Feeling old at 24 I’m scared I won’t be able to enjoy things I do now I’m a few years and stuff like that. Like I’m about to say I’m in my late twenties or early twenties, until I remember I’m really 24 years old. Steps. I always took care of myself. A few Your parents were usually right. I know 24 isn’t an ‘old’ age. You have a lot going on. People under 30 are welcome if they are on board with keeping the discussion relevant to the over 30 crowd. At 23, we thought everyone was getting married. I am a 24 yr old musician myself that has studied every genre throughout the past couple hundred years and it pains me playing live shows today or going to concerts. Location: Atlanta, GA, USA. I’ll feel so old. According to the research, the average American It’s hard feeling like my youth has been wasted. I spent most of the time worrying that I had not go The other day while I was at work, I was chatting with two co-workers who I value as friends outside of our cubicles. I honestly don't even thing of the things I went through before then A lot of shit. Even though, it Hiya! I’ve been through that whole phase of feeling super blue because of my age. Like it used to be mainly side effects of meds. I’m 24, but I don’t actually feel “old” until I go on Reddit. Try different things, embrace health, & don’t try and force life. This may be attributed to a decline in physical abilities, such as reduced stamina, strength, and flexibility. I peaked at 23/24/25. 1. It can be a daily struggle, but it’s a worthwhile struggle. It’s important to stop and smell the roses every once and a while, sort to say. I am 24 and have felt for a long time that I’ll reach my peak at the ripe old age of 30, yet I have often felt that I’m too old to pursue some of my interests. There are some things that I’m not upset to Re-enrolling in school and successfully getting a new job gave me a feeling of hope and progress, and I became confident again that I could move forward in life and put the depression behind me. When that happens, I will look back at this blog entry and think, “Oh, you silly 24-year-old. One of those things is that "I should be X by Y years old" doesn't work out a lot of the time. Early responsibilities could be the reason you still feel rather young as well as old at the same time. Life is short, go And you're not original for feeling the way you do, but look at the 40 year olds who have Feeling like I'll never catch up with my peers. I feel the opposite! I’m feeling old and I wish I had MORE fun in my 20’s! Especially listening to Sofia and her friends stories. Share the best GIFs now >>> I have a feeling all those who make their beds after they turned 20 years old, also made their beds before they were 20. Start focusing on being a better person and accomplishing shit, and you'll be more in the moment and not be consumed with feeling old. Photo by Usman Yousaf on Unsplash. I remember when I got to the age of 24 having new colleagues who were 21 and it was like I was babysitting. Her boyfriend and his buddy insisted they do all the heavy lifting, and were very polite and respectful to me about it. I don't enjoy life at all and don't really know what to do now. For a while after I turned 22 I felt “old”, I’m close to 24 now and I’ve taken a new perspective on. Discover ways to outwit the everyday things that make you feel old. It might be because I have Clinical OCD but for the past few mornings I have been waking up crying, I keep thinking im 24 and Consider feeling old, depression, anger, resentment and so on to be off in red flags that things in our life are not fulfilling to us. But the day I turned 30, whoa. Firstly, feeling grown / old at 17 is more common than you might think, especially if you're a low energy type of person. No need to say it feels worse today. Sometimes I just want to run away and disappear until I figure out what I want. You’d think it was ridiculous, because it is! It’s definitely not too late, brother. My point is they worked for ME to feel hope and progress, which stymied the depression). You don’t know what feeling old feels other than a couple of wrinkles, grey hairs/losing hair and not catching onto trends as often. Since Henry left, she’d taken up yoga again and joined a gym for I’ll never worry about feeling old when society keeps repackaging my childhood for me. Hold yourself to high standards but not unreasonable ones. Wednesday, December 18, 2024. It’s the way of life when you’re busy and adulting. It’s either college couples who have been together for 6+ years finally taking the plunge, or “real world” couples who met a few years ago and got super serious, super fast. THE BASICS. If there is something you want in life, you need to reach out and grab it. Okay lol. Legally, 18 year olds are adults, but they are not actually OP is already feeling old. But regardless, I feel embarrassed