Mood control can be more challenging when we aren't as busy as we used to be. We have removed major life distractions and haven't fully replaced them.
I warn people about retirement in that once the vacation mindset is over, there will be a period of instability where we seek to cement an identity outside of our previous existence.
Of course this depends on what each person does for a living. However, regardless of whether it was passion or not, it likely occupied much space and distracted us away from full self discovery.
For older transgender people this period risks being even more magnified as they may have left unresolved issues on the table because life got in the way.
Thus for a time we will be more apt to oscillate emotionally until we reach a new baseline.
Overthinkers, you've been warned.
Being busy at work or at family management leads to the kind of constant mind noise that stops you from thinking to much about your own needs or your own goals. When that noise dies down, it becomes harder to avoid listening to those feelings you have not recognized earlier.
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