My mother has long term depression which I think is coming from a lack of purpose in her life.
She is in her mid sixties and has a husband and four adult children who are mostly self-sufficient. I guess she would be called a housewife. But she hates being a housewife, and often says she wants to do something else. There's not enough housework to fill up a day, and she always says she is bored. She rarely leaves the house. She is a lovely lady who is a good listener and likes to help people.
She also has some medical issues which make walking/movement difficult, so getting a job would be difficult, and it would be hard for her to find a job at her age anyway.
Has anyone been in this situation or know someone who has?
I think she needs to contribute to something or get involved with some sort of project, maybe on the internet. But I just can't think of what that might be...
She is in her mid sixties and has a husband and four adult children who are mostly self-sufficient. I guess she would be called a housewife. But she hates being a housewife, and often says she wants to do something else. There's not enough housework to fill up a day, and she always says she is bored. She rarely leaves the house. She is a lovely lady who is a good listener and likes to help people.
She also has some medical issues which make walking/movement difficult, so getting a job would be difficult, and it would be hard for her to find a job at her age anyway.
Has anyone been in this situation or know someone who has?
I think she needs to contribute to something or get involved with some sort of project, maybe on the internet. But I just can't think of what that might be...