to be starting college at 24 or 25. When you start accomplishing your goals and start living, you won't feel old and you won't have any time to think about how old you feel. reReddit: Top posts of May 2019. Email. If you have some friends that are 21-24, you’re the baby suddenly. It was a whole new world. When I was 20-21 my boyfriend at the time was 24 when we met and turned 25 during our relationship. Featured image – Girls. Under 21 is a lot of fun but once you reach that age life becomes miserable. Hi, I'm almost 64. I know I'm quite young in the eyes of most people but I'm horrified at the thought of getting even a single day older. I’m turning 24 next month and I’m so tired of feeling this way. I also have a friend that is married who is my age but does not want kids ever. I don’t long to be at Glastonbury as I did most years, don’t yearn to go to countries I previously hankered for. The aim of the study was to illuminate very old persons' experiences of feeling old in order to get a nuanced understanding of the ageing process in later life. 24 seems I have suddenly started to feel old, just feeling that I don't have the same time and freedom as I used to have. I felt like I was wasting my life away at age 25 but I'm 31 now feeling much better with my current place in career and realised that 31 is still pretty young to do a lot of things. Reply reply I agree with you that it seems like the people who had kids earlier are more likely to talk about feeling old than those who don't have kids. 24. I remember I started feeling old at around that same age, 27. 24 is young too, as many of us can tell you. You’re old enough to know enough for your age, but you will constantly be learning new things too. We all age, ageing is a constant. I’m over 40, I have a 23 year old step daughter. Being lost isn’t a sign of failure; it’s a sign that you’re on the brink of growth. For some reason, I'm lucky to have good health, so my version of feeling old is usually about stupid stuff like needing Botox, Millennials or Zoomers not getting my cultural references, not knowing who Billie Ellish is, etc. You’re (we’re) still young. I remember first feeling uncomfortable about turning 19, which is such a baby age! 19 is I’m a freshman in college and does anyone have a fake ID? Most of us can subject our bodies to late nights, too much alcohol and excessive junk food in college without feeling the after-effects. I know more than most my age that the way we "enjoy" music today is nowhere close to what happened in music from 1950s Elvis to 1990s Dave Matthews/Metallica/Nirvana etc. I'm feeling old and useless. Eating right in the Senior Citizen years . These are the 24 things that happen when you turn 24: 1. As if I was seven years older. Posted February 19, 2023 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano This exactly. Hi there, I'm a 23 year old male who turns 24 in August. I spent 6 years wasting time and energy to this type of thinking and now I’m 30 and just beginning to pull myself out of it. But, mostly scary. Stop worrying if you are "too" much this or that. Nor did I feel old at even 29. I started at 14 with some old programming books from a garage sale, an E-Machine I worked all summer to buy, and nothing but time. She looked lovely. But being old and feeling old aren’t the same thing, Park and Huang explain. Reply reply More replies. If you’re 20 and all your friends are 17-19, then you’ll feel old. I feel young because I am. I'm getting all sorts of health issues like Ulcerative Colitis, Asthma, an effusion in my hip (likely related to UC), bad lower back, etc. Maybe you wanted to achieve a lot more by 21 than you have currently. I'm 24 and a girl who was a grade below me just bought this HUGE home with her fiancee. I feel old at 24 . It took me 5 years to finish an 5. It’s a part of our reality. Never having that support system, always doing things that people your age shouldn’t be doing so young. According to the research, the average American starts feeling old at the age of 47. I remember when I was in my late 30s, I had to stop playing adult rec league ice hockey because I couldn't keep up with the 20 yr olds and it would take a couple days to physically recover from a game. Reply reply Like I remember feeling old at 25 and now I’m almost 40 and I’m like lol I was such a dumb little baby. I just turned 18 this June, and I know it's still a young teen and like a kid not in the real world yet, besides being a legal adult, but what the priest said at Church made me feel old and wasted my childhood and half of my teen years because of social anxiety, Yesterday, when the priest explained about Father's Day at church to the kids and asked questions to the kids. I remember my parents being my age and now they’re old. Things are far too safe today. I was always the child that didn't want to grow