demack Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 I am in my mid 20s but approaching the big 3 Oh. its 2016 and yet somehow I still think 2005 was just a few years ago... Am I just being delusional or is this happening to anyone else as well? One moment I am thinking 2005, well that's not too old and then it clicks... dude that's 11 years ago. My Granddaughters are 28, 30. Grandson is 31. If you think you're old just wait a couple 30 more years.
Dwadle Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Heh glad to know I'm not the oldest one on LL. I'm somewhere between Queen Bee and Unfrog12. Old is state of mind anyway.
MagnaSonic3000 Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I am in my mid 20s but approaching the big 3 Oh. its 2016 and yet somehow I still think 2005 was just a few years ago... Am I just being delusional or is this happening to anyone else as well? One moment I am thinking 2005, well that's not too old and then it clicks... dude that's 11 years ago. I'm only 23 and I already have heart disease. At least you'll probably live longer than me.
JobiWanUK Posted July 8, 2016 Posted July 8, 2016 I'm 48. I remember queuing up round the block to see Star Wars. I remember seeing ET, Grease, Close Encounters etc at the cinema when I was a kid, and it many ways it seems like yesterday. My body has a few creaks, my energy levels are not that great but mentally I feel like I did in my 20s. I'm just as pervy if not more so I was probably old before my time anyway, I was always the one to tell my friends to be quiet and not disturb the neighbours, or the one that held back when they wanted to do something stupid, always the mature sensible one who was labelled as boring because I saw the implications of doing stupid things.
MagnaSonic3000 Posted July 8, 2016 Posted July 8, 2016 I've gone backwards. I was a 20 year old in an 8 year old body, I was more intelligent than my peers, and knew the concept of common sense. I am now a 23 year old that mentally feels at least 10 years younger, because, without going into detail, things occurred that made me give up on a lot of things and essentially regress in age. When I'm not feeling like a child, I feel like a 70 year old man, as I have many things wrong with me, and I'm assumed to be developing a light form of schizophrenia. Even with all that, I still try to enjoy my time.
Kakabishan Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I don't know if its just me, but I don't find memes funny at all, or any internet meme joke-esque things circulating around the internet. I don't understand the humour, is it just me or am I just old for this? But I know age isn't a factor since I have friends around my same age group of mid 20s who find them funny and just post that shit like its cancer. Am I the only one? Do i just have a stick up my arse or something? :/
Z0mBieP00Nani Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Let's see.. I'm 30 years old, haven't done shit with my life (as far as a career or college because of issues with money and because I just didn't and don't know what I want to go to school for), I'm unemployed and have difficulties finding jobs probably because I don't interview well and I have a resume that isn't really worth mention, I'm broke though not in debt, I have no credit, I feel like I've been left unprepared for "the adult world" (and in some ways I have).. What else?... Oh yes, I "live in my mom's basement" (so I've literally become a stereotype). I could go on about how I'm single and wrestle with loneliness from time to time and drone on about my troubles with talking to women (thank the internet for porn), and how the rest of my life is looking pretty grim and lonesome.. but I don't want to depress people too badly. Anyway, what I'm getting at is, I suppose if your life doesn't sound like mine (or worse) then age might seem more like a number. But when your life looks like a hopeless pile of steaming shit (relative perspective is important here), you tend to look back on how great it was to be younger, and THAT can make you feel "old", or.. at least it makes me feel "old".
pinky6225 Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Only on days like today where i have woken up with unknown muscle pain (most likely from sleeping in a strange position) once upon a time a bit of a stretch and all would be good
BlueShinobi Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I've never understood how people in their 20s and even early 30s can feel old. Biologically, they shouldn't. Now by late 30s, stuff like testosterone and HGH are starting to decline naturally, and indeed will lead to one feeling less energy, more sluggish, etc. I don't seem to notice much difference in how people my age(30) act, versus people in their teens. On average I notice some moderate differences, but on an individual level, I see plenty of variance in each group. The only thing I've really noticed about people in their late 20s/early 30s, is they don't like to DO fun things as much and seem to grow a fondness for sitting around and complaining a lot more about totally banal stuff. Like they literally enjoy topics of conversation that are depressing. And that seems to get worse and worse with age. When most people are 60+ all they do is sit around and talk about all of their sick friends and how they're having health problems/dying. Really weird thing I see, and the primary reason I seem to get along better with people who are younger than I am on average. Let's hang out and have fun, not talk about depressing shit. But there are still plenty of people who are still cool even into their 40s and 50s. It does seem like everyone slows down by 60s, but that's fine. Maybe I'll want to sit around and talk more then as well. But hopefully it will be about interesting and pleasant things.
