I'm not really talking about getting really old and wearing nappies in an old folks home, but more the general process of aging. Are you one of those people who gets bummed out on their birthdays and wishes they could turn back the clock? Or do you not give a shit?

Please give your age in your reply. I'm more interested in the views of people 30+. Anyone younger can just piss off and die.

I try not to give a shit.. but just hit the 4-0 and with the hair gone and the facial hair going grey, its a Real bitch... the steps toward success grow steeper and longer.. and the idea of things getting "better", seem more like a joke. Maybe it just me.. but enjoy your younger years...

Hell no, Black folks don't age like regular people...When I turn 80 I'm gonna look 40....

Chancellor said:

Black folks don't age like regular people

Chancellor said:

Hell no, Black folks don't age like regular people...When I turn 80 I'm gonna look 40....

'Cause Black folks are "irregular?"

42 here.

Aging is a privilege that tapering numbers of people enjoy. It, in itself, hardly bums me out. I'm rather grateful for it.

That said, sometimes I regret what I look back on now as wasted time. But rather than fixate on it, I try to use it as motivation to redirect myself going forward.

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45. It occasionally slightly bums me out to think that I’ve reached a point where I likely have more time behind me than ahead, but it’s nothing I obsess over (what are the alternatives? You can age, or you stop having a pulse). I never really look back or long to have a do-over on my younger days. I only really feel that it’s in the last five or so years that I've developed into a complete person and started to live the life I’ve always wanted for myself, as hokey or new-agey as that may sound. I mostly feel upbeat and positive about the next part of my life and the things I can do with that time.

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I did go through a period of depression when I turned thirty. Partly that was because I was flailing about professionally at that time and felt like quite a failure, but also I think that can be the point where aging does become all too real and undeniable, and I wasn’t all that well equipped to deal with it, I guess.

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Wouldn't say scared, but I get bummed out now and again. I'm 34 and I didn't enjoy turning 30. I liked being a 20-something. Alot of the things I still like to do is stuff that's typically expected of a 20-something (going clubbing/raving, comic conventions, mountain biking), but I'm not ready to give that up yet.

I also liked being young and fit...probably a vanity thing, but I liked that I was the fittest person I knew. I'm still in shape, but now there are people at work and in my social life that can run a better 10km than me, are better conditioned, etc. And I know this is only going to get worse as I get older!

Maybe the one thing that does scare me is when I'm going to be real close to shuffling off and I know this might be the last time I watch a favourite movie, listen to a favourite song, eat a favourite meal, visit a favourite place, see a loved one...that shit will be scary and depressing as hell

depends on which department

mind: aging is still great, 42 now and i feel much more balanced. I don't get all stressed about stuff like i used too.

body: terrible! i feel i'm aging quickly, i've always been very bodyminded and i just don't look like i used. Of course this happens to all of us, but to me it's a big thing. Maybe it's a gay thing. 30-35 is the best time for a man. I used to have six pack till 38 or something, without doing much for it.

anyway, those times are over. I work hard at the gym, but it's not like your 30 anymore.

so....enjoy your body guys when you are young!!!

36, looking forward to 37. The only thing I don't like about aging is I wish I'd been more prodcutive in my 20's. I was too busy partying & having a good time. I wish I was more focused & driven.

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As far as the body goes, I mean sh!t, once I hit 30 my metabolism went out the window, I mean gone, forever, bye bye! Six pack, LOL, I wish; I have a hard eough time sucking in my gut LOL. I'm married so she's stuck with me for life LOL!

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Each day is a blessing/gift, as I've grown, after my dad survived lung cancer, and after I quit smoking, I've learned to realize that we don't always get another day. Now I just try to be as productive as possible & enjoy each day that's given to me

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I'm not scared of aging at all, I welcome it, in fact, I hope that I'll have the opportunity...

Mostly affraid of health issues, loss of vision or becoming senile.

My hero

No, there's viagra

not really, unless it involves being compeltely infirm and/or dementia.

ultimately, i'm curious about death, which i believe to be the next frequency/energy level upward.

I want to be able to live in my own home and not end up in some old folks home.