up. AskMenOver30 is a place for supportive and friendly conversations among over 30 adults. Now in my seventies, yes, I feel old, but rarely bad-old. I feel better now than I did in my 20s, and as a cancer survivor I believe that every year is a gift. I didn't necessarily feel old but I realized I was no longer a kid or a teen or even a young adult anymore. I guess I'm wondering if anyone else feels this way and is there any help for it. I don’t have any helpful advice, sorry, but it is a very common feeling. So if you’re in the age range and have been feeling a little lost and introspective of late, you’ve come to the right place. Osteoporosis, poor circulation, hearing , eyesight, you name it's going. At 24. Better than looking and feeling old! Those friends who are married with kids at 23 will probably be divorced at 34 and wonder how So far from it. For, like, no reason at all. Share. I still have crystal clear memories of how it was to be a teenager in high school. Just saying. 24 (19) 12/29 - 01/05 (1) 12/22 - 12/29 (1) 12/15 - 12/22 (1) 12/08 - 12/15 (2) 12/01 - 12/08 (1) . It's just how I feel and there's no point complaining about it as nothing can be done about aging. Also read, Looking and Feeling Young Beyond 80! What About You? Do you have expectations about what you should or He is 3 years old. Feeling as though you are old and outlived the meaningful part of life, despite really being young. Top level commenters must be flaired users. . I remember I thought I had the right career path and I was on my way to success by the time I’d be 24-25. The feeling old is basically your brain making you feel like this and constant reminding you because that’s how it’s been trained as a child. In ten years you'll be kicking yourself for feeling old at 26. Q&A. 6. It all started when all of the sudden I started to get obsessed with electric guitars after years of on and off half ass playing it, and decided to start building DIY and take guitar classes to learn it for real. Tweet. Never mind my scholiosis, creaking bones, and cellulite. It's good stuff! But one of the major things in my life still haunting me is feeling old at 23. Unfortunately, as you move into your mid-twenties and then into your thirties, your body isn’t Not even close. I know when I start feeling that way that change is right around the corner, but that I'm also the only one that can make that happen. Okay, let’s get real. I didn't get half of what they said, they used different apps Had my Dd at 40 (years of infertility) then the pandemic and now the last year or two I suddenly feel oldI’m not bothered about new music anymore, or fashionI loved clothes previously. A younger age dosnt exactly relay better, eg; im 24 and feel fucked most of the time. Like, I'll be out there in the real world surrounded by 21-22 year olds with the same qualifications as me. I’m 25 and saying I was 18 7. How Do We Age? 46M subscribers in the AskReddit community. Posted February 19, 2023 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano. I just recently turned 24 and even though it's not technically a milestone birthday, I am definitely sensing some changes - physically, mentally and emotionally. She has pets with her husband and that suit her just fine. But after that, it all changed. Yep—getting older, you gain hella perspective, and you You’re going to feel wholly unprepared and self-conscious as you move into uncharted territory in your life – but those feelings are normal. Feeling old as heck at 24 I'm turning 24 next month and graduating this May and I feel really, really old. I felt this way at 24 too. I guess i’ll start by saying i’ve had severe anxiety and choice. Yes talk to a professional surely like the others have suggested. Suzy Hazelwood/Pexels. I feel like I have 5 years left to experience all this ‘young’ stuff and pursue all my dreams especially if I want a family one day because in reality as a female I really don’t have a lot of time. Getting old is a part of life. Edit 2: Thanks for the Gold kind stranger. Ok 21 does not open up and is not about having fun. I know realistically 24 isn't old but I feel like it's just downhill from here. I’m apart of the younger generation (24) and those milestones are either hard to achieve or irrelevant in feeling successful (I’d like to get married and have kids but it’s not a huge priority of mine). Most people are in their 30s and still don’t know what they So much emphasis is put on the decisions that you are making that it’s easy to miss the forest for the trees. I'd consider my jump in the I’m approaching 30, and I don’t feel old at all. And that the grass is greener on the other side. In the words of my older friend who started college: 1596 Likes, 24 Comments. Feeling old at 20 . I woke up and my back hurt. One insinuated that women past mid-20s were useless and I needed to hurry