HI,
You are making an assumption that having family means that you would avoid dying alone. There is no quarantee that having blood family will avoid being alone. You do have the option of talking this over with your loved ones, your created family. Do you have loved ones who are there for you now? If so, just make sure you continue to be a friend to them so that your relationships are mutual. Do they feel you will be there for them in the future? Since we can not predict who will be there for us when we are older, all we can do is to continue to be a loving friend to people of all ages and keep expanding that network. Since you have written a question to SAGE, I assume that you are aware of the many services that SAGE offers where you can remain connected with others, either in person, by phone or email. Keep reaching out to all the available groups where you meet people of different ages and know that others have the same fears that you do. It would also be good get involved with a group where this issue is discussed.
How much of your worries is based on how you view your present life? Are you feeling it becoming more limited and isolated? Then your challenge is to change your present way of relating. There are no guarantees about the future so put your energies into your present life. Make your present life more fulfilling and filled with mutually loving relationships; trust that you have done all you can to help yourself now.
I have one last question for you. Is your reference to "few friends" a statement about the quantity of friends or more about the quality of these friendships? If it is the former, then talk it over with them. If it is the latter, then your task is to work on deepening your present and future friendships.
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