What has getting older done to you?

wow i thought i was the only 40'ish person out there that was starting to feel like they was getting old. I sure know what you sayin about the cold starting to effect ya. I live in midwest too and as winter gets closer im thinking bear have the right idea to hybernate! Ive noticed new things are harder to learn and take me longer. I would throughly enjoy taking a nap now in the mid afternoons ... geesh im only 40'ish and Im looking forward to my next nap that is so funny. I forget things too, i mean alot like where i put things or peoples addresses, or phone numbers seems weird that my whole life i was never forgetful and as soon as i hit 40 it was just happening all the time. I think the only thing that can help is to slow the process as much as possible by leading a healthier lifestyle like deit and exersice changes and for me to quit smoking. Hang in there no one is getting younger even if they born today so its happening to everyone lol

With time I have become more matured. I have also been forced to take up a lot of responsibility which I do not like at all. But nonetheless I have to do my bit so cannot complain about that. I do not know whether I will ever reach your age. If I do, then I will have loads more to tell you about getting older.

45 is not old !!!! But they do say your only as old as you feel? I do feel old I cannot see--I run to pee-- I have to wake up with coffee. I need more light--I go bump in the night--I am not as fast as i used to be. I hate the cold--I hate the hot--I hate to cook [just dump it all in the pot. I ache from the breaks -- I hurt from the falls, but i figgure if i wkke up tomorrow and i am breathing it must be a pretty good day.

Getting older has given me the ability to take things in stride. I do have more aches and pains, swelling of the feet, etc., but for the most part I feel well. I have also gained a sense of relief because all my kids are finally grown and can care for themselves; I have no worries of what will become of them if I die. I have a greater sense of joy and contentment that only growing older can foster. I am at peace with all my childhood and young adult issues. I am more forgiving, less judgmental (well, most of the time, lol)and a lot more mellow. There are great things to be said for growing older; I wouldn't trade it for all the youth in the world.

45 is certainly not anywhere near getting old. i think it is really not about age but what you learn during these years. although as yet i do not have any health problems but i am well aware that sooner or later it might start, so i have regulated my diet and eat more healthy foods. true one gets wiser with age depending on what one learns from ones own experience or others. age also gives you more patience and a wider perspective of things and events around you..

Actually im not older but stil giving response for ur discussion..After when certain age reaches (say bt Old) memory power reduces, eyes sight decreses, cant hear properly etc...But they will have a lot of knwledge in them and they try to teach others by saying their experiences.

Well I have always been one that feels the cold so that is nothing new for me lol But I would say I have got a lot wiser and stronger over the Years I don't like getting older lol but I always say you are as old as you feel, and to be honest I do not feel my age really, ok with my Illness I can feel a lot older but I don't let it I am 48 and I should still be working, as I always have but as you know I can't because of my Disability I worked 30 years and was full of energy and Life lol so it is true what they say Work keeps you going and younger Ok my eyes for reading and driving have got a bit worse, but I say there are more pluses then downs, at the moment anyway

You mean besides bad knees ,hips, buying reading glasses from the bargain bin at wal-mart, not sleeping over 4 hours a nite, freezing when it gets 65 degrees or lower, my beard turning white and having to take viagra ?? not to much lol

For me I've found that getting older has made me more responsible and more serious about life in general. I will also say that I've become more spiritual & thoughtful and less greedy I suppose. Getting older has also brought health problems as well. Despite what people say, it is only an old wives tale that says that people gain weight as they get older. It depends on how you take care of yourself through your life and if you perceive yourself as getting bigger, then you will. Getting older has made me take better care of my health because I'd like to healthy & lean my entire life. It's also brought me vision problems, joints are a little sore, etc. I find I also will not put up with rudeness from anyone and am very assertive when dealing with it.

Maybe you need to check with the doctor if anything is going wrong with the immune system. I do have the same feeling when periodically in poor health. Although aging is unavoidable, we need to put off with biological and psycological aging with good sense of self endeavors, including balanced diet and regular exercising. Sometimes, just the positive atitude helps. Good luck and take care.

Getting older as I observe like my parents they become slow to move, with slow memory,lot of arthritis and very impatience. They may get diseases but not to the fact of getting a burden as they could still love and worry about the future of children whom they could not witness after the age of 70. I feel getting older is a period for reflection and retreat time to stop working. As in retirement one could met a lot of old friends. then form association but within the older years and the diseases is widespread to even wipe an entire community. I think about getting older have to face loneliness if family abandon and neglect them. Especially the sadness is rampant with homeless or when no one gives them attention or care then like to seek other avenues where they could exhibit their full potential.

I found at that as I get older,I am becoming more and more aware of what I truly want to do in my life.I have found what I really want to do in my life when I turned 24.now that I'm 26,I found out that what would really make me happy are helping out with family and earning my own money.I would like to independent.I discovered that I can be happy even if I won't get married.it seems to be that as I grow older,I am becoming more and more secure of myself.

Hi,i can say one word that age related to physic only but not for mind.If you trust this your age effects automatically reduces.If you have good food habits and health conscious,we can feel that we are young.Ofcourse the changes in our body is common,at the maximum we can postpone to ew years but not avoid those.All the best and have a nice time.

For me, getting older has changed me a lot. Physically, i feel back pains whenever i do too many household chores, i easily tire also. When i lift heavy objects or even carry heavy bags, i feel pain on my back and shoulders. I have frequent attacks of migraine also. My posture became different from my posture when i was in my thirtees. Maybe my calcium is really depleted. My moods has changed too, i've become more irritable and less patient at times. But there are positive changes of course, getting older made me more open to the facts of life. It has given me wisdom to better understand others, and most of all i have come to know my self better. Well,all of us will grow old of course, but lets grow old gracefully. Good luck!