Do you think of yourself as old?

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There was an new 18 year old guy behind the checkout counter at the grocery store. I was messing around with my cane and having a wonderful senior moment; when I looked at the kid and said, "Ya know, I was 18 once". He looked back at me and said, "Really??". It took him a second or two, to figure out that was a dumb response. At the MD's clinic, I looked around and there was all these "old" people there. I'm 70, walk with a cane, got gray hair, and I'm stooped over like Igor. But I don't feel "old". "Your as old as you feel". But I'm not sure what age I feel I am.
 

I don't feel as old as my drivers license says I am but there are no ifs, ands or buts about it.....I not only think of myself as being old I know for a fact that I'm old.
 
No, I don't really feel old. I physically feel about 40 most of the time.
 

On a good day, no. On a bad day I may feel older! I'm kind of happy to have made it this far, aren't you? Some might be a state of mind. I remember one set of grandparents that were very old in their sixties. All they did was complain and repeat stories from the past. They acted old and I think they thought of themselves as old. I am the age that they were but I am a lot more active, and truthfully, do not think of myself as old, though I know I'm getting there!
 
It's weird sometimes...in my head I'm perpetually twenty five. Much more endurance and wisdom than that age but your physical being comes and whacks you upside the head sometimes. Like getting up from a chair or out of the car, sometimes I walk like Frankenstein. Really, it's okay, I'll be fine...things just take awhile to loosen up sometimes. Even worse is standing up in a quiet library and every joint audibly cracks. When do I feel old? When the high school or college lets out for the day and you're surrounded by all these fluttering darlings.

Then again we were that age once...and besides, I still get the attention of the senior gentlemen. I wouldn't want a boy toy my son's age even if you offered me one;)
 
Fuzzybuddy, I don't feel old at all until I look in a mirror. I see my grandmother's face. So I avoid mirrors. Sometimes I act too childlike. ("It ain't fittin' It just ain't fittin'!" :))
 
I don't have to think about it; I KNOW I'm old. But I feel and try to act much younger.

Drive my own vehicle, do my own shopping, can even boogie with the best of 'em if I'm dragged out onto the dance floor.

Use no cane or walker.....take no meds 'cause I don't need any. Not too shabby for a 91 y/o whippersnapper. Wheeeee!
 
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Most of the time I feel about 50. I'm 71 now. I do have days when my knees feel about 90. Usually a days rest with the heating pad gets them going again. One thing that makes me feel old and depressed are magazines that I thoroughly enjoyed reading in my 20s and 30s. Good Housekeeping,Family Circle, Womens Day. There is absolutely nothing in those magazines I can relate to these days. Thank goodness for books, there is something for any age or interest.
 
I'm in my early 60s and don't really think of myself as old, still getting around, doing what needs to be done and taking the time to have fun and enjoy too. I guess in my mind I feel around 40, and physically I feel like I'm in my fifties. As far as the mirror, when I look in the bathroom mirror in the middle of the night with the small night-light on, I look like I'm in my 30s. :p :yes:
 
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good evening to all- To be quite honest, I almost never think about myself at all. I do think about places I want to go, things I want to do, fish I want to catch, water I want to paddle or sail on.
I think the last time I seriously thought about myself- I must have been about 19 or so.
When I get up ,I think about things I have to do this day. When I go to sleep, I think about things I want to do tomorrow, and I hope to get to do them.
Lots of better things to think about than myself- good evening to all- Ed
 
I'm old on the outside and young on the inside.

I've become sort of invisible to others as I've gotten older, it felt odd at first but it does have some advantages!
 
At my grocery store, you get a 5% discount for being over 55. All the check out people give me the discount without asking to see my discount card. So I guess I look 70. I'm not sure its a good thing or a bad thing to still feel like a kid.
 
I don't view myself as old. My Dr. said something about my being old, I'm pretty sure I can out-box his happy young ass!

However, there are times when certain parts feel considerably older...
 
I feel OLDER sometimes. I hate that. But compared to some, I look and feel pretty good so I'm grateful for that. Usually I'm busy and don't have time to think about this and that makes you feel young even if you're not.
 
I suppose that I dont feel old inside my head and still think like a youngster. But there are times when I am out for a walk and people ignore me as if I am invisible. I am the sort of person who says 'hello' or 'good morning' to everyone I pass as I walk or cycle. Sometimes I am ignored because I am older than the person I have greeted and then I think I should only greet those of a similar age!

I no longer go onto the hills and mountains the way I used to a few years ago - and I miss that greatly. When I see TV programmes showing some of the mountains I have visited, I get quite sad realising that I won't experience that again.

And then there are just some days when my body groans at me more than it did in the past.

Finally, there are also pictures and mirrors to remind me that I am not as young as I once was. :)
 
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One thing that makes me feel old and depressed are magazines that I thoroughly enjoyed reading in my 20s and 30s. Good Housekeeping,Family Circle, Womens Day. There is absolutely nothing in those magazines I can relate to these days. Thank goodness for books, there is something for any age or interest.

I got that way about Glamour and Cosmo. I have no interest in thongs or glitter eyes lashes anymore, even the slang and culture references...Okay maybe a peek at Cosmo and Rolling Stone once in awhile. Other people age worse than we do. I'll be looking at recent concert pictures...Lookit that old geezer...and it's Bob Seger:p
 
Mentally, I don't feel old, but physically I'm noticing more aches and pains. The recent health scare was a reminder that things can happen at this age that might turn your world upside down. But, I'm still young enough to appreciate all that life has to offer, and I still crank up the music whenever I can.
 

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