Regallag Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 I'm thirty and while I generally FEEL young, I'm starting to notice some differences. When I was in my teens I could and did stay up night for no reason at all, just screwing around and playing video games. If a concert I was at was supposed to end at 11 PM I'd get mad, saying, "I wanna stay in the pit all night, mutherfuckers!" Now, I need my eight hours a night. If a concert ends at 11 I'll say, "that's okay, I've gotta go to work tomorrow." I still go to metal and hardcore shows, get in the pit and fuck people up I used to, but when I wake up the next morning my body hurts a lot more. I'm more discerning in how I spend my free time, partly because I have less of it, partly because the newer games, movies, etc don't appeal to me they would have when I was younger. I don't get a lot of what teens/early20's are doing, but I don't care like I used to. So I don't FEEL old, but I'm not the same as I was when I was younger. And, overall, I'm okay with that.
LordJerle Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 I'm 32 and I feel ancient any time somebody doesn't get a Silence of the Lambs reference...
Guest Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 I'm 32 and I feel ancient any time somebody doesn't get a Silence of the Lambs reference... "Silence of the Lambs"? What is that?
LordJerle Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 I'm 32 and I feel ancient any time somebody doesn't get a Silence of the Lambs reference... "Silence of the Lambs"? What is that? photo-333596.png It puts the lotion on its skin, or it gets the hose again!
Pkatt Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 Cool thing about reading through this thread is that I find that there are more people my age on this site, than I thought! I remember the 1970's clearly. Add me to the list of people that saw Star Wars, and Grease in the theaters, and watched movies 1 1/2 times.
Babzero Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Feel of getting old?... YES! Remember the old days, careless and don't give a flying F on life . Nowadays, work. "Feel the urge on your system to have a descent job? transition creeping slowly"
Yotix Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Definitely starting to feel old. Just spent a week having weird colics, then another week in hospital getting treated -- it turned out to be a pulmonary embolism (due to a leg vein thrombosis, which in turn is due to not moving a lot and playing games too much.) So now I get to wear compression stockings, take anticoagulant (blood thinning) medicine ... but at least nothing was badly damaged. I'm 46 btw.
Nasseliten Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Some of you are not even 30 and starting to feel old? WTF? I don't mean to be rude but you have been brainwashed by todays society, wake up! I'm 34 btw, I'm still 14 years old inside my head. Age is just a number and oh, Life starts at 50. My tip, Start working out at the gym. Do your Ji Ben qi gong and tai chi every day. you will live until your 200.
Guest Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 I'm 52, been feeling on the old side of things for a couple of years now but I'm still sucking air so things aren't all that bad
multfilm Posted August 18, 2016 Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah same here. The years just passed by and no idea where are they go.
arpaschad Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 a month left to go before I turn 30...seeing my friends have their S.O. and some having babies of their own...seeing the same friends making more money than me who is stuck on an online work-at-home job (which I myself chose to not be having to face people and socialize everyday... yes i'm an introvert)...seeing the small kids from 5 years ago have their own relationships and some of them getting pregnant...hearkening back to the days when music was good like the ones from the 90's to the early 2000s and then listening to the modern day crap that they pass of for music on the radio...being shocked at the ease in which kids today in my country can cuss (i've seen one as young as 5 say "fuck" or the equivalent of that word in our language) when I was young I'll get beaten with whatever closest solid thing that my mother could get her hands with if I even mentioned that word...and finally, seeing videogames get more advanced with lifelike graphics features etc. only to be marred by this thing called "pre orders" and "DLC"...in my time, they were called "Expansions" and are complete games not something you have to pay for to make an unfinished overhyped game seem complete... yes...I do feel kinda old...I'm shocked I am even saying things like "back in my day" when I am not a senior citizen yet...lol...
Paladox Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I still fondly remember the 80's and 90's and I feel like the 2000's and 2010's are just poser decades with no style.I miss the old days..
arpaschad Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 kinda pertinent image for this topic...I am not against the image on the right side...I am a firm believer of "live and let live as long as you don't fuck up anyone or anything"
Yotix Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I had a pulmonary embolism (from sitting on my butt and playing Stellaris for 18 hours straight, I guess). So now at 46, I nearly died from a cardio-vascular problem. So I get to wear thrombosis stockings, take blood thinning medication. Depression after such an event is said to be fairly normal; not sure if it's because I realized how fragile my life is, or because of how old I'm getting, or because I always kinda assumed I'd reach 75 before developing any serious health issues.
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