Are you able to handle your ageing process?

Question

Do you feel comfortable in your own skin?
If not, what could you do to help yourself in acquiring and obtaining this sense of security within yourself?

Thanks to everyone who took the time to answer.
You all have good answers.
I wish you the best in the future.

AdamB,
So nice to see that you have answered one of my questions!!!
I am always answering yours.

I loved your answer as well as Doc's.
it is hard to choose.
I will give an extra star to you both!

Answer 1

A lot of it has to do with your personal attitude towards age and what quality of life you want or expect for yourself as you get older. Most of us can expect to live at least till we're 80 these days. If we're lucky enough to not have crippling accidents or crippling illnesses then we can expect to live beyond 80. And even those who have gone through illnesses and recovered can have their lives extended through modern medicine. The big question then is what kind of life will we be living at age 75?

For myself, I've made adjustments to extend my life by altering my diet, maintaining my body and getting the right kinds of exercise. Both my heart rate and blood pressure are below normal and my cholesterol count stays way below normal. And although I'm in my 50s I still have excellent reflexes and steady enough hands to paint the portraits I paint.

I refuse to become one of those pot-bellied, stooped over old codgers we see everywhere. I will not go gracefully or quietly or meekly into old age.

And I keep my mind as active as possible by feeding it with a steady flow of new experiences, new goals and creations.

And there is always love and friendships to look forward to.

By making these adjustments, physically, mentally and emotionally, I really believe I'm extending my life by twenty years or more. And I look at these twenty more years as twenty more years of paintings painted, short stories and poetry written and love given and received.

Answer 2

I am but a young whipper-snapper (anybody know what one of them really is/) at only 24 years old, yet I do feel older occasionally. Not through poor diet or lack of exercise, but maturing mentally and emotionally.
there are a few aspects about myself that I'm not too pleased about however. My hair started thinning by the age of 17. Ouch.
I'm not bald, you can see a fair bit of scalp though under the right lighting. To add to that, I've recently noticed about 7 strands of grey hair at the sides of my head.
I'm fine with all this though anyways.

Thankfully, due to the strong genetics in my family, like the rest of them, I grew up fast and am now levelling off. When once people thought I was 28 (I was 21 at the time) people STILL think I'm 28 when I'm at THIS age. Time has slowed it's progress.
As for the hair thing, well I shave it down anyways. I look better without. :P

In simplest terms, yes I'm happy. I could do with going to the gym a little more than I do, but other than that, I pray I live a long and fascinating life. :)

Answer 3

I turned 36 last week. I am sometimes concerned about getting old, especially because I am still single. However most people say I look like I'm in my early 20's. I developed some very good habits as a teenager. I've been a Christian since age 14, played the piano since age 6, worked out with weights since age 16. These 3 things, my Christianity, music and muscle have consumed most of my life and I credit these for keeping me spiritually, mentally and physically healthy. One thing that many people don't realize is that physical ailments are many times caused by mental stress and worry. Dale Carnegie wrote an excellent book called, "How To Stop Worrying And Start Living." He mentions in one chapter what worry can do to your body, including stomach ulcers and rashes. Hate, bitterness, resentment, and a desire for revenge can cause people to look really ugly as they get older. Not worth it. Better to be happy.

Answer 4

Asking "Where Did God Come from?" is most often followed by "Oh, that's B---S---!" when the answer is given. THAT is because the whole question of "Where did God come from?" is an exercise in Infinite Regression, a pointless technique designed such that there is NO POSSIBLE CONCLUSIVE ANSWER to the question. It goes like this: "If God is the Creator, who created God?" "Who created the thing that created God?" "Who created the thing that created the thing that created God?" "Who created the thing that created the thing that created the thing that created God?" . . . . . ad infinitum It all gives evidence of the ignorance and self-righteousness of the questioner! If you REALLY want an answer (and God Bless you if you do!), then why ask a question that has no answer? Why summarily reject an honest, good-faith answer to your question? If you are intentionally asking a question that has no answer, why do you get upset when someone is not taken in by your thinly veiled ruse, and refuses to answer your question? Do you think we're ALL dumba$$es? (If you DO, then YOU'RE the one with the problem....) And of course, NO ONE (except maybe you) thinks that there is a one-cell organism with enough intelligence to create a Big Bang out of nothing by mere speaking it into existence, and then controlling the process so that ALL of the Laws of Physics line up PERFECTLY to support life as we know it.

Answer 5

Sure I wish I could have stayed young forever, even though I'm not that old. It just takes acceptance. Your boobs start going south and well, from what I heard everything starts going south. Nothing you can do about it. Age happens, stay young at heart and you'll be fine. Take care of your body, exercise, eat right, get a boob job and liposuction, ooopsy did I say that out loud? Just kidding, you'll be okay.

Answer 6

I am very comfortable with aging. I am in accounting and I don't have a fear of large numbers. All the rest is just surface junk. To quote Popeye the Sailor " I yam what I yam ! ! " and proud of it.

I think most people are only concerned because they feel that others will look at them differently now that they are getting older, that sounds pretty silly to me.

Answer 7

I just turned 40 and am happy with that. I figure the alternative to not getting older is being dead, and I am happy to be around to enjoy life, at any age. We all eventually die, and I am thankful for every day I have here.

Answer 8

I am sure there is no simple answer for it but I do feel that as I get older there are a lot of uncertainties in life that one lets go.

Answer 9

All most all th time. Today my fobromyalgia has me excruiciating pain. I am content with my lot in life. I'm happuer than I've ever been. My adult children are happy and doing well. Life is goos. God is GREAT!

Answer 10

I'm okay with it. I get tired a lot more often than I used to, but I have a five year old. Good luck. 2D