People aging and feeling anxious! Is this normal?

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So I’m nearing my 40’s. It’s my b-day in a couple of months.

I see my parents, they are getting older. All my friends look old, actors I used to admire are getting older. I see faces changing, bellies getting bigger and the realization that I can’t do certain things that I was able to when I was young.

All of this reminds me that death is near, I’ll see people die, perhaps I’ll get sick.

All of this is part of life. I know that. But I feel dread and anxiety. I can’t stop thinking of death!

Is this normal??

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Yeah, sometimes you dwell on it. I like to keep busy with hobbies so that my mind doesn’t stray to dark thoughts.

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Yeah it’s normal. I’m trying to appreciate each day. I live for my dogs. And they are on a different timeline.

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I’m just in denial. Hubby is older than I, and when his back or knees hurt… it seems all wrong. The heart attack and diabetes are a mistake, I’m sure. He’s my hero; he can do anything, so it must be a fluke. He can’t get older.

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I’m 65. Like quite a few of us here of a certain age fearful of developing dementia. Realising I’ll never get near to fulfilling
the potential I had.

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I’m 60. You are still very young in your 40’s…!! I am ten years away from 70. I believe in an afterlife so I am not afraid of death.

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You think you’re old? I’m 64. I’m wondering how much time I have left and what I am going to do with that time. I’m kind of bitter about a few things, but I’m not in despair or anything.

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All of you in your 60s could still have a ton of time left. My great grandmother lived to be 104! I don’t know what she took as far as medication, but it could still happen for someone like us.

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I’m 61 and still get around, but it’s knowing that my best years are behind me and the energy is not what it used to be and the little physical ailments start stacking up.

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I do fear it too. I have this every day. I also like to distract myself when I’m thinking about these things as it seems to help.

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I’m not worried about death. It will come sooner or later.

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I think it was @jukebox who said “getting old isn’t for cissies”. I think of that every so often.

I wonder what’s going to get me (i.e. what disease) a lot.

I’m in my 50s and time is flying by.

Some people age without thinking about it and I envy them.

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It’s normal to worry about aging. But it’s not healthy to think about impending death. You have like 40+ more years to live. Focus on that

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