2006-09-01 12:13:07 · 6 answers · asked by kishamarz 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I took your question to mean 'at what age do older people stop caring about anything except their past'.
In the case of my aging parents (now 78) I would say they haven't cared for anything modern for at least 20 years now. They seem to enjoy reminiscing to each other about the old days mostly.
So I would say about age 55.
2006-09-01 12:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by fresh2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's more due to state of mind than actual physical age. Some never forget the present & revert solely to the past. Some do at a very early age due to disease. And some enter this state due to altered mental status caused by medications, or trauma.
2006-09-01 12:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The age factor usually has an effect on short term memory, not long term.. Old folks can keep you occupied, with stories from their past Where they have a problem is remembering what they had for breakfast yesterday
2006-09-05 11:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on prescribed medication for sometime. I was about 60 and I do not remember what happened from 2001-2004.
2006-09-01 12:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by virginiamayoaunt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on your current mental status. My grandmother is 85 and can still tell you what she did 50 yrs ago. She remembers the now better then I do. I couldn't tell you what I had for dinner last nite but she could. So I think it just depends
2006-09-01 12:16:19 · answer #5 · answered by jagbeeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 2 seconds before you die - think about it
Dumass
2006-09-01 12:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by Tyler R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