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Why unstructured time can trigger anxiety in new retirees

I have been busy every single day for forty years and now I have nothing scheduled tomorrow and I am having what feels like a panic attack.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A lifetime of external validation through productivity makes empty time feel like existential threat.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Retirement and the gift of unstructured time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.