What do you think is your mental age?

@Jenaisle (14079)
Philippines
June 25, 2023 8:05pm CST
Sometimes, I wonder what my mental age is. At times, I think like an 8-year-old excited about trivial things and raring to conquer the world. And often, I think like a 90-year-old, exhausted about everything in life; being unable to lift a finger for anything. If I try to gauge my mental age, I would be between 20 to 50 years old. Come to think of it, when I reached my real age of 50, I had stopped counting the years. They say that age is just a number, what matters is what’s inside one’s heart. What about you? What do you think of this concept? What is your mental age?
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@LadyDuck (459079)
• Switzerland
26 Jun
This photo is beautiful, such a pretty young girl. If you mean the "physical mental age", tested by doctor to check how much my brain functions, I am in my early 40. How I feel, most of the time I feel in my early 30, some days I feel as I were 100 years old.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
Awesome, your mental age is great and it has been officially tested. But I do understand that sometimes you feel as if you were 100. I do feel that way too at times.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
@LadyDuck Yeah, and you just wanted to give up.
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@LadyDuck (459079)
• Switzerland
26 Jun
@Jenaisle Some days are hard, you feel that you have too much on your shoulders.
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@1creekgirl (40611)
• United States
26 Jun
Is that one of your grand children? She's just beautiful! I can tell you I felt a lot younger last year before cancer.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
Thank you. Yes, she is. But she's an adult now. It's understandable you would feel that way. I am praying for you always that you will be able to endure and still find some happiness amidst the challenges you're facing.
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@1creekgirl (40611)
• United States
26 Jun
@Jenaisle I truly appreciate your kind words.
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@AmbiePam (85676)
• United States
26 Jun
I would say I feel a lot like you; sometimes I'm an excitable eight year old, and then other times I am mentally weary like I would be in my eighties. If I had to give a gauge of my mental age, I would guess 30 to 35. There are too many lessons I can't unlearn that raise my mental age. Now, physically? Undoubtedly, I am sixty-five. In reality, I'm a grand forty-two.
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@AmbiePam (85676)
• United States
26 Jun
@Jenaisle You are so sweet, and I hope you know I feel the same way about you.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
@AmbiePam Thank you for saying that. Take care.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
Wow, you're still young Amber, but you think more smartly and wisely than I do. It's an honor to have your acquaintance and friendship. 30 - 35 is a good mental age, not so young and not too old.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Jun
I guess I feel older or younger - depending on the day/time/situation. I was never good in math anyway, so it's just best that I don't think about age in numbers at all .
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
That's a good way to put it. Yes, it would depend most in the situation we are in.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@much2say I suppose they meant they get easily tired as we have stated here? Does anyone want to reply to @much2say 's question?
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun
@Jenaisle I was thinking that at "our age", we experienced the "younger" ages, so we can say we feel that way since we went through it. So what do the younger folks mean when they say they feel like they're 40/50/60 . . . what do they think that's supposed to feel like . .. hmmm .
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@allknowing (130092)
• India
26 Jun
There are quizzes that determine our IQ and EQ. I think I should go there and then get back here (lol)
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
Yes, that data would help a lot.
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@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
26 Jun
I really don't know but most people say I think like a wise person
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
@thebos It's okay.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
It's good if you think like a mature person, but once in a while, it is also good to think like a child. Let the child within you speak.
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@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
26 Jun
@Jenaisle for sure mostly I walk like a child, jumping while walking
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
26 Jun
I also do not know since it depends on the situation. When at work I feel old and matured. When I am home I feel like a child wanting to rest and play and eat. When I am out in the sea for example I feel like a teenager who could do many things there.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
It could depend on the situation. Yes. I am glad you are able to adjust accordingly.
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@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@Jenaisle Yes it adjust to the situation. But of course there are limitations in how much to do physically since my body is already passed those age.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@rsa101 It's understandable when one lacks the physical strength of young people.
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@celticeagle (159451)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun
Inside one's heart for sure. I think I feel like I am about 37. Mentally that is. Now if my physical body would just catch up.
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@celticeagle (159451)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jun
@Jenaisle ...... I hope so too.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
I hope your physical body would catch up, but 37 is a good age to be in.
