'I'm tired of walking around the park or the road every day, but I don't know what to do. I'm almost alone. Yesterday morning, Mr. Hua, who lives in Jiaochi street community, Fushan street, Kecheng District, walked into the community office again
Talk to the staff and look at Mr. Hua's long face. Everyone knows that he is in a bad mood again.
Xiao Wang, a staff member, told reporters that Mr. Hua is 78 years old. His wife left two years ago. He lives alone. His children are usually busy and have no time to visit them often. The children's arrival at the weekend is the happiest time for Mr. Hua. However, as soon as the children leave home, they are very lonely. He always wants to find someone to talk with, so he often comes to the community to chat.
"There are many old people, especially empty nesters, who feel lonely and lost. They especially want to be accompanied. "Qi Yunxian, director of the community neighborhood committee, said that there are at least 500 empty nest elderly people in the area. Usually, there are elderly people coming to chat with the staff. When you make a phone call, the elderly will talk more for a while. When you go to work at home, you have to sit down and eat something to leave.
The reporter learned in the interview that there are similar situations in other communities in our city. Some old people will confide to the community staff when they feel lonely, and the staff can sort them out. However, some empty nest old people are introverted and withdrawn, unwilling to deal with people, and do not participate in community activities, so the community does not know where to start if they want to help. 'we haven't learned professional psychological knowledge. When we chat with the elderly, we can only ask them about their recent living conditions and what they need help, etc., but it's more difficult to find and solve the psychological problems of the elderly. 'community staff hope that there are some professional institutions to connect with the community, so that the elderly can ask for help or consultation at any time.
Jiang Xuesong, a psychiatrist in the outpatient department of the city's Third Hospital, said that he has been engaged in psychological consultation for 18 years. Almost every day, the elderly come to consult. He found that most of the elderly's psychological problems are concentrated in the aspects of too large psychological gap, uneasy children, inner loss and loneliness after retirement. For the elderly, spiritual comfort is often more important than food and clothing, because long-term bad mood can lead to depression, anxiety, insomnia and other diseases. According to statistics, the number of elderly people suffering from mental disorders in our city has reached 30%.
"Although the children are not around, many old people are equipped with domestic service personnel to take care of them, but the lack of personnel who know psychological care can not give some psychological support to the mentally vulnerable old people. "Doctors suggest that the community can hold psychological lectures regularly, organize the elderly for psychological consultation, so that more community workers can master the necessary psychological expertise. At the same time, the elderly should reduce their attachment to their children and enrich their new life contents and interests.