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Youngerthanspringtime Thu 12-Feb-26 13:57:09

I think I've always been quite an emotional person, but been good at hiding it.
Not so good now at keeping a lid on it but that's ok I think.
It may well be that as we get older we know (as Chocolate
lovinggran said) how easily something can happen which would devastate us.
Clicketyclick, it may be an age thing and part of what we are discussing. However maybe a chat with a qualified person about mental health may help.

crazyH Thu 12-Feb-26 13:54:58

Yes - I get sad, too often for my liking. I get anxious too. Old age is scary 😦

ClicketyClick Thu 12-Feb-26 13:38:45

Me too and can't seem to keep under control very well lately. The other day I was in a social setting and suddenly became quietly upset over nothing in particular. I'm starting to think that mine may be the start of depression.

Chocolatelovinggran Thu 12-Feb-26 13:33:53

I agree, Stillness. My late father called me "Hard Hearted Hannah" (!) but I find that ageing has made me increasingly wobbly.
Maybe we are more aware of what - might - go - wrong than in our innocent youth.

Stillness Thu 12-Feb-26 13:19:14

I wasn’t sure whether to post in health but anyway, does anyone find the older they get, the more emotional they are? I find I cry so much more now, than I ever did when I was younger. It can be a film…the news….radio….music…a minor argument….It’s like a sudden wave of sadness engulfing me and then it passes quite quickly. But it does make me feel quite vulnerable.