The fear of growing older, it is crippling.

To TS: Dude, you get old if you are lucky and it beats the only alternative which is dying. I'm in my mid 50's and have now watched both of my parents die, like been in the same room when it happens. One thing everyone has in common, we will all die. Try to enjoy the road and don't be worried about it as there is nothing you can do except live a good life.

Certainly my physical abilities are not what they used to be, it's harder now to stay fit and I have diminished. Not as fast or strong. But mentally I am better than ever and have a much large body of knowledge to draw upon. This serves me well professionally and personally.

Plus I get the chance to watch my children begin to mature and come into their own. My kids are thriving and it's wonderful to watch!

As for the sex life, I have been dating more in the last few years than at any point in my life. The last woman I was with is 43, she said I have the hardest member she has had in her life so don't believe that crap about peaking sexually in your 30's. Everything works great and I know more and have better technique than ever.

I don't want to die but it's inevitable. Soon the rolls will be reversed and I'll be the one in bed and hopefully I will be surrounded by my kids as I pass peacefully off to whatever is next. Death is perhaps the greatest mystery of life.
 
Not afraid of dying. That is small part of your life. Just as long my family is taken care of.
 
IloveTHIS said:
The funny or sad thing about me depending on your perspective I guess is that I dont fear death at all. What I fear is aging taking away my looks. I'm in my prime right now but at eventually my looks will fade and the compliments will stop...girls will stop hitting on me.

Sounds conceited like a blonde teenage girl I know but it bothers me
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@IloveTHIS this is your ego right now

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HomeCheese said:
As for the sex life, I have been dating more in the last few years than at any point in my life. The last woman I was with is 43, she said I have the hardest member she has had in her life so don't believe that crap about peaking sexually in your 30's. Everything works great and I know more and have better technique than ever.
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I'm going to add one more thing. If you have the time to get depressed and wonder about your own demise then you're still better off than most people. Think about all those countries that have no good health care and have an average life span of 50 something. Not only that but you have a lot of people in the states that work their butts off and don't even have time to think about such things.

Finally, just do what it is you need to do. Make a bucket list, write down everything you want to experience, see, do, achieve, etc before your death. Once most of the list is complete then I don't see what you have to be afraid of. That's why I'm no longer afraid of death. Ever since I was a child I wanted to see the world. I spent my entire 20's outside of the USA and been across Europe and Asia.

Just a thought. Good luck
 
growing old definitely sucks. the bar I frequent has 70 year old guys talking about all the painful problems they have and the cancers they dodged the fucked up part is my family has a track record for dying in their 90's so I am go to live to be a crippled old man.
 
I'm 35 now and it's not too bad. I easily still pass for 27-28 to the people who don,t know me. No grey hair or beard yet (some of my friends started to grey out at 30)

Not sure what's going to happen once i reach 40 but i'm telling myself that no one escape the grasp of time and aging. It's part of the natural process and there is absolutely jackshit we can do about it so better accept it now because it's coming no matter what.
 
IloveTHIS said:
The funny or sad thing about me depending on your perspective I guess is that I dont fear death at all. What I fear is aging taking away my looks. I'm in my prime right now but at eventually my looks will fade and the compliments will stop...girls will stop hitting on me.

Sounds conceited like a blonde teenage girl I know but it bothers me
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I fear losing my strength and athleticism,reflexes,eyesight. I already had to quit baseball because I lost some of my athletic abilities due to age.
 
Jesus X said:
I fear losing my strength and athleticism,reflexes,eyesight. I already had to quit baseball because I lost some of my athletic abilities due to age.
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I feel that bro. I'm only 26 but my athletic prime is LONG gone which is depressing due to injuries. But dropping the extra muscle and leaning out brought me into my aesthetic prime so at least there's something to live for
 
Yes you're going to lose some athleticism , speed , reflex etc but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to stay in shape. Eating well also go a long way

I know 50 years old who are in better shape than sedentary 25 years old.
 
Sauk said:
Ever since I was a boy I despised the idea of growing older. Not sure why, but I always felt 40 yrs old was the end of the line for me, in that I had no desire to be older. I feared the gray hair, my body shutting down, and also the 'settling down' idea - be it personally or professional.

For men, we peak sexually and physically at around 35, and mentally we don't come into maturity until 25. So a man's prime years are just ten of them, between the ages of 25-35.

I'm 38 years old and the last two years have been hell for me because I see 40 is approaching. Does anyone else have this fear, or had it and got past it ?

I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with the time I have left on this planet. Do I just keep working the usual routine I have been doing until I'm 70 ?
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More " First World Problems ". Stop acting like a self absorbed pretty bitch. We all get old. The world was fine without you before you were born and it will carry on without you when you're gone.

Just try and stay healthy enjoy your life and love your friends and family while you're still here.



<Fedor23> .
 
Older men dominate business, influence, and negotiation. Get with the program, boy.
 
Tabarnakos said:
I'm 35 now and it's not too bad. I easily still pass for 27-28 to the people who don,t know me. No grey hair or beard yet (some of my friends started to grey out at 30)

Not sure what's going to happen once i reach 40 but i'm telling myself that no one escape the grasp of time and aging. It's part of the natural process and there is absolutely jackshit we can do about it so better accept it now because it's coming no matter what.
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I have that going for me too. I only have a few grey hairs and still have a baby face. I just got carded at the casino recently.
 
Being old is a privilege

My best friend died when we were 25

Make the most of your time and do what you want to do

Count your blessings
 
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