Oh, my gosh, yes - you do understand. I have been blessed to live in a comfortable condo, with my dear husband's pension keeping the wolf away from my door - and I have the blessed companionship of my beloved cat, Winky. But the requirements now of just managing day-to-day life alone can trigger...
The problem is that I have nobody to support me now emotionally - I have no children or living relatives, and only a few friends from my work history as a church administrator before retirement. I am someone who is sometimes termed an "elder orphan."