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40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old

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Getting older is an inevitable part of life. No matter how much you resist it, it still happens. So, it's better just to accept it and simply live your life without getting too worried about it.

At the same time, ignoring it completely isn't a choice good either. Instead, it's better to acknowledge certain signs of getting older without letting them spook you too much. So, today, let's take a look at a list of them and see if we can already check some off.

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#1

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old That I get annoyed when the grocery store rearrange things.

Erik9722 , Christian Naccarato Report

Final score:

85points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

That always annoyed me.

21points

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#2

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When you're entering in your birth date online and you have to keep scrolling.

josenros , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

78points

Lee Gilliland 3 months ago

And scrolling and scrolling. Come on, guys, give us a way to simply put the date in.

17points

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#3

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old You just hurt now. Work out too much? Sore. Sit around too much? Sore. Get enough sleep? Believe it or not, sore.

leostotch , Karolina Kaboompics Report

Final score:

63points

LizzieBoredom 3 months ago (edited)

"Why's your knee all swollen up?" "I stood up yesterday".

25points

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If you’ve spent some time online, you’ve likely seen people discussing the matter of age and or being afraid of getting older. Here, as this post on r/Existentialism shows, despite being very young, people are already terrified to age, to look and feel older.

But how does it feel being older? What are the signs that you’re not getting any younger? Well, that’s what today’s list is for. In it, people named things that they consider to be indicators of someone aging.

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#4

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I’m (70F) I haven’t been dressed in the house for nearly 10 years. I wear my panties and an oversized T-shirt. I tell everyone if they’re coming over text first. Otherwise someone’s gonna be surprised.

GamerGranny54 , MART PRODUCTION Report

Final score:

61points

Sky Render 3 months ago

I mean I've been a serial nudist in the privacy of my own home since my 20s, so this is hardly a sign of being old for me.

18points

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#5

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old They used to only play oldies in the grocery store. Now it's the music I love.
...oh.

LizardPossum , Lopsan Report

Final score:

59points

Sky Render 3 months ago

That one hurts. Though they seem to be defying the trend a bit, I heard Wrecking Ball playing in a grocery store once!

6points

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#6

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old You start noticing that doctors, dentists etc are a lot younger than you.

Capable-Bake-6750 , Yan Krukau Report

Final score:

58points

sdorph 3 months ago

And they use the phrase 'That's to be expected' much more often

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These listed signs are physical, mental, and even social. For instance, worrying about your health when you do something risky is considered a mature thing by the netizens. The same goes for noticing how immature or young people around you are.

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And so, knowing how freaked out some people are about aging, this list might freak them out. There are many reasons why many have this fear.

As we’ve already mentioned, with age many physical changes come. Health slowly starts to deteriorate, and gray hair and wrinkles appear.

The latter is a real terrifier of people. Online skincare communities that seek younger-looking skin are booming right now. There are plenty of lists of what anti-aging products people should purchase. And there’s even a name for this fear – gerascophobia.

#7

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Take an accidental fall. If the people around you laugh, you’re still young. If they rush to help you up, you’re old.

FADITY7559 , Allan Mas Report

Final score:

57points

That tiny x on the pop up add 3 months ago

Nah, my friends will laugh with me 'till we're all together in hell.

14points

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#8

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old No more period.

CampingGoose , Karolina Kaboompics Report

Final score:

57points

Spooky beck 3 months ago

I am going on 3 straight months without!!! Yay!

26points

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#9

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I know I’m getting older when I actually look forward to a quiet night in rather than going out. Sleep is now my favorite hobby!

royal_organizer , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

57points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

I wish I could get enough of it.

12points

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Again, as we mentioned before, there are also social changes in a person's life as they get older. For example, losing friends and family members due to various reasons. It can trigger social isolation feelings for some, and well, who wants to feel like that, right? Also, sometimes in society, older individuals tend to be viewed as less valuable or capable, which adds another set of inner troubles.

Additionally, when getting older, it is inevitable to start thinking about your mortality more and more. Basically, there are quite a lot of reasons why aging can seem like a scary thing.

#10

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When the yearly events feel like they happen every few months. Time flies.

PoshCushions , Leeloo The First Report

Final score:

54points

keyboardtek 3 months ago

My brother says not to worry about the rest of my life because it won't last long!

9points

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#11

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When staying in becomes the best part of the weekend.

Still_Complaint_7737 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

Final score:

48points

DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight 3 months ago (edited)

With this logic, I guess I was born old

13points

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#12

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Realizing bedtime is the highlight of your day.

EchoFable24 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

48points

Paul Brown 3 months ago

Oh yeah!! This!! I love bedtime now!

