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<blockquote data-quote="Alison54321" data-source="post: 1947564" data-attributes="member: 472744"><p>People can get depressed in their fifties. Maybe getting diabetes has added to that.</p><p></p><p>Just a thought, maybe it's worth trying to talk about all the positive things he can do, as he gets older.</p><p></p><p>As a society we often talk as if getting older is the end of everything, and some people are just more susceptible to this sort of negative nonsense than others. Also there is a lot of negative stuff about diabetes, so the two combined may make him feel depressed.</p><p></p><p>Here's an article about older men feeling sad, it's about the US, but quite a lot of it is relevant to the UK. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-life/201503/older-sad-man-syndrome" target="_blank">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-life/201503/older-sad-man-syndrome</a></p><p></p><p>I think it's important to talk to him about his diabetes, but I think he needs a why, and though his family should be a good enough why, if he feels very down, that just may not feel like enough, or he may feel a burden.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alison54321, post: 1947564, member: 472744"] People can get depressed in their fifties. Maybe getting diabetes has added to that. Just a thought, maybe it's worth trying to talk about all the positive things he can do, as he gets older. As a society we often talk as if getting older is the end of everything, and some people are just more susceptible to this sort of negative nonsense than others. Also there is a lot of negative stuff about diabetes, so the two combined may make him feel depressed. Here's an article about older men feeling sad, it's about the US, but quite a lot of it is relevant to the UK. [URL]https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-life/201503/older-sad-man-syndrome[/URL] I think it's important to talk to him about his diabetes, but I think he needs a why, and though his family should be a good enough why, if he feels very down, that just may not feel like enough, or he may feel a burden. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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