Is this feeling normal or is this just me???
2006-07-31 02:47:48 · 18 answers · asked by djat20 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I almost stabbed myself with a pencil. OLD!!!!!! Are you insane!!!! You're still a kid! I don't care what you think. When you're pushing 40, then you can think you're getting old.
The world does not end at 21, no matter what they told you.
2006-07-31 02:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its totally normal. As we get older, the clock confuses our self perception. I remember a research study that showed Americans, on average, claimed they feel they are 7 years younger than they really are, and the calendar is making them older than they really are.
The funny thing is, for the most part, the rest of the world see us as we really are. We don't notice it, because we change so slowly. Remember when you loved to watch cartoons on Saturday morning? At some point, you probably don't even remember when, you lost some interest in that. You found other, more interesting things to do. The funny thing is that those more inteesting thngs had been less interesting to you a couple of years before. This is an example of growing old.
There is a lot to celebrate in getting older. Next year will be a major milestone for you. That could lead toothers--some good and some bad.
Some things to look forward to: as people get older, they are less likely to get injured in the fun they get into (but they have just as much fun), they can buy whatever car they wans, they can make more and more choices for themselves as their lives and careers progress. There may also be the possibility that your career will give you opportunities to make a powerful difference in other people's lives. And finally, most healthy adults discover something fascinating as they get older: they like themselfs more and feel lessof a need to impress others. This is why so many people say "live begins at 50". At that age, so many of the questions have been answered and they can just get on with it. Questions like, "what do I want to do with the rest of my life" "Do I want to get married and/or have children" "What is the most significant thing that brings me happiness? (hint--for most people, it is not the size of your paycheck(.
Compared to 50, 20 is still very young. You have another 30 years before life begins. In the meantime, this is the time to learn more things about yourself, your values, your life goals, and your primary sources of happiness. And be sure to have some silly time, when you just kick back and do whatever you want; whateve is fun. That is an importnat part of being early twenty's.
2006-07-31 03:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if makes any difference to you I am 35 and I feel like I'm still 18 or 19 years old. It's true with age you do notice changes in your body - in your appearance, your body itself. I've tried very hard to take care of my face as well - and I'm proud to say that I have not wrinkled hardly at all - but that comes from staying OUT of the sun. So, in turn a lot of people think I am in my mid 20's which is cool with me. I don't want to grow up yet.
2006-07-31 02:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by tron2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a normal feeling but you are a long way from old. Here I am almost fourty and sometimes I feel like a teen... Sometimes I feel ancient. I think it's a state of mind.
One word of advice. Don't live like 20 is old and you'll never make it to 30, cause chances are good you will... and trust me, you'll regret living that way when you are my age.
2006-07-31 02:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by vvxxzzvv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt that way at 20 and still feel that way every 10 years. Almost everyone I've known felt that way at your age. Ya' know what! I felt that way when I turned 60 and no one believes I'm that old! Thank God! My boyfriend is 10 years younger and he doesn't act his age either. Hang in there! It gets better.
2006-07-31 02:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by carol k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It has happened to me also. But now that i turned 31 surprisingly I feel young:)
2006-07-31 02:52:07 · answer #6 · answered by Amantia A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just you. Wait until you hit 30 or 40!
2006-07-31 02:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aww its ok, youre not old yet.
you should feel good because people will take you more seriously now that you arent considered a "teen". Thats what people SAY. lol
youre still young. believe me.
2006-07-31 02:54:54 · answer #8 · answered by tangerine9561 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i turn 21 in 3 days and i still feel like i'm a teenager. i also feel that way because i don't really look like an adult.
2006-07-31 02:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by stitchfan85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its normal.
2006-07-31 02:51:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