” I try not to check out all the WhatsApp forwards,” says Mehtaj, even as she fanatically continues to sanitize door knobs, furniture and kitchen area appliances.
In her home in east Bengaluru, Saroja Chakravarty, 84, lives alone.
Topsy-turvy times
” These are odd times,” states Pratima Murthy, head of department, psychiatry, at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru.
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As you age, states Dr. Murthy, a routine ends up being crucial and any disturbance leads to stress and anxiety. In Hyderabad, Zubair Ahmed, 71, and his partner Rahima, 65, discover the comfort they drew from their daily strolls and chatting with friends all but lost. “It’s been 7 years considering that our boy left house; however it’s just now that we feel lonely,” states Ahmed.
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