My retirement date is on the calendar, and instead of feeling free I feel a kind of panic I can't explain to anyone. For forty years I've been the person who does this job, and I don't know who I am once I stop. Everyone keeps congratulating me, and I keep smiling while quietly wondering what's left of me.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're about to retire and don't know who you are without your job.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.