do MEN and WOMEN are afraid of GETTING OLD?

afraid of aging - do you afraid of getting old?
@amyson (3498)
Philippines
October 8, 2009 9:22am CST
some people really afraid of getting old they became anxious,some consider plastic surgery others apply somethings to make them still looking young.when i reach that stage for me just need to face the fact that we cannot escape whatever it takes.cells also getting old,prone to a lot of diseases,mood swings.to make it mentally healthy my aunt says that accepting the truth when it comes but be always positive in life.this are the things that i afraid of and become senile.diet and exercise makes you strong us well since old people are to ailments.do you afraid too of getting changes in your skin and etc...?
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@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
i am one of those who are scared of getting old... and if i can afford plastic surgery i'll surely get one.
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• Philippines
8 Oct 09
i'll be 31 in a few days... bu i am preparing for that as early as now... before i retire i must have the money to still look pretty lolz!
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
yes lol,that is a very positive answer,keep it up,try to eat healthy foods as well and exercise everyday.and dont be depress because we all known when getting old older people easy grt irritated so just keep a smile always.thanks
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
well me too,i am also afraid of getting old,yes some people tend to have surgery to make them young like botox which is now very popular alternative by just injecting somethings to make skin firm and wrinkles free.thank you for sharing.
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• China
8 Oct 09
Hello, Amyson, when I was younger, I feel I am getting to be old soon if I pass the age of 25. And when I reach my age of 25, I feel I am still quite young, and I think when at age of 30 is really getting to be old. I am now close to 30, I still do not notice I am old. Now I think to getting old is a very natural thing, it happened but you do not notice it, when you notice it, you are in the age to accept that... I do not worry to getting old.
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
yes,facing that stage is very difficult but we need it by just thinking positively.i hope someday they will discover fountain of youth so we cant be old.thank for sharing.
• Canada
8 Oct 09
I'm afraid of getting old, but I'm looking at it as an opportunity to start over. There's things in my life right now I want to change so I think there's no time like the present. I'm looking for plastic surgery,I want to change my life. I want a closer relationship with God, my family and friends. I want a partner in my life who'll help me,make me feel like I matter and to love me. I don't have that now.
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• Canada
13 Oct 09
I think that instead of thinking you're getting older, why not live day to day and live in the day. Take notice of life's beauty all around you. laugh more, you know they say the more you laugh the younger you feel. Also you should take some time and be with a child. Whenever I'm with my goddaughter I feel at least ten years younger. I hope this helps
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
yes,lol,it can be fix by accepting the reality and by keep moving on.always think positively from time to time.eat healthy and exercise.more power.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Hello my friend I am not afraid of getting older, I just want to be mentally/physically able is all, it can be hard depending on the situation other than that its life and its going to happen eventually no sense being afraid will only happen faster if you dwell on it, just take care of yourself and age will be good to you. Thank you my friend.
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@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
9 Oct 09
H[b]ello my friend This is sad to hear, people actually killing themselves because of something they obviously know nothing about, I see so many older people jogging in the parks, walking around taking care of business like everyone else, I welcome old age and wear it as a badge of honor which explains kitty42 to alot of people I am already elderly and that is fine with me, with age comes wisdom instead of people worrying about getting old they should think of all the wonderful things they could share with the younger generation. Thanks my friend.[/b]
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@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
10 Oct 09
[b]Hello my friend Thats a sad situation my friend, but everyone is different remember there are no two people alike, elderly can not be grouped together, everyone is different. Thank you my friend.[/b]
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
that is good to hear kitty,well we should keep on moving and think actively for not to be stagnant in that stages.but on the other hand my father is not like those old people who really taking care of themselves.my father even though he had 2nd stroke he still smoking.we keep reminding them to stop smoking but i dont know what to do.he is somehow frustrated because he didnt meet his goals and aspiration.frustration really takes him down we even gave him enough support and all of that loving and caring.might he not appreciated well.so i guess some old people accepted becoming old but not to others.have a nice day.
