How old do you feel?

[Spinneret]

I would say about 19/20

 

[Moliphino]

Simultaneously like I am still a kid and also too old for this

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I really don't feel what age I am at all. Never felt young, never felt old, never felt a particular age. I certainly can see I'm getting older. And I feel some of the effects of getting older. But I've never felt my age.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Mentally I feel the same as I did when I was in my teens and twenties. Physically, about 112. I see my doctor tomorrow the start the process (which is a long one) for bariatric surgery. I'm no spring chicken, but a lot of my physical ailments come from being...I hate to say 'obese,' but I guess if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it must be a duck.

 

[RogueX]

Right now like a 3 year old overdue for a nap.

 

[Meriweather]

Depends on the day and the time of day

 

[tvguy]

I feel like someone half my age. However, my lab work brings me back to reality.

 

[georgina]

I'm 60. I feel 60, which is great. People have weird ideas about how a certain age should feel. Sure I have to wear reading glasses and have some arthritis in my knee, but I am very active and to me this is how 60 should be. IMO if you don't feel your age it may be based on a skewed image of what your age should feel like!

 

[amcnj]

On any given day I can feel anywhere from 21 to 91 years old.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I turned 60 this year but I really don’t feel that old. Maybe 50? It’s kind of hard for me to feel younger because our son is almost 40 and my husband is 67. I always tease them that they are making it hard for me.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I can still keep up pretty well with the younger kids on the job physically. I can walk all day at Disney parks and resorts without a problem (unless it’s crazy hot, which I happen to hate). I can walk my dogs anywhere without difficulty. So that way, I feel like I’ve always felt. No real difference. Maybe a little bit slower.

Socially and emotionally I can see I’m moving into a different stage, though, and honestly, it’s kind of nice. I see I’m in good company here.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Mentally I feel the same as I did when I was in my teens and twenties. Physically, about 112. I see my doctor tomorrow the start the process (which is a long one) for bariatric surgery. I'm no spring chicken, but a lot of my physical ailments come from being...I hate to say 'obese,' but I guess if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it must be a duck.

I just want to say good luck with this. Wishing you much success.

 

[Carol_]

Right now like a 3 year old overdue for a nap.

I feel like a sundowning dementia patient ready for my Haldol.
(It’s the same as what you said but with the added joy of older people aches and pains and not as cute.)

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I just want to say good luck with this. Wishing you much success.

Thanks. I will need all the luck and goodwill I can get!

 

[kdonnel]

12

 

[Mysterian]

I feel like a sundowning dementia patient ready for my Haldol.

And somehow, you are not writing Valentines Day cards for Hallmark?

 

[Kimkimba]

Maybe 35. I have to remind myself I’m 56.

 

[slo]

Mentally - young - in my 20s

Physically - older than my age, which is almost 51. Due to auto immune ailments, rheumatoid issues and needing both my knees replaced, I am always tired and achy. I refuse to let it get the best of me so I still work out about 4 hours a week, practice with my DD19 and don‘t shy away from physical activities. Then after that I pay for it with a broken body - LOL!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Not a day over 35

 

[goofyernmost]

I really don't feel what age I am at all. Never felt young, never felt old, never felt a particular age. I certainly can see I'm getting older. And I feel some of the effects of getting older. But I've never felt my age.

Question... How would you know that you don't feel you age when you have never been your age before? I've been contemplating that for a few years now. My mind says I'm in my 20's but my body says I'm 74. Since I have my birth certificate handy I can tell easily which one is correct.

That is a dilemma for everyone. How our bodies react to aging determines how old we feel. If we are lucky and our bodies hold up, we can continue to fool ourselves as long as possible. Why shouldn't we? I can't tell you how many times in recent years I have wondered if I have something unusually wrong with how I feel and have to remind myself of that since I have never been this old before (something that has continually advanced since I started this post) so I just have to ask that question. Have I gotten old or is something wrong that can be fixed?

The just of it is that birth is actually a terminal event. How long it takes to conclude is variable and different for every living thing. All we can really do is not give up and keep doing for as long as we can. We are whatever we are!