Retirementphases triagephase

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Three things I wish I would have known in the triage phase of my retirement. The most important thing is I wish I would have known that it's normal for some people to have like overwhelming anxiety and panic. If I would have known that going in, at least I could have said, okay, you were told this was going to happen. This is normal. Just, you know, work through it. But I thought that it was real. I thought what I was feeling was real. But someone posted on here that a big part of that was grief. And that grief triggers anxiety, panic attacks, worry. And after doing some reading, I agree 100%. The second thing is I wish someone would have told me you're going to feel guilty for not being busy, for not working. You're going to feel guilty for not staying productive. Of course, I learned that was nonsense and I learned how to overcome that. And the third thing is I wish someone would have said the cessation of income is going to be shocking. Prepare yourself for that because you're not in income mode anymore.