Who thinks getting old sucks ?

I no longer have the stamina I used to have, the capacity to keep on and on like a Durex battery bunny

Maybe you have much to be thankful for

I think that's very true DaphneBroon at times it's hard to do but very true. Do you think it's easier as we get older to appreciate the good things because we've learnt that life is indeed precious and we know what's important. I just hope I don't become embittered and grumpy as I age.

merlot Do you think MOnica meant that, or was it a Freudian slip?

for the Durex! I read that and had a fleeting thought "Isn't that a contraceptive?"

A Durex battery bunny???
Or a Duracell rampant rabbit?

Morethan, , words fail me. Yes, many GPs are excellent, but there are those that are dreadful. When I first married, the Senior Partner in our practice was an alcoholic and nobody saw him if they could possibly avoid it. A baby died because he shouted at his very young parents (it was the 1960s) and they were too scared to query his instructions and as a result their baby died. He aggravated a problem I had (panic attacks) by referring me to a specialist and refusing to tell me what specialist and why. In praising the good we should not ignore the careless, prejudiced and just inadequate and do all possible to weed them from the profession.

We have had a couple of bad years but I am grateful to see my children grow up and
Give us fantastic GC there are so many don't get that morethan your family unfortunately got a thoughtless gp they are not all the same mine was brilliant at supporting us through our problems . life's a lottery

Don't dwell on what you can't do,concentrate on what you can do.We all have problems,we don't all make other people suffer because of them though,
Another lot I can't stand,the ones on the TV,blubbering and telling all about their sufferings,there's thousands more just getting on with it.

Yes I agree Mamark, I get so tired of hearing about people's journeys and shows like X Factor introducing people with a sob story, it's a talent show ( allegedly ) not Jeremy Kyle.

Yes, the era of the 'let it all hang out, man' have a lot to answe for.

Stiff upper lip I'll to that.

It sucks( Not a word i normally use either), but it does, every single aspect of it, and bigtime as far as I am concerned. I cannot think of one good thing to say about getting old.

There's plenty of good things about getting old.

I suppose it depends on how you define "old age". I'm 65 but I do not consider myself to be old. I am probably happier now than in any other period of my life (except possibly my twenties - but then everybody is naive and optimistic in their twenties aren't they).

I am free from the pressures of career, finally free from the debt that haunted us for many years, I am reasonably healthy (with nothing that a morning round of medication can't keep at bay) and I have a fantastic grandson that I see regularly.

If genetics play any part in longevity then I still have a few years ahead of me. My father is still alive at 102 (and both his brothers lived well into their nineties) and my great-grandfather lived to be 98. My grandfather died at 36, but as a result of an industrial accident so not statistically relevant.

So if this is old age, then I don't think it sucks (and I am another who would not normally use that description). All-in-all, my glass is definitely half-full.

For me, the best thing is that I am not responsible for anybody else. It took a bit of getting used to though. I moped around thinking "Nobody, needs me. I'm no use to anyone" and then one day it turned into "Nobody needs me. I'm free!!!"

Well, I am 73 and so far I have no complaints, old age is going well. I have a secure income (my state pension), no worries about unemployment and redundancy. For me that is the biggest advantage of all.

I can decide what I do and when and, like lefthanded I come from a long-lived robust stock.

That gave me a chuckle Anya ??

Yogadatti, sorry but what's the alternative?

I became more confident as I grew older. I was quite anxious in my youth. I quite like being in my 60s although my aching bones sometimes remind me I am not a spring chicken any more.I have lots of illnesses, all ongoing and have a shed-load of drugs to take every day, but despite it all I still feel quite blessed..Blessed to have wonderful people in my life. I still see life as a bit of an adventure. I think I am invincible. I hate illnesses, hate doctors and loathe having limitations. However, my Mum used to say "The flesh is weak but the spirit is strong" and I think that applies to me. I hate to be beaten.

I was just thinking this year as I wrote out my Christmas cards that so many people, names in y address book, have died.I quite fear death too, but something in me says I must get the most out of life, the life left to me, so I try to. If I get miserable I tend to stay indoors, brood for a bit, do very little and then shake myself down and keep going. Life is precious.I think old age is just another stage of life and we adapt if we can. Inside I still feel very young.

I appreciate that anyone very limited by illness or lack of family or horrible circumstances might see life differently.

I admire your positive attitude Day6 ???

I've been brought to a bit of a standstill by my knee problems. I'm in a strange sort of limbo right now and I don't know if I'll get back to my old out and about life. I hope so but can't know. I do know things will be tough at the beginning of the year. However, looking back, I really do appreciate our current relative financial security having had years of awful worry in the 70s/80s. I'm an Olympic standard worrier and can worry about almost anything but prefer to look on that as preparation in advance!

If you think there is nothing good about old age then look at the pictures of those poor children and babies in Syria who won't get a chance to find out, and weep.

A life of pain[of any sort] is not good, whatever age you are.

Whether life sucks, at any age, is part what life deals you, but, more than anything, your own attitude to life's problems and how you deal with them.

Old age is not a surprise, we know it is coming and have very nearly a lifetime to prepare for it. Sure there are things, in my 70s, that I can no longer manage, but that applies just as much to my DD, who in her early 40s has been left with a disability following a road accident.

Internally I am exactly the same person I have always been and that is far more significant to me that any physical problems.

My little sister dies unexpectedly at 47, 7 years ago. My Dad is still active and vital at 90. I'm 58 and have no idea what the future holds but I am hanging on to the ride for as long as I can! Planet Earth is a wonderful place to be, as long as I can feel the wind on my cheeks.
Good wishes to all who are not having it so good. xx