Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your advice (or for at least reading this
I'm 66 years old and my SO of 5 years recently broke up with me. He has some issues, mild Asperger's being one of them. I can't get an honest, clear picture of why he ended it. I thought I was being very supportive without being too "needy". Anyway, the thing is: I just cannot, for the life of me, visualize a happy life from here on out. I see loneliness (I did a lot of dating before I met him and I'm not interested in doing that again) and joylessness. I'm quite shy and an introvert, so suggesting joining social circles for activities only makes me anxious and I end up dreading the event, often canceling at the last minute. I enjoy rreading, but feel guilty if I do too much of it. Any suggestions of a way to occupy my mind so I don't just sink into the quagmire of despair?