind, and should not overpower the main body. For example, Buddhist priests can also not eat vegetarian, especially the elderly suffering from wasting chronic diseases, must ensure that the intake of meat.
9. Learn to relax, such as deep breathing, meditation, and walking in nature. Most elderly people lead a relaxed life, but there are some who were grumpy and impulsive when they were young and do not stop when they are old. Aggressive seniors need to learn to relax by counting to ten when they want to lose their temper, or by taking ten deep breaths. Usually try to do meditation exercises, that is, sit quietly, pay attention to their own breath, feel their own body. A large number of studies have shown that meditation has many benefits for people's physical and mental health, especially to calm the agitated mood. Elderly people can also go to the park, the countryside activities, appreciate the grass and trees, petting small animals, and close to nature can let the mood relax.
10. Self-awareness of recent depression, loneliness. The proportion of elderly people suffering from depression is as high as 10-15%. Elderly people should be self-awareness in their lives, to see if there are more than two weeks of depressed mood, do not like to talk and other manifestations, there is no anorexia, abdominal discomfort, constipation, weight loss, tightness in the chest, throat blockage, headache, dizziness, neck and back pain, insomnia and other manifestations of thinking there is no slow, the brain has not become slow. If you have any of the above symptoms, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital.
11. Do not avoid seeing a doctor. Avoiding medical treatment is the last thing the elderly should do. Have a disease is not terrible, spend money, hospitalization, surgery is not terrible, is afraid of procrastination, the small disease into a big disease. If you have a disease, you must go to the hospital as early as possible for timely treatment. For example, feel a lump, do not think nonsense, but to go to the hospital to receive a checkup, perhaps a false alarm, may be able to early detection of disease, access to timely treatment. In addition, the elderly suffering from chronic diseases may wish to make friends with community doctors and often talk to them about their condition and knowledge of disease prevention and treatment.
12. Listen to your doctor after you start treatment. Some elderly people have poor adherence to treatment, especially hypertension, diabetes and other diseases. Once they feel better, they may reduce or even stop taking their medication without authorization. Others don't take their medication on time or forget to take it. These irregular treatments will cause the disease to recur, aggravate the condition, and even bring a series of complications. The treatment of the elderly must follow the doctor's instructions and complete the prescribed course of treatment properly. Adding or subtracting medication must be done under the guidance of a doctor.
13. Use Xiaoyixiu to interact with your children. With the unique EaseUS family letter function, friends and relatives can upload pictures, videos, voice and text to the family letter, and the elderly can make voice comments on it; family members can also know the number of times friends and relatives have browsed the photo albums, the number of times they have touched the electronic fence, the number of times they have called the emergency number, the number of times they have made a video call, etc., which can help you understand the real emotional needs of your friends and relatives behind the data
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