What do you Fear most about Aging?

Willy BLue.... He is pretty scary!

 

As people get older they either get better or worse as a human being.
Mostly i see them getting worse but a few get much better.

 

The loss of physical ability.

 

^ This and losing my mind...

 

I like the fact that i see things with a clarity i never had , i do less but do it better and have a courage to say what i think.

Sure i mourn the loss of youth but inside is a younger heart.

 

Not completing my goals

 

Understanding that I'm more speaking my piece generally than replying to someone directly (because the cite above is three years old): At the age of 40, you or at least your peers will be the ones who created the present incarnations of the technology of that modern age, you or at least your peers will be the ones dictating to teens and young adults what their tastes will be, and you'll still be learning about how the world really works. It's a very cool time of life and lots of fun. A little bit later the really good stuff comes along, and you get to try to become that person you were born to be, which is fun even if you never finish the journey. Don't fear that! Look forward to it. It's what makes all the crap you endure as a younger person worthwhile.

Back to the topic at hand: The thing that concerns me most about old age is declining to the point at and beyond which I become dependent upon others for my daily needs.

 

I fear having to take "Supplements" every 5-10 years to help offset the disease of Aging as opposed to a more permanent fix as it would be possible then for Governmental agencies and other "Well intentioned idiots" to ban such therapies as those being worked on by the S.E.N.S. Foundation and other groups.

http://www.sens.org/

There is of course the other fear that SENS just wont deliver a viable treatment to the disease of Aging in time and we'll be stuck with doing our own research on Astragalus and Jellyfish extracts,,,

http://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2014/03/21/a-one-man-experiment-in-radical-anti-aging/

 

I suppose possibly losing my mental edge as I age is what i fear most, not being as sharp as younger people.

 

being the youngest ...i fear watching my family die before me

 

oh yeah, and there's that too :/

 

As a euthanasia supporter and suicide in general since my late teens, the fear of death doesn't grip me, just the quality of life and what my options would be.

Obviously it's harder to check out when you have five children and you're the main financial support right? So this is what gets me but that's less to do with age itself and more about commitments and having the time to finish them.

Then again I'm only 28, so I know many here would simply say I have a couple decades before I understand where they're at but I assure you that I do keep my mouth shut and my ears open, despiute never grasping truly what you feel, but attempting to understand to the best of my abilities.

Sports for me is a deep love and as the body breaks down that's what tugs at me most. Injuries can come and go but to not be able to play at a certain level because my body is just too damn old is a depressing I am not looking forward to. However I already love coaching so hopefully that will be my outlet.

 

I can deal with losing my mind. I've been doing that for a decade now.
It's just being old. That's all. I don't want to be old.

 

Loss of mobility and independence

 

I really don’t fear any part of growing old. I’ve always had some health problems so I’m no stranger to it and I just do the best I can to keep my aging body healthy and let my younger husband take care of me if it comes to that…

 

dying in my sleep - I want to be concious if I think I am going down so I can try to recoup and die another day

 

I agree with you on that one, I had to get the ladder out to change a lightbulb today.

 

Realizing that death lasts for all eternity.

 

Hmmm.....I think I fear losing my independence and dignity....just the general falling apart bit by bit.

She's already threating to get rid of ladders....which I see as a bit insulting, but....I'm capable, strong and respectful of risks. However, I can see her point, too... What's the tradeoff of me cleaning the gutters or painting windows like a man, vs. the risk of doing something stupid and falling on my head...or paying some bandit to do it. I'm starting to realize I do have limits, more and more....more to do with strength and stamina....before I could work myself to death Saturday and Sunday doing something like digging or moving rocks or yard work....but today...a few hours - especially in the heat - I need a break or a nap....or quit and pick it back up tomorrow..

Know what I hear? I hear nobody gets out alive.............