I am Elderly

@celticeagle (167019)

Boise, Idaho

October 30, 2024 3:38pm CST

I don't think of myself as 'elderly'. To me, they are very fragile, shrunken, and delicate. I think of myself as about 30-40 cognitively speaking. Physically I feel 80+. But I just read somewhere online that those over 65 years of age are termed elderly. I hadn't heard that before. Retirement age to be sure but not elderly. Geez! I have occasionally gone to extremes in my obsession not to die. I've thought about if I was rich I would have each of my organs replaced. Silly huh? A lot of surgeries for an old gal too. Becoming a vampire doesn't seem to be happening. Am I not attractive to vamps or what? Okay. Enough silliness. Do you feel old? Are there things that make you feel as if you are getting up there? Picture is from flickr.com

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@xFiacre (13034)

• Ireland

30 Oct

@celticeagle I’m nineteen but my passport says 66.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct

I know how that is.

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@BarBaraPrz (47334)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

30 Oct

I don't feel old until I try to do something that I used to be able to do and now can't. Then I think to myself, "Oh, yeah, I'm not 65 anymore."

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct

Pretty much what I do. My mind really doesn't like that my body can't seem to keep up anymore.

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@much2say (55655)

• Los Angeles, California

31 Oct

I don't know what the line is for "senior" . . . but I am now over 55 and some places apparently count seniors at 50+. I can't even get over that. I guess I don't feel old exactly, but I do feel "older" these days - especially in comparison to younger folks.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

That's too young to be thought of as old. Comparing myself to younger folk is rather scary.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Nov

@much2say .......I know what you mean. I am hoping my grandson does okay and my granddaughter. It's a scary world out there nowadays.

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@much2say (55655)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Nov

@celticeagle I envy some things about younger folks, but then again I don't envy their generation of what they will have to go through in these crazy times.

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@Orson_Kart (6775)

• United Kingdom

31 Oct

I am just at the age that you have described as elderly, but I don’t feel that way. I am still desperately trying to cling onto middle-age, and I don’t want to give that up any time soon.

I think I am young at heart, even though, the last time I had it checked, it wasn’t ‘young’. I don’t have an obsession not to die, but I want to live as long as possible in good health. Getting to 80 in good health will do for me. After that, I don’t know.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov

@Orson_Kart .........When I think about dying I get very emotional.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Being young at heart is so important. I do have an obsession not to die. I fear it greatly. What's a gal like that supposed to maintain anyway?

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@Orson_Kart (6775)

• United Kingdom

1 Nov

@celticeagle I’m not even sure I know what you mean. I’ve heard of people who fear dying, but having an obsession not to die? How does that manifest itself in your daily life?

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@RasmaSandra (79892)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

30 Oct

If I am having a good day and all is fine I forget about age. Then I go into the bathroom and see that witch that lives in my mirror

Actually just kidding because I know that as long as I can recognize myself in the mirror I am OK,

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct

Good come back my dear.

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@JudyEv (340174)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Oct

I still can't quite blieve it that, if I had a traffic accident, the headline would read 'An Elderly Woman blah blah'. And I'm 78 so I'm definitely elderly.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

It is all in how we perceive it in our minds. Many just seem to have it under control better than I do. You certainly don't seem 78 as I don't feel 73.

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@rakski (123252)

• Philippines

30 Oct

They say 40s is the new 20s, then you must be in your thirties

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I am grateful for that bit of logic. So I am still around 60ish. Ah. That feels much better.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov

@rakski .......My body needs to get the memo.

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@rakski (123252)

• Philippines

1 Nov

@celticeagle then by that logic, you are still in your 40s.

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@sallypup (61158)

• Centralia, Washington

30 Oct

My Mom was still snappy when she was in her 80s. I don't feel elderly though I know I look it by the way I walk. And that horror called posture. One day at a time is the best way to be.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Oct

I agree. And will say it again. One day at a time is the best way to be.

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@popciclecold (38738)

• United States

31 Oct

Exactly.

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@Deepizzaguy (102927)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

30 Oct

Even though I am 63 years old, I feel a little bit old like having to walk slow when I take my first steps out of my bedroom.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Join the crowd on that. I think that some youngsters feel like that, especially after a heavy day of sports the day before. Our poor bodies.

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@Deepizzaguy (102927)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

1 Nov

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@nela13 (58669)

• Portugal

31 Oct

Age is just a number, in our heads we always feel younger than we really are and that is what matters.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I hope my youthful mentality continues.

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@LindaOHio (178816)

• United States

31 Oct

Mentally I feel 22 and am about to be married...physically I feel like I'm 90. Have a good day.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I'm right there with ya. You have a good one too.

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@LindaOHio (178816)

• United States

1 Nov

@celticeagle Thank you very much.

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@VoiceofTruth7 (1199)

• United States

31 Oct

Age is really just a number. How old you feel matters more than the number of years you have lived. Staying active, eating healthy foods, and getting enough rest are important for feeling good and enjoying life. Ultimately, it’s God who gives us life and keeps us going, so we should be thankful for each day we have.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

This is true. The chronological one is the one that scares me. If you aren't doing all those things it causes me anyway to fear the onset and the ending. I don't believe in God so that adds to it I think.

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@jefferson126 (3268)

• Shenzhen, China

31 Oct

Here if a man got over 60s,was defined as the old.But now the retirement age delay to 63s.I am 43s,but in my heart,i feel like the old.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

So you just feel old--period?

@jefferson126 (3268)

• Shenzhen, China

1 Nov

@celticeagle ,according to physical quality,i don't.But in terms of mind,i feel like old.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov

@jefferson126 .......Well, one is good and the other isn't. That's okay.

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@Neil43 (3313)

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31 Oct

At 46, I started to feel worried especially I have recurring allergies. But with my healthy lifestyles I can still get away with my worries. I do think you are just doing fine, dear.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Thanks. I feel like I am doing fine until I start thinking of the inevitable. Then the anxiety starts up because I don't want life to end.

@popciclecold (38738)

• United States

31 Oct

Yeah, not getting around to good.

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@popciclecold (38738)

• United States

1 Nov

@celticeagle But it is better.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov

You aren't? Sorry to hear that.

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@popciclecold (38738)

• United States

31 Oct

I'm 75 and when I move, I know I feel it.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I feel it in my knees and one hip.

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@allknowing (136531)

• India

31 Oct

Age is just a number.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

I try very hard to keep that thought alive.

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@wolfgirl569 (106362)

• Marion, Ohio

30 Oct

Sometimes I do. Other times I feel a lot younger

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Good and bad times. That's pretty normal I think.

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@Shiva49 (26684)

• Singapore

31 Oct

I do live my age as a senior citizen. I want to be practical and act that time ahead is short. There is no long-term planning, and not much of a short-term one either. I want to live the moments.

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@celticeagle (167019)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Oct

Yes, and I have things I still want to accomplish. So no long-term planning is a bummer to me. It is smart that you live the moments.

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