How Old (or Young) are you in your Head? 🤔

I suppose I think of myself being the same age as my daughters (impossible), They are 48 and 50. My body tells me I'm 150, as does the mirror - Yikes! I will, however celebrate my 79th birthday in May!

i was widowed at 39 after being my husbands carer for 7 years, we lived on benefits, back then i did not qualify for widows payment as it started at 40. i had to get a job and start life again after 18 years of being a wife, i still feel 40 but my body is nearer 75 even though i will be 60 this year. i can still joke around and as one of my male neighbours said i have a dirty laugh. one of my english dads neighbours winked at me and said see your later darling, my reply was see you later sweetheart but just remember ......you could not handle a scottish lass like me. i have never thought anyone has to get to a certain age and then change there ways, stay as you are and still feel the age you want to feel.

In state of shock at reaching 70 recently but …… I will fight to the end!!!!

It's very interesting to note that some will only respond kindly according to who posted the question. So many 'unwritten' rules here - no wonder people feel unwelcome and unwilling to contribute.

In my head much younger than my physical age but I know there is limited time left and I'm careful not to let my young head overdo my body's capabilities. I'm still mentally sharp, memory pretty good. My mother is still sharp at 103.

My head says I am 45 unfortunately my body and birth certificate says I am nearly 82.

From my own childhood, my dear Mum was always 36, despite the years rolling by! Now I feel mentally about 60, but 75 looms and, when I caught sight of a grey-haired old woman in the mirror at the supermarket the other day, it took a minute or two to realise that was me! I still love a good dance around the kitchen (to music of the 1980's usually), and our family still seem to enjoy our company, so hopefully I will manage to remain young at heart, if not in the knees!

As lots have said, I feel younger in my head until I pass a mirror......I had an Auntie who lived to be in her nineties, and I sometimes see her looking back at me from the bathroom mirror, although others don't see tthe resemblance. Her stock answer if she was asked her age was "I'm 21 and a tealeaf" it's become a bit of a family mantra over the years !

Well chronologically I am 67 but in my head I am in my thirties. If you ask my kids though they will tell you I stopped maturing at about 12 😂

I wonder if loss makes us feel differently about where we want to be?

I feel my age in all honesty but I do think previous losses makes you hanker after what was, rather than what is. Especially as the years roll on

I am almost 77. I went to see the Doctor because of constant tiredness. She said “You cant expect to do as much in your late seventies as you did in your sixties “. I replied that I still try to do things I did in my 40’s !! She smiled and said “ I think we may have found the problem “ 😂😂😂😂
I still love life, and like to look forward

Around 25 to 30. I'm 60 in a few weeks and hate spending time with people my own age. My husband tells me I have a very modern refreshing outlook on things in general and not that of a almost 60 year old. I sit and listen to folk my age moaning about every little thing and quietly thank god I'm not like that

It all depends who I'm with and where I am, I'm 6 when I'm with the younger grand and great grandchildren, but in my teens when I'm with Beloved.

Thats just how I feel. I get down like a 20 year old and up like an old woman of 100!

18 when I could do several flights of stairs in one go, some how I forget that I'm going on 77 when I attempt this with my armbrace walking aid.

Yes I agree with EEJit. It depends who I am with and where I am. If I meet my GS from school and all the young mums are talking to each other, I feel like an old Granny, but last year when I went to see the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park and was wearing my Stones t shirt, I felt about 30. Mind you, I always feel young when I go to see them as they are all much older than me. I am 72!

I don't really have a particular age in my mind when thinking of myself, but it might be late thirties, early forties, perhaps.

It certainly has nothing to do with the old woman of 71 who looks out of the mirror at me.

I'm about twelve most of the time!

I have absolutely no idea how old I feel in my head. Age doesn’t occupy my thinking. Some people are interesting and fun, some are staid and dependable, some are critical and grumpy, it isn’t an age thing, it’s outlook and attitude.

crazyH sorry you had all that

I heard something on R4 the other week about some research into longevity and resilience, among 90 to 95 year olds. Apparently some results show that being a bit difficult or wilfully independent is a key to lasting that long.
In my head, I am 11, walking to school under sharp tropical sunshine - or 33, when a particular job was enjoyable and used up most of my energy.

21 in my head but my knees are definitely 70

36. Always will be!

63 yesterday feel 43

Age old answer to that. My actual age is 70 (almost 71) some days I feel about 45-50 others I feel 90.
In general I am in quite good health and fitness for my age but I dip a lot in Winter as I tend to over eat and hibernate. {smile}