When did I get old? Ageism at its best.

Why are people so hung up on being regarded as old? Why do people over-react when, say, a GP tells them something that is true about their age-group?

Physical aging happens. It happens at slightly different rates to different individuals but it happens to everyone. Certain health issues get more common because of aging.

If you (anyone) have a problem with accepting this fact cheerfully then in my view you haven't "grown up" quite as much as you've aged.

Duplicate thread

My best friends husband warned me about opportunist thieves preying on elderly ladies the other night. I am 59, he is 58...... ( and I might add not as good a shape as I am!!)
My reply was not very ladylike!

Should have said I am considerably older than you!!

NO! My GP treats me as a whole person and never makes me feel any age at all. He listens, is very understanding about my current lack of coping mechanism and when I was not sure about meds to help simply told me he was over ruling me. He did that out of good motivation because I needed to be told!

I was once told I had good gums for my age!