At what age did you realise you were "old"?

Ask me again when I do!

When I was about 43 and a reception class child called me grandma. When I saw her grandma she looked like" Blondie", so I suppose I did look old.
70 during lockdown wasn't good either.

I'll let you know when I get there. I'm only 73.

I’m not there yet!

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Love that story Warbler. I don't mind describing myself as old or elderly, every morning I look in the mirror and say "still here, good". I have so many friends who haven't made it into their 70's that I genuinely feel privileged to be 75 this year. However, I'm lucky that I can still do pretty much what I want to do, I still ride several times a week but I think it will be a real blow if I have to give that up as it makes me so happy.

I’ll have to get back to you on that one!

I have felt old since I was ill last year. It brought home to me that I am not invincible. And, I lost loads of weight and have unsightly, saggy flesh.

One thing I do know is that I still have all my marbles.

When I had my TIA, in the aftermath, I had to do a full set of Cognitive tests, that scored what you couldn't do or remember, not what you could and I scored a resounding set of 0s across all the tests.

Then this week I was invited to form part of the sample of people to take part in longitudinal tests of how/when and if the sample develop dementia. I was selected to be invited because I am one of the UK BioBank participants and last year took part in some other tests that included extensive cognitive tests and brain scans and these showed that my mind was still functioning at a high level with no signs of any decline.

My body may be beginning to fail, but at least my mind is in good order, at least for the present.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

I’m not old. End of.

i am 59 and a few days ago i went out with my son and dil, or should i say they were taking me out, we went to a large shopping centre, i have been diagnosed with lymphedema so walking can be diffiicult, in the car he said don't worry i have hired a wheelchair for you, then he starts to talk about my 60th birthday next month, i don't celebrate birthdays and i am not into parties, he then said...you have to celebrate this one as you don't know how many more you might have....i started to feel about 80, i asked them if they had a wee tartan rug for my knees...lol

Me too. 70 this year and I feel it everyday. I feel now I should be more reserved in my clothes, make up and behaviour and it depresses me dreadfully. I cant think of anything to look forward too. I look just like my mother now which is a nightmare.

When my knees started to pack up at age 68. I`m 80 now, and almost everything has packed up! Juliet27, never mind getting up, I wouldn`t be able to squat to start with, lol!

When I discovered that I really did need hearing aids. My family had been telling me for ages that I was turning up the televsion volume too high. DiL made an appointment and I was deaf in the right ear and slightly in the left ear. Now I don't need to turn up the volume - because I'm old!

Old? Me? Nope, not yet, never, as it's just a state of mind - so the 'old'/elderly/geriatric are forever (conveniently) about ten years older than me!

Despite a knee replacement and a few aches and pains I still feel relatively young at 63.But then my mum is 101 and was still catching buses to shop,cooking and doing all her cleaning well into her nineties.A lot of my relatives lived to be 90 +.However I have probably tempted fate now ! I think when I can't walk my dog or keep up with my garden then I will feel old.

I still feel like I've always felt at nearly 74. No aches and pains, operations etc. I can still run for the bus if need be. I'm not being smug. I've had my fair share of rotten stuff and I realise there is probably something nasty waiting to pounce.

My body was totally buggered aged 48.

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My body was totally buggered aged 48.

But that doesn’t mean I feel old, quite the opposite

One can get (and feel) older (and wiser?) without feeling definitively "old". Most of us do just that, I suspect.

Clint Eastwood is 90 odd and still working. He said he 'doesn't let the old man in'.

And it shows. I totally agree with his philosophy.

You're not old until you say you are! There are times when I might feel it a little bit (I'm nearly 82) but they're few and far between. I do everything except the garden (it's rather large) without help, and I still teach my tai chi classes. But really, it's just "lucky genes" and I wear them every day.

Since Covid I think I have been going down hill. I’m 76 and definitely feel a bit aged. I try to dress in bright clothes, no beige. I’m quite adept at putting the old slap on my face, but some mornings when I look in the mirror I think I could be my Gran. 🧓🏻