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It showed one man in his mid fifties a very competent worker in a good job at the office,,goes home to an empty house and he said he just started to have a glass now and again at home but then used it to try and fill the void he felt because he was lonely getting older and lived in the city but he said the only people he really spoke to were the people in his work,,he said he felt a success in his job but wasn't in his personal life,
So his drinking became his crutch,,,..showed a 68 year old woman,,her kids lived abroad ,same thing again she looked to the bottle for comfort..
This is just a sad fact of life how many people feel getting older that they don't feel an important part in society,
It's Easey to say to them well make an effort get out but sometimes these opportunities are not there for people through sickness,ill health,..depression set in,isolation,,,it's a fact and the programme on the. Highlighted this growing concern that older people don't usually like to discuss,
Sometimes people do feel outside the margins of society,,,yes there are social events in local communities but not everyone in the situation or circumstances to avail of there's things..,even on our social media it dosnt really cater for the over 60 s ..
I think the older people get the more respect they should get they have done their bit ,,and of course I'm talking generally here not on a persons temperament as people of all ages get respect when they show respect,,,