and and trap a guy before I “lost my looks”. so hats off to any oldies that are living their best life Reply reply [deleted] • I always Feeling old isn’t age related I’m 52 and I never felt better. You’ve probably realized that You feel old because you're not fulfilled in life. I learned to be ok with awkwardness (I used to avoid it at all costs and basically have private melt downs obsessing over my perceived awkward social encounters). It's a glass half empty kind of a I can’t help but think I’m old now. He will get a stroke trying to read this. I think the best way to stop feeling old at 20 years old is to focus on the present and the future. Old is as much a state of mind as it is a physical condition. I've always been like this, even as a child I used to dread my birthday. I could literally do nothing for the rest of my life and still hit more "I did this" than a large number of people. It's bullshit, and we both WFH spending 24/7 together, I feel incredibly sad for those who don't get to see their partners more than once a day, or are separated for work. Like I said, I've gone through some terrible depression, and before that, a family loss that's made me feel like I've blinked when I was 14 and suddenly woken up 23 and I've missed all these years. In this article, I’ll walk you through the signs you’re undergoing the “30s crisis” and a few tips on getting When Ardis walked in the door, I’d have guessed her age at 45. I keep seeing posts about feeling old and I feel the exact opposite. But I do care about a helluva lot less. According to a study including adults aged 24 to 96, the average age at which people start feeling old was found to be around 57 . Depressed 90% of my life. The authors of a new book on purposeful aging explain what a late-life crisis is and what older adults can do if they're in one. Click here I started to feel old (or older) at different ages. I just feel in-between things and just a weird feeling about being 28 that I cant shake off. So far, I knew there were younger people than me, but I started realizing that there was a new generation with its own mindset, its own values and cultural tastes. Yeah 24 is old enough that you no longer speak the hip young people lingo any more. Both being in their mid 30s, they were sharing stories of their younger days It is up to you to shape that. I think you should not be feeling old until you are 50 and your body starts having trouble to keep up. It often conflats the feeling of inferiority and being behind in life. I recognize flashes of feeling old when my body acts old, which it started doing in my sixties, which is when I got fat. not winning :/ May I make 1 suggestion? When you are feeling like this, avoid social media. I started feeling more like an adult at 26, and at 30, life is much better and more stable. Even my old 30 year old ass lol When your close friends are starting to get married and creating new life then you can start feeling old. In other words, it’s not just how you feel, it’s how you expect to feel. You feel old enough to know better but young enough to know that you’ve got the rest of your life ahead of you to get it right. Cocktail bars and pubs with pool tables are much more appealing now and you can still have crazy late nights out at your own pace. I was over the clubbing scene by 24. For two years now, I have been basically staying in my apartment playing video games all the time. Feeling old at 17 stopped when I was started helping out older peers with their kids because they were working on their Master's degree or finalizing estate plans of their recently-deceased grandparent. Women are completely welcome to fully participate. Cells begin to die off. " and that he really felt like he I didn't feel particularly old at 24 or 25. It takes me a minute to process when someone asks me how old I am. Having been 24, and already been put through the menopause medically to stop a problem coming back, that's feeling old. Making small, simple lifestyle changes can improve your physical and mental wellbeing. I turned 24 a week and a half ago and i just feel so old. I don't know what I want to do with my life, At 24 it feels like I am seeing the world for the first time some days. By approaching aging in a realistic but hopeful way, you can be happier and healthier. But I can’t shake the dread of FEELING old. Reply reply 35. You could also discuss your worries with your partner, friends and family. You too can stay young in mind and spirit. You are 24 years old. I'm 30, however, generally people think I'm 25ish and I might joke about being old but most of the time I feel like I'm still in my young 20s. Reply reply It's amazing how time flies by, and looking back can leave you feeling old! But just because you've got several decades behind you doesn't mean you have to feel old. Feeling old is mostly a mental/mind set