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
honestly, i am even proud to tell people about my age. i may not have great achievements as some people my age do, but i am proud to say that i am contented with what life has brought me. i just feel luckier than some people who aren't getting 3 square meals a day or those who have no roof on their heads. after all, they say age is only a state of the mind. i think young! (so what does that make me?)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
looking at things positively, laughing and exercising (i play badminton regularly) help a lot in staying healthy and looking young. i am a happy person and i am always the "clown of the town".
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
that is good motivation lol,laughing is a best medicine for any ailments.exercise and eating the right food feel were young and active.thanks.
@ramo44 (76)
• India
8 Oct 09
ya..man definitely... no doubt about that one... everyone do fear about aging as i do.. Actually it like this, if we grow older and older our thoughts will be like children, but we can't to things in the way children do. that is one of the difficulty in old age.
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• United States
9 Oct 09
Hmm thats something kind of funny I never thought of. Our bodies age forward while our minds age backwards
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
yes,definitely one must face the reality and face the fact that we gonna face senile face that we think like a child,our family think were going to be burden if we are haducapped and cant do anything.
@ramo44 (76)
• India
9 Oct 09
Not exactly backward.. I tell you mathematically , like while we are growing ,our body attains linear (keep increasing) growth , while our mind grows parabolic (keep increasing for a particular point and then keep decreasing )... I also seen many people including my grandma doing some childish things... Who knows we will do so..
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@lhai_11 (42)
• Israel
12 Oct 09
nope..its a reality we cant escape...and besides every line every wrinkles for me it resembles every troubles i faced and survived..
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
12 Oct 09
yes i do agree it is inevitable cannot change but i hope soon they will discover fountain of youth so that we dont have any problem of wrinkles,drying of skin etc..
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Oct 09
hi amyson well I am 83 in November and I am not senile'my skin is not all wrinkled nor worty, and I look just fine, so what'the heck is there to worry about? You cannot escape time but you can eat right, keep your mind active, and your body slim and exercised and you will not look hideous as you age. as for ailments you will not have many if you keep physically fit and mentally fit. be positive now and forever after.
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@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
9 Oct 09
[b]Hello my friend So glad you saw this discussion I see people have the whole aging thing all twisted and its really sad. Thanks for sharing.[/b]
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
ow?wow that is right to do keep mind active as possible you can.i do agree with that.thinking positively outgrown the negative effects of aging.more power.live longer and eat the healthy food as always.take good care hatley.
@Bloggership (1104)
• Indonesia
9 Oct 09
Why should we afraid of getting?.. It's natural and faith things that we can't ran off... Some peoples do a plastic surgery because they don't want to accept their naturality and try to fool their faith... But even they do that, their still getting old...
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
yes,i agree with you,some didnt accept any wrinkles,gray hair,loose skin so they find other way to look young like plastic surgery.but this will also help for example if you are an actor or actress they do have anything to make them young so that they still offer movies to come.so hard to look them think like that.if ever i just make myself active and doing exercise,eat right food and always think positively.
• Finland
9 Oct 09
Hello there, Me i´m only 26 years old and i´m afraid to get older. I have a baby and you know all those mothers with children as i see around me they don´t have time to for themself. They worrie too much and from that comes gray hair allready. (I guess that´s why everyone color them hair huh;)in mid 30ies)Anyway im scared of aging. I´m afraid that one day i cant do anything i´m just old and not able to walk, lose memory...scary. I think i don´t want to get very very old that i´m not able to do anything by myself i just hope god will work everything out for me as its ment to be. :)
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
yes,i do agree with you,sometimes senile really not good as we old.the worst thing is we lost our memory.even the names of our children also forgotten.the worst is the burden that have the family to face.families should taking care those old member of the family and need to be supported in all those things.because in that stage they really need your love,caring,a lot of patience and support.thank you for sharing.
