Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)

There’s no rest for the retired

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RETIREMENT is supposed to be the time when we take things easy and relax after the pressures of work.

But a study has found nearly one in five of those who retired in the past 10 years is more stressed than when they were in employment.

They blame many of their problems on financial pressures and being treated as free childcare by relatives.

And nearly a quarter of retirees wish they had stayed at work for longer.

Of those surveyed, 18% said they were more stressed since retirement, while 13% said their health had suffered since giving up work.

Newly-retired women were more likely to report feeling more stressed, at 23%, compared with 13% of men. Missing colleagues was the biggest retirement let-down, with 35% saying they missed the social interactio­n of work. – Daily Mail

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