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Having close relationships with family and/or friends also helps if you need a bit of care.

THIS!! Community is what keeps people alive. Mentally, physically, emotionally, and what-ever-else-ally. Even hanging out with a younger crowd is beneficial to you.

I think financially is prominently missing in your list, the hardest part. There are limits to how much your community can help you with that, and there are limits to how long you want to be a burden to them.

Financial means is certainly a requirement for a healthy retirement, but parent and GP are probably assuming that's handled, and so a focus on relationships and community becomes top priority (or second).

Living alone with billions in the bank is still a lonely existence when the rest of your world has forgotten about you.

This person seems to have kept in regular touch with friends and family, texting regularly, and even telling them about buying deadly poison.

It's obviously a very complex topic, and it's hard to know if this person's social needs were actually being met. I was just trying to encourage people not to forget social aspects when examining their susceptibility to depression.

> If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.

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