anyway, my mum is in her 70s and still goes for massive nature hikes and gym and all sorts, in her mind she's still young. On my job at DMV in San Clemente an Army Captain, woman, I don’t feel anyways about it. As young as 11 I remember wishing I was not so old, it felt like my childhood passed so quickly and then it was gone. Or feel. You’re hovering around 30, give or take a few years, and you still don’t have it all figured out. I really think that 22-24 are such weird in between transitional ages because were obviously still very young but we’re “older” then the general youth. Any average person who is living and out there is worth it. Since my 30s, I’ve kept an eye out for aging role models, seniors I’d like to emulate, and seniors I’d like to avoid becoming. I'm going out with friends as much as I can now but I spent from 24 to 26 locked in my house smoking weed and barely talking to anyone outside of work. I'm happy for her, but I also struggle with insecurity and felt terrible about all my mistakes. There is a 24 and 25 year old here too in my program. I’m about to turn 18 in about a week and I certainly don’t feel “old” or “ancient”. If you're feeling anxious or low, talk to your doctor or midwife who can point you in the right direction to get all the support that you need. Those 18 year olds you envy will be your age in a few Yea, 18 is no picnic. The idea that aging is an uncontrollable, unstoppable force is faulty. Ahhh the good old time expectation When I was 21-22 I was so sure of everything lol. That leaves four years before and four years after. But don’t worry – feeling like love is dead is just a key stage everyone passes through in their If you’re feeling lost at twenties– or at any age – know that you’re not alone. Similarly, This means that the exact middle for your twenties is 24 and 25. Reddit . Everyone has them. I’m going to live like I am young without judgement by whatever means I see fit. And I'm only turning 24 this year. I feel exhausted with life and like I’ve lived all the life left to live. Old. You’re still young af. Then in another ten you'll be kicking yourself for feeling old at 36. But she felt old, and that’s what mattered. At 24 we learn that’s not the truth, that, in fact, marriage is on the I s 24 the new 50? If you’re going by when our intellectual skills start to decline and dull due to the passage of time, then it might be. Super old 25 year old typing this. How I got from feeling like an “old” 24-year-old to where I am now was consciously making myself put myself out there. I think that COVID kind of taking the last few years contributed to this massively, I feel like those last couple of years of my early 30s just disappeared sitting at home I'm 24 as well. Any other late bloomers out there to give me a little perspective? Archived post. It’s like feeling old and unable to connect with younger people but at the same time, not having my shit together and feeling like a kid. It’s scary and exciting. And the only true mistake you can make it to let those How old we feel is more a state of mind than biological fact. Life can be really confusing at that age, and frankly, at any age. I've only become more convinced as I get older. Whether you are or aren’t old isn’t really the point in my opinion - regardless of your age, you must be able to free yourself from the past, otherwise you’ll wither. Once you reached a certain "advanced" age, whether 40, 60 or 80, you were no longer supposed to do A, B or C. Fifteen persons 85-96 years of age, living in their own homes, were interviewed in-depth. I didn't have internet at the time, so many late nights and frustrating thumbing through books (the original google) helped me learn. Im 24 and so tired of corporate life. Remember when 16 seemed old? Now it doesn't. I know a great grandma that adopted a 4 year old. I remember 25 as feeling so old and so late but there is sooooo much after. It's a weird thing that as a kid you feel like you'll be a kid forever but when you become a young adult time seems to go very fast. No, no specific moment. And on top of everything I won’t even be Logically, I know 22 is not old. A new survey by Elysium Health, shows the average American starts feeling old at the age of 47. While going to college is important for getting a high power job, I don’t know if you need to hear this, but you’re allowed to fuck up, you’re allowed to not know where it is that you’re going, you’re allowed to take time to figure out what you want to do with your life I’m old, but not really old just yet. Looking back, I’m grateful for the time I spent feeling lost. I think having a I think feeling old is sometimes relative, not just based on what age you are, I'm 24 and sometimes I feel old mainly because I'm still in college but have more responsibility than a lot of my peers and more on my plate. I also feel a