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At the same time, some people claim that we shouldn’t be so spooked by it. Here, with time, a person develops coping mechanisms that work for them, and so with time, they can better deal with problems. In fact, it was found that Americans 60 and older made the top 10 of the world’s happiest people. Not bad, huh?

Plus, some say that at retirement age they get more time to spend with their loved ones, and can enjoy or find new hobbies and many other things. So, maybe getting older isn’t the worst thing in the world? After all, looking back at history, people didn’t live as long as we do, so maybe we shouldn’t take this for granted.

#13

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old A noticeable increase in interest of birds.

zvitaledit , Pixabay Report

Final score:

48points

sturmwesen 3 months ago

squirrels for me

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#14

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Truly not giving a flying [duck] about other people’s opinions of you.

Howiebledsoe , Liza Summer Report

Final score:

47points

Ruth 3 months ago

Not caring what others think of you is so liberating. Wish I could have felt this way when I was younger!

28points

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#15

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I realise how immature younger people are acting.

totthehero , nappy Report

Final score:

46points

Annik Perrot 3 months ago

I think immature is not à matter of age. Some young people act very mature indeed, some remain immature, spoiled kids until they die.

9points

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#16

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When you make noises getting in and out of a seat 😪🙃.

Technicallyimalien , Vlada Karpovich Report

Final score:

46points

notlikeyou1971 3 months ago

When you feel like your morning cereal every time you move. SNAP, CRACKLE POP

9points

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#17

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Waking up in the middle of the night needing to go pee.

AubreyKate_TS , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

45points

notlikeyou1971 3 months ago

And then struggling to get back to sleep

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#18

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Seeing a building get torn down that you remember the day it was being built in the past is one.

I_Like_SnooSnoo , freepik Report

Final score:

44points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

I realized recently that everywhere I went for fun, or most everywhere anyway, is gone now.

18points

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#19

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When I realized, “Is this going to f**k my stomach up?”, became a normal thought pattern.

unkkut , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

42points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

With me, it's not only that but about what's it going to feel like when it has to come out!

11points

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#20

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When feeling 100% just isn't really an option anymore. Something always hurts or is at minimum uncomfortable.

lit_ink_dirt , Liza Summer Report

Final score:

40points

Apatheist Account2 3 months ago

I've got a lot going for me...my knees are going, my back is going...

10points

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#21

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old The weight gain, grey hairs, knee cracking sound and most importantly disinterest in catching up with peers.

letspackitn , Annushka Ahuja Report

Final score:

40points

SweetCheesySpaghetti 3 months ago

Every time I walk up my stairs my knees sound like pill bottles hahaha

3points

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#22

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old For context, I’m French.

I went to a barbershop, and the young barber began addressing me with ‘vous’. I said to him, “Please use ‘tu,’” but he immediately replied, “No, I can’t. I’m much younger than you.”

My jaw dropped; I was left speechless. Looking at him, then back at my reflection in the mirror, I noticed the crow’s feet on my puzzled face. Yes, I was much older than him.

anon , Antoni Shkraba Report

Final score:

38points

Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago

Ah, that explains why my barber always addresses me as "you" instead of "thou". It's because I'm older than him!

8points

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#23

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Regretting making plans (even date night).

Extension-Matter5865 , Helena Lopes Report

Final score:

38points

UncleJohn3000 3 months ago (edited)

Caught on the twin horns of "I don't want to go but canceled last time" and pleading to the gods that they cancel on you.

8points

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#24

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When you think about the past more than the future...

EntertainmentOdd2611 , Andrew Neel Report

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36points

Bubba Jones 3 months ago

And you realize you have more of a past than a future.

14points

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#25

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old You choose your battles because you understand that peace and time is a precious commodity?

AgencyMassive5055 , Oleksandr P Report

Final score:

36points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

Time is the real commodity. And you're not wasting it on things that irritate you.

11points

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#26

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Agreeing with the parents in Disney movies.

DeltaOmegaTheta , Diego F. Parra Report

Final score:

36points

DrBronxx 3 months ago

I've always thought Ariel was a little s**t. Even as a child, I thought "LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER"

10points

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#27

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old All the "sexy" celebrities look like children.

meipsus , RaMaDeMO Report

Final score:

36points

keyboardtek 3 months ago

I could not tell you the name of a single currently popular female actress.

18points

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#28

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Having to turn the car radio down in order to see🤦🏼‍♀️.

Strict_Emu5187 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

35points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

Everyone does that at every age. Your brain is at its best when it focuses on one thing.

20points

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#29

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I once threw my back out wiping my a*s.

CircleOvWolves , Max Vakhtbovycn Report

Final score:

32points

Steve Hall 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing that.

