Does getting old, makes you feel insecure?

I am not old yet.I am in my mid 20 but i can see old people around me i can understand why it happens.They have to depends on other people for so many things.My grandma is near 90 and she has depend upon relatives and other people for taking her to hospitals when she is sick and weak to walk. It has damaged her confidence level and she is continuous under fear of something.She is insecure..a lot.

Each individual is different. I am not insecure about getting older Im actually looking forward to the day. I already tell my adult children when I was your age...LOL. Some do get insecure though I believe its from health conditions and a lack of security in the beginning. My mom who passed only at 58 was very insecure but I can remember as a child that she was on many issues in her life. Now my dad's parents on the other hand. grandpa was 101 when he passed and was still cleaning gutters on his own. No one was gonna do it to his satisfaction. grandma is now 92 and still does things for her self and loves to be alone she says she enjoys company but is always happy also when we leave she feels lonely sometimes but that's when she goes out and gardens weather permitting. Or she just picks up a good book and reads. None of us move the way we did when we were kids but we are all alot wiser then we where then,and that is reality.

I'm not overly worried about it but I don't think I would like to end up in a home for the elderly, I want to remain independent for as long as possible. I don't even know why I am talking like this right now though as I'm 34 years of age!. I would like to think that if I stay fit and get on with regular exercise then I shouldn't have any major problems once I reach old age! Andrew

Yap it is hard to deal with that situation but don't worry because GOD promised in the future that the old ones became youth and no insecurities happened.

I can't respond to this discussion that well as I'm still young! I have experienced my relatives experiencing aging, and they do seem to get insecure about things like gray hair, wrinkles and needing glasses. They seem to feel with age you become invisible, as people don't seem to pay that much attention to you as they once did. With age comes wisdom I think, and their is nothing wrong with that.

the aging process will never be stopped unless the future lengthens how long we live which will most likely happen, aging is a part of life but if you are with a person you love and that person wants to grow old with you i dont see hy you wuld ever feel insecure I used to get scared ever ay cuz I was afraid to grow old, its a part of life and thats what it comes down to

Well I am not old right now but on the wrong side of 30 so approaching that age. I feel one of the reasons we are scared of old age is that we have no control over our expectations…we expect to have saved enough for ourselves, we expect to have healthy bodies, we expect to be surrounded by our kids, we expect to be respected, we expect to be kept in the midst of everything and so on…if we have no expectations and accept the fact that since we would no longer be able to work so much, so no amount of money will guarantee that same lifestyle that I have today, so I have to cut down. I’ll fall sick as my body will become weaker and no amount of exercise will make me energetic like a 25yr old…so be in touch but don’t overdo. Our kids wont be there to surround us always…they’ll have their own lives to lead so loneliness will be there. We wont be taken so seriously by others around us and that’s OK…we’ve had our own moments of importance in our own days. I think accepting old age with grace is the best way to beat the blues.

I think people do become vulnerable with age.I have seen my father who was a very active and capable person in his prime become vulnerable and dependent on his sons.He does not have the confidence any more of taking a trip alone and feels unable to cope with the rigours of driving a car in the evenings though he is still a very good driver.These small things bring about a change in the personality as old age takes over and a person become more dependent on others.