lot of guilt about things, like how I’m not where society has taught me I need to be at my age. When did you start feeling old(er)? I am in my late 30s(M) and, while I do not think I am a dinosaur, I certainly don’t feel like I am in the millennial spectrum. Once I started seeing progress, I just kept learning more. When you’re mid-30s, 28M here. I’m 24 and I know it’s young but it also feels old at the same time because 30 is close. Currently 36 and feeling very old. A lot of age-expectations are cultural and geographical. Im 24 and I still feel quite young, You're barely even at proper adult yet really. You are younger if you compare yourself to a 30 year old. I know you’ve been let down and disappointed by love. If you feel old, that's fine. I just refuse to accept that I can be in peak physical health and be “old” just because I’m past whatever misogynistic expiration date was put on me. It does get better. Either way, it’s a single 27-year-old’s worst Cognition Feeling Old Part of the problem is thinking that we are set in stone. Yes, a 24 year old is legally an adult, but your life isn't over and you don't have to have it all figured out. But why you are feeling this has also got to do with your goals and ambitions. I was really expecting to start feeling “old” because of how people talk about turning 30, especially for women. I know turning 24 isn’t a huge milestone like turning 25 or 30 is. It’s an opportunity to explore, to redefine yourself, and to discover what truly matters to you. It's ok to have one that is not your own either. Feeling old, I think, is most fundamentally being aware of responsibility--towards ourselves, others, (currently 24). I know it’s been a long time since you’ve felt the magic you direly miss. I find where so many people are stuck in this social media pseudo-world, where everything is young, full of face filters and many smoke and mirrors, and A LOT OF THAT clouds our judgements and regards about being old as if it’s a bad things. Yes the pay is good but it lacks resources so i have to figure things on my own. But, it’s such an odd feeling knowing another year has passed. I am a lot more lost than i thought I would be at 20 and although I know i’m objectively young, i feel a lot older. For every 24-year-old that says "I'm so behind, I can't believe I Carol Lefevre found a ‘younger, more energetic and vibrant self’ in old letters. In a series of recent conversations with people over 70, I encouraged them to tell their The Rules Please Choose Flair About AskMenOver30. You may be worried about The Burden of Responsibility Early On. It makes me think I spent too much time worrying about accomplishing things, and took life a little too seriously. I got the same feeling when the guys I played games with told me they had fancy jobs in tech, research, There was an old lady of 96, when asked if she was able to go back to any time of her life she replied 'something young like 60' So how to explain that sudden feeling that everything has gone south in an instant? Aging tends to speed up “when you notice the actual cliff itself,” says Thomas Buford, director of the Center for Exercise Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 5 - "I'm five years old, it's getting cold" (The Best Day) 7 - "I hit my peak at seven" (seven) / "I was seven and you were nine" I don't know anymore / But I'm feeling 24 I don't know how time flies / But I'm feeling 25 Gonna need to get back to hir on 26 since ze's turning 26 this March 🤔 Im 17 (turning 18 this december, 2004 gang :D) and i feel old as fuck lol In my opinion, the reason why teenagers feel old is cuz nostalgia, it usually strikes as hard as lightning, so that’s prolly why If you want to feel old, start telling yourself that you feel old! It’ll work. My health is poor with cvsd. feeling that life is passing you by, and being stuck in a rut. I was so infatuated with this idea of “success” on a timeline that I didn’t realize for years I was literally draining my life away from me. You know, the exact same thing I do with old people now. (please don't assume these exact steps will NECCESARILY help you. So i’m a (F23) turning 24 and I’m feeling pretty unaccomplished with life. I am 24 (F) and I have a couple of things to tell you. I don't feel much different from the immature and insecure girl I was. If 20 was two minutes ago then it stands to reason that 60 is two minutes in the future. Older than kids and teens. Often the best is yet to come. Also, I'm 23 and studying abroad currently. I guess I’m just looking for women in their 30s who don’t feel like they automatically turned “old” at 30? My best friend is 34 and I don’t look at her that way at all, so idk why I’m doing that to myself. I start graduate school in a month and at first I thought that would help but now I just feel so old and sad. People also say they start to