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@innertalks (21057)
• Australia
26 Jun
I never think of my mental age, I leave my mind to stay as it is, the same unaged tool, for my soul, which is unaging too. Our brain might physically age, but to my mind, our mind never ages. I do not worry about the mental age of my brain either, as whatever it is, it is, just a tool for my real self, my spiritual self. We are a spiritual being, having a human existence, in our body, and brain, not a human, having a spiritual experience. If we see it that way, our brain, and body, serve us, rather than our thinking that they age, or deteriorate, because the real us, never does. I think our consciousness, and awareness, levels can change, but I see them as being connected to our heart, and soul, more than to our mind. The more we love, and understand the truths of our loving, our conscious awareness level grows with this loving.
@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
I got your point, this is from a spiritual point of view. If we connect more to our soul, then even if we age physically, the real us won't because our level of awareness grows with the love that we possess. Hence, our bodies should serve us rather than us serving our bodies - if we consider our spiritual age. An enlightening point of view.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@innertalks I am trying to grow spiritually too. Thank you for the constant reminders.
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@innertalks (21057)
• Australia
27 Jun
@Jenaisle Thanks. I am glad that you saw my point, and it is why I do not take much time to think about my physical, or mental, age, but try to grow myself spiritually to be more mature in my soul, growing in wisdomed truth, and in the understanding of God, and his creation too.
@aninditasen (15746)
• Raurkela, India
26 Jun
I think myself as an old woman in my early 60s which I am but people say I don't look so.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
You look younger.
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@aninditasen (15746)
• Raurkela, India
27 Jun
@Jenaisle That's what everyone says. Thank you.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@aninditasen You're welcome.
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@LindaOHio (157066)
• United States
26 Jun
My mental age is 22; but my body feels like 90. I think a lot about the time I got married at the age of 22. Have a good week. Who is the lovely young lady?
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
22 is a good mental age. but 90 ugh, I can feel you there. You were quite young when you married. I was married too at 20.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
28 Jun
@LindaOHio AWESOME 53 years is a long record. Congratulations!
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@LindaOHio (157066)
• United States
27 Jun
@Jenaisle We will be married 53 years in October. Seems like yesterday.
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• Philippines
26 Jun
it's an interesting concept. most days i daydream like a teenager. when i'm hard at work, i tend to think like i was in my early 20s. i worked like a horse then.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
Working hard like a horse? You would be an asset to your company for sure. Being a teenager in mind could open new doors for an enterprising and adventurous mind.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@almostoveryou That's a wise move. Good luck with your online ventures.
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• Philippines
27 Jun
@Jenaisle yes, i worked so hard i would often suffer a burnout. that is why i decided to work from home full-time before i turned 30.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Jun
Such a beautiful photo and the color is incredible. I feel like e child sometimes, other times like 100 years old. Just depends.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
The combination of the two would balance your mental age 100 years old is too old.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
@CarolDM I see. it's okay. Oh, thanks for appreciating the picture.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Jun
@Jenaisle Not necessarily, it varies from day to day.
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@MarieCoyle (28969)
27 Jun
I have basically had adult responsibilities since I was a child. In a way, I was always just an old soul, without much of a childhood. But it was strengthening for what was before me, and built me in to a stronger woman. As long as we keep learning, we are never really old. And as long as we never give up, I think we keep on learning. Maybe I'm wrong in this, but that's my take on it all.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
@MarieCoyle I agree, that's what I noticed too.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
I agree that we keep on learning. Learning is a lifelong process. I have read somewhere that when we use our brains often, the slower aging sets in. I can imagine you being mature at a young age.
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@MarieCoyle (28969)
27 Jun
@Jenaisle I think reading helps slow aging, as well. It seems as if people who read avidly, usually stay alert and retain things longer in life.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
26 Jun
I honestly have no idea but I like to think I think more maturely for my age. Sometimes though, I know I think like a child.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
26 Jun
@Jenaisle most definitely.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
It's good to think like a child sometimes.
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@RebeccasFarm (86827)
• United States
27 Jun
17 for sure. No mistaking that.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
17, wow, I like that, a vibrant age to dream and be young and carefree.
@RasmaSandra (73704)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jun
About 16 and ready to rock and roll. If the mood strikes me I would also love to play with Barbie dolls again only problem is I have no dolls
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
16 and rock and roll, what an age to be in It would be so exciting.
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@just4him (307053)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jun
My mental age is young.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
26 Jun
It's good to stay young.
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@just4him (307053)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jun
@Jenaisle Yes, it is.
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27 Jun
I feel like I am 16 years old
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
16 and adventurous, I presume.
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• Suffern, New York
26 Jun
I am a 16 year old forever.
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@Jenaisle (14079)
• Philippines
27 Jun
If you're happy being there, then have fun and enjoy.
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