@buping (952)
• China
10 Oct 09
hi amyson, i am very afraid of being old and hate to be old. i can not travel to some place that i want, i can not eat something i like neither. what's more, wrinkles, diseases. but i know aging could not be controled. and i would never do platic surgery on me, what i will do is doing more exercise.
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
yes exercises is pretty good to maintain active and also we alleviate our disease.aging cannot be control because every human need to accept it whether like it or not.have a nice day.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
I think, its a psychological thing. People are afraid of the unknown. People have fear that what will happen to them when they get old.
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
yes psychological drama lol,it something that they notice to some who experience bad when they old.so they assume that getting is not worthwhile.but many older people are still active.
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
hi amyson Who's not afraid of getting old, I guess these are the people who had accomplished what life was stored for them. We can delay it yes, but eventually it will... God grand design for human life cycle is amazing. As long as we remain truthful in what life has brought forward for us, getting old along the way will not that be so frightening... The Key is just to go with the flow, doing what suppose to be done...day by day!!!
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@Qiaomu (22)
• China
8 Oct 09
I’m a student and I'm young so I can't image if I would be old and ugly.But I think I can't accept it because it means I can't wear colorful clothes,fashion sunglasses and so on.The best age for me is 23 to 26.
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
yes,it is the stage of adulthood..we all facing the older stage not to be young as we are today.so since you are young enjoy your life and eat healthy foods and do some exercise.
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
yes that is the good things when you really have a good job and wonderful living back then getting older is no way of problem,savings money for old days.helping others by sharing like giving donation or be in any organization is good.becoming cannot be boring as what others can say.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Its not so much the physical aging that worries me but the mind set of todays youth who will in the future have to take care of us when we get too old to do it ourselves that worries me.
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
yes,that is the very hard thing to do,if there somebody well take care of us when were senile.but i have no worries i just thought who will take care of me.thanks..
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
There are people afraid of getting old that is why those people always go to parlor to look younger and younger but no one will escape from being old. Because we are created as mortal and need to be old someday until we became dust...Have nice day!
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@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
8 Oct 09
yes i think reason is that. we will not be able to do all the things. we will not look good as we look today. we will have to take care of many things so that other people dont raise their fingers at us. we have to take more care of our body so that it could work well. we will be more prone to diseases. i think the oldness is the only phase of life which no body wants.
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• Mexico
8 Oct 09
Hi: We have to acept gettin older because this makes part of human nature. It's natural to be afraid, because, after all life is beautiful and we know that we'll miss to do thing that we can only do when we're young. When we get older we have to take more care about our health we'll feel some changes in our feelings, we have afraid to be alone, etc. But this is part of life, we only can acept this and receive this destiny as good as we can.
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• Spain
8 Oct 09
In my own opinion, men and women have their fear of growing old especially those people who have regrets in life or those who are still pursuing to catch their dreams. Growing old means that you will be limited to do things, physically first and foremost. Also, growing old also means more responsibities and lesser freedom. While growing old tend to be more physically inclined, I think that getting old should be taken in a positive note. Like maybe being someone who is respected because of the status we have accomplished. Yeah, maybe get old, but who isn't? One way I look at it is that, age is only in the mind. :)
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
yes,it is truth many afraid of getting old since they were also afraid to have alzhiermer disease or parkinson disease that made them disable.many people afraid to be older as much as possible they tend to have a plastic surgery to look young again.but again i said whatever it takes to make her beauty stay.cells are getting older and not producing new one.the right thing to do is accept the reality that we need to be strong to whatever it well came to us.
@anthony89 (154)
• United States
9 Oct 09
I think people should accept the way they look because we all have to deal with it. It is just a part of life and a part of change. I am fascinated with being able to constantly and continually change throughout my life. Plastic surgery should not be necessary if we accept who we are and how we look. Sometimes, I wonder about how I will age and how fast it will happen. I just that it is just something we all have to deal with and even though I will get wrinkles and have gray hair, at least I will get to see a change.
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
yes same here,lol accepting the fact that we need to deal with aging as part human stages.