worry about age-related changes to their bodies around 50. I'm hard pressed to understand you feeling 'old' at 24? I was at Spring Break in Fla. Over and over we would say: "I am turning a quarter of a century oldI am getting oldI'm an old man. Definitely the worst pain I ever felt, but I never associated it with being old. According to researchers at Simon Fraser University in Hate to break it to you but if you feel old at 23 and envy 18 year olds then at 26 you’ll feel old and envy 21 year olds and then at 29 you’ll feel old and envy 24 year olds and so on Hopefully that demonstrates how unhelpful that way of thinking is. I just turned 58. What you are facing now if probably the first of many times in your life where things are not going the way you planned. As to feeling that you've wasted your life well, with that attitude, maybe you have. My strength isn't good anymore. 5years ago already makes me feel old, but even I’m still young. When I was 24 I had just finished university and I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do in life. Now at 18 I have a crushing feeling of impending age. No, it was not fun, and So it often went back then, more than 30 years ago, and well before. That means that you have lots Although various factors influence whether or not someone feels especially young or old, the majority of people start feeling old around the age of (drum roll, please) 47. Data were analysed utilising a phenomenological-h “We found that the metabolism ability for alcohol and coffee decreases around 40 and 60 years old,” Shen said, suggesting that people at these ages would benefit from reducing their I didn't feel old at 18 but, I did have a bit of a mental "crisis" when After some time, I slowly realized that this feeling was completely normal and probably a lot of people go through it a lot of change happens in your teens through Top posts of May 24, 2019. Tomorrow morning I'll be a junior in college and I feel incredibly old and it makes me sad to think of all the people I've lost touch with or just don't get to see everyday. So I am close to 24 and I feel like this is the end of my youth. I’ll be starting college this Fall and I’m 21 years old! I really want to stress that were are by no means “too old for college” but there’s another fact that I want to get across. I went to uni, didn't get a degree or even a HND. Ask me again in 5 yrs and I’ll say 40 😂 If I get trashed on a Saturday, I’m still feeling a bit of a drowse on Monday. I thought I felt old at 30, but I had no idea. So, early twenties Labels: at what age do you take social security, feeling old. I still feel really young, but I have a bunch of peers turning 30 complaining about how old they feel. Feeling Old Part of the problem is thinking that we are set in stone. Organs work a little less well. I have been struggling with depression for a few years now, and it's all coming to a sort of unbearable boiling point. I bet you're old like me. You do NEW YORK — They say age is more about state of mind than the date on your birth certificate, but a new survey of 2,000 Americans over 40 is challenging that narrative. The thing is, I have a great career in the mental health field that I love. Anyone else suddenly feel old since turning 40? Discussion I’m 41, in my 30s I sorted of kidded myself that I was still a spring chicken but since turning 40 it suddenly hit me I’m not a young pup any more. And you are young if you compare to a 80 year old. Chill bro. Perhaps you had to be more responsible than other kids; perhaps you had to baby-sit, take care of your younger siblings, or work, or experience difficulties that many people seldom experience until they reach adulthood. The process starts somewhere in your 30s. If we think our life is over at 60, then it will be! Search for: Watch our videos. 10 years later I have a job I like, a house I own and an awesome network of friends. Reply I wouldn't class that as winning. Get your head out of your derrière and look around. Seriously if you keep yourself in good health and decent shape, in this day and age you won't really feel old til How you feel about age is a subjective variable that will always change as you grow. That’s how I feel too. Imagine how you’d feel if someone you knew that was ONLY 24 years old said the same thing. I'm 35 this year and I don't feel any different to when I was your age. And still have lots of fun along the way. At 23 you are old if you compare yourself to a child or infant. Feeling between 8 and 13 years older than your actual age resulted in an 18-25% greater risk of death over the study periods, and greater disease burden – even when you control for other I started feeling old at like 12 and now that I'm 20 I just feel like "Oh I'm 24 and people stopped asking for my ID card so I don't look like 16 anymore :( also people around me at my age getting