That fear peaked at 26-28 for me, but I feel lucky and blessed to be alive, especially after I didn't think I was going to make it when I was at my worst mind state years ago. I do get self conscious about looks sometimes though everyone says I look like a baby, but it's all about frame of mind really and I decide now if certain things have to mean I'm old or if it's an indicator of still being around and working with it haha

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Nope.

Didn't bother me when I was younger. But it seems as I age, different parts of me start to break down. My immune system used to be able to fight the flu overnight, rarely off from work because of being sick. Now, as I look ahead, I wonder what part of me will start to break down.

XxAxX said:

not really, unless it involves being compeltely infirm and/or dementia.

ultimately, i'm curious about death, which i believe to be the next frequency/energy level upward.

Reminds me of what Pam said to Jim (in the movie) when she found him dead in the bathtub: "So did you enjoy it Jim? Was it what you thought it would be?"

Nope, just infirmity.

i'm not scared of aging. i just kind of have a little bewilderment when it comes to age appropriate dress.

i really luv some of the styles for the 20 something ladies. i'd feel stupid wearing some of the clothing styles at my over 40 something body/age that i know would be considered as inappropriate.

i mean some of the clothing styles are so cute/sexy, but i'd feel stupid wearing them at my age.

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Nope.

If I had a choice I wouldn't do it, but I kind of like breathing so I guess it comes with the territory.

Most of you all are still relatively young. Getting old is no fun, believe me, but considering the alternative, it beats pushing up daisies, I guess. The best advice I could give is to watch your health. You take so much for granted when you're young, but as you get older, simple things you once took so lightly become trials. For instance, muscle strength. I do have a condition that makes it difficult for me to climb stairs and walk distances, but I noticed before this condition took hold that just getting older limits mobility. Walking distances is not as easy as it used to be. Climbing the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty is out of the question. Hell, climbing the stairs to a 5th floor walkup is near impossible. Just take care of yourself, mentally and physically, and you might make it without too much stress.

A good thing about getting older is getting wiser. You don't get old being a damn fool, that's for sure. I'ven noticed I've mellowed in my older age. I don't let little things bother me as much. I don't drive as fast and I don't let things or peope upset me like I did when younger. I don't feel the need to impress like I did when younger. Downsizer gives me a sense of freedom. You don't need all the acoutrements of a younger lifestyle.

My biggest fear is becoming dependent. I don't want to be a burden to some caregiver. If/when that time comes, I'll be ready to go for good.

free2bfreeda said:

i'm not scared of aging. i just kind of have a little bewilderment when it comes to age appropriate dress.

i really luv some of the styles for the 20 something ladies. i'd feel stupid wearing some of the clothing styles at my over 40 something body/age that i know would be considered as inappropriate.

i mean some of the clothing styles are so cute/sexy, but i'd feel stupid wearing them at my age.

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See. I'm at that age now where I see something I really like and think is cute and stylish, and then I have to say, "Hold on, you old broad. Is that age appropriate?" I don't want to look like some old dame trying to capture her faded youth. I just get a hold of myself and reminisce and then reach for something conservative and classic.

Im not really afraid of aging, but I'm more worried about not being where I want to be by a certain age. I get depressed sometimes because there are days when I wish I was still my 20s. I miss it so much because there were a lot of things I wished I could have done. I'm 30 now and I just recently went back to school. I work 2 jobs so that may slow the process down a little bit and I often wonder how old I'll be when I graduate. I work in a elementary school cafertia and I really dont want to be in my 40s, still doing that. Thats why I'm doing so much stuff now. I also work at UPS at nights and I get a little self conscious being around all those young people. I feel more comfortable working around older people, like around my age and up. I was in small sort and I was working around a bunch of younger girls in their late teens- early 20s. Most of the guys are around that age too, and I noticed that I'm a lot older than some of my supervisors and full timers. It does kind of suck getting older because I find myself looking at pretty girls who are in their late teens, early 20s and wish I could say something to them, but I can't because they see me as "old" or may be looking at another younger guy. I also think about my health. I smoke and I dont always eat right, and a doctor told me that things could be breaking down for me when I get in my 40s-50s if I continue to not take care of myself (I have high cholestorol and high blood pressure). I feel that I need to cut down before its too late. I wished I could have worked out more but it's not too late for that.

I also feel I need to know how to do certain things by now, but dont (drive expressways, know street directons, catch a plane, buying a car, house etc). Just stuff like that.