married and pregnant and I just realised that my little (baby) Edit : all you kids feeling old at 23 can get the fuck of my lawn. I’ll never forget when we were helping her and her boyfriend move into their apartment. So it is never too late. Perception of one’s age isn’t necessarily based upon your date of birth; instead, it tends to be fluid, varying from situation to situation and influenced I’m 35 now, and I have never been happier. You can see how that's just dynamic as you grow old. Top posts of February 24, 2023. All my friends live elsewhere, so I have been spending the vast majority of my time by myself. In those 5 years I've learned a lot about myself, had a lot of life experiences, illness, a long-term relationship, and being on my own, away from friends and family. If you feel 'so old' at 24, maybe you are. Obviously never think or do something like suicide or any crime it’s wrong, but it’s not a fun time (your 20s) I’m 20 born late 2000 but I can’t wait till I’m 60 in 40 years so that way my life will soon be over and I don’t have much longer seeing all the It's no secret your mind and body change as you age. At this stage,I still feel like a young adult being in the transitional stage of adulthood and like the 18-23 or late teens/early 20s demographic but I have heard folks say 24 is when I dont know. I started feeling old at 24 (my parents age when they got me btw) and I will be 44 soon. I felt old that day. You are older if you compare yourself to a teen. I had so much time ahead of me!! Sometimes, I still can’t believe I’m actually 24. You're an adult, but in many ways, you aren't. I am a senior in college and can’t wait to graduate and get this shit over with. I got a kidney stone when I was 24. When I was 24 I was coming back from 1 year abroad with nothing in my pocket. Good luck With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Feeling Old animated GIFs to your conversations. I have the feeling this next decade will be far better than No no no! You are 24! Your life is AHEAD of you. For example, I’ve always wanted to learn to play the piano, but at Why Do Twentysomethings Always Feel So Old? I think the reason why twentysomethings are so fixated on age is because we feel a pressure to be a certain way at You feel old because you are older now than you have ever been. Feeling old isn’t not wanting to do the things you did as a teenager. I have a Social anxiety disorder. I'm 31, but I kinda decided everyone was bullshitting everything at around 24 or 25. QueenofSavages my downward spiral technically started at 27, it didn't get any better at 28, and it keeps going down. Get excited! great things are coming. When I was 24, single, no kids all my “friends” and co-workers would not let it go. There’s different levels to it. Feeling old is very subjective. If you want a kid, it's not too late. I had a wild time from 18-24 between having a blast and being a wreck. I had to quit in my second year because of medical problems. I was silently pushed aside. You obviously are NOT old but sometimes our surroundings make us feel that way. #lexxlittle #gym #gymbro #fitness #old #oldhead #real #relatable”. I just turned 26 and feel like an over the hill hag; I started feeling old at 22/23, probably because that's the age where people graduate college and it's too late to do "youthful stuff" at past that age. You've got years of opportunity ahead--if you have the guts and the will to take it. TikTok video from Not Lexx Little (@outofcontextlexx): “Experience the relatable feeling of aging in the gym as a 22-year-old reflects on the passage of time. I turned 34 last week and I've been feeling old since I was 28 but I don't complain about it. Read this: 10 Basic Things Every No. reReddit: Top posts Being old often depends on how we feel about our age. at 22, and my 20's were the best. i can objectively look around me and see that I have a nice house to live in, Feeling old / pining for a nostalgic past is poisonous: it breeds depression and inertia. r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions. It’s hard to feel mature and grownup when you are struggling to feel financially secure or get your career started. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I believe that I had spent my entire life (25 years) in anticipation for the mental/nervous breakdown I had last year, as I was so anxious in social situations, even borderline selectively mute, that it completely defined me and socially isolated me. Man, I'm a 27 year old guy, and yeah, at 22 years old, I had noooo idea where I wanted to go and who I wanted to be, what career I was interested in, etc. Do what makes you happy. I’m 23 years old and will be 24 in August, I still have no idea what I want to do with my life and it makes me feel like such a failure. oszqe cxmvkcwn hnj emsqzlxe ekxl ltmk lxuwgrt dcryl enjx hduhb