7points

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#30

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old 1. Realizing there are people born after you who are old enough to be president of the USA now. 2. When I ran into someone on here who had never heard of johnny cash.

the_purple_goat , Andrea Piacquadio Report

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Elvira394 3 months ago (edited)

I was that person. I didn't know who David Bowie was other than Jareth from Labyrinth. Not until the day he died did I understand he was a singer. And now I talk to kids who don't know the names Cobain, Reznor, or even Manson. I am officially now the young person that is entirely old.

11points

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#31

You start to dread the summer.

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Final score:

30points

Chirp 3 months ago

Nothing new due to age though. Summer in Texas is damn hot!!

10points

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#32

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I don't know what Skibidi means.

nexusmatt , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

29points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 3 months ago

I still don't care what it means.

16points

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#33

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old The wrong parts are stiff in the morning.

DThompson55 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

29points

Gabby M 3 months ago

All the parts are stiff!

7points

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#34

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old A complete lack of interest in learning about new trends. I'm gonna wear skinny jeans and a side part for life.

CarefulResolve , Ron Lach Report

Final score:

29points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago (edited)

I never cared about any of that. I always wear what I feel is comfortable.

16points

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#35

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old Sleep related injuries.

Creepy_Prior_689 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

28points

notlikeyou1971 3 months ago

Yeah, those big mysterious bruises. WTF

11points

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#36

When you realize how few relatives and childhood friends you have left, and the number is declining at an accelerating rate.

skiddlyd Report

Final score:

24points

Lee Henderson 3 months ago

When your childhood friends start dying from illness and age-related disorders and not from accidents or "fast living".

6points

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#37

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old There’s a bunch of little kids at concerts you go to.

bad5190 , Danik Prihodko Report

Final score:

23points

Nicola Mawson 3 months ago

You still go to concerts?

21points

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#38

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old I've become my parents' mother, to say it in a few words.

Mlfm_ , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

23points

ANTIVICTORIA 3 months ago

That happened to me in my teens.

2points

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#39

40 Signs For Those Who Can Just Feel Themselves Getting Old When you start thinking about investing in a good pair of orthopedic shoes.

gigglygumdrops , Tirachard Kumtanom Report

Final score:

22points

Apatheist Account2 3 months ago

I didn't think orthopaedic shoes would work for me, but - I stand corrected.

34points

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#40

Waking up very early and hating to wake up a little bit late because you’re “losing time”.

TheFerXXX Report

Final score:

20points

Joseph Dixon 3 months ago

Depends.. Sometimes you really need the extra hour or two of sleep.

6points

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K- THULU 3 months ago

When people complain about getting old and they're 20 years younger than me....

10points

PFD 3 months ago

My son told me he was "too old for this s**t" as he neared the top of the stairs in a 4-storey house. He was 5 at the time.

5points

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Jason Melvil 3 months ago

When you see celebs that used to be 'hunks' and 'heartthrobs' appear with wrinkles and gray hair, you know you will follow soon

6points

Annik Perrot 3 months ago

And all the actors and singers you used to love dying one after the other.

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Fussy1 3 months ago

I was just thinking about this one last night when I saw a clip of a heartthrob from 25-30 years ago and I couldn't get over how much he'd aged. Then I thought about it for a minute and realised if he's aged, that means I've ... I can't say it!

4points

Steve Hall 3 months ago

When they have a pot belly or a fat face.

3points

Papa 3 months ago

And they're doing commercials for old people products.

2points

Annik Perrot 3 months ago

Latest was yesterday, when my 8 year old granddaughter asked me what a CD was. CDs appeared when I was well into adulthood, and now they're already obsolete.

5points

Jason Melvil 3 months ago

I had a kid ask me why we say 'hang up' on the phone

4points

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

My doctor graduates kindergarten soon.

4points

Russell Bowman 3 months ago

find a book "Dave Barry Turns Forty: by Dave Barry ... it is a primer on this subject

2points

Serena Myers 3 months ago

When my daughter said she was perimenopausal, she's 49. When I found a picture of me with colleagues taken at Trig Lane, London, 50 years ago, a year before my daughter was born. When looking up those colleagues and realising that I wouldn't recognize any one of them if I passed them in the street, and they wouldn't recognise me either. That is "old"

2points

Will Cable 3 months ago

When getting out of a car you lean against door pillar.

2points

Brian Hawley 3 months ago

First time someone offers you their seat on a.bus

1point

highwaycrossingfrog 3 months ago

{As a British woman) Thinking all the clothes in Next are really attractive was the big realisation for me

1point

Lsai Aeon 3 months ago

I did, had most of these done to me, or have done since my age was a single digit. Guess I was born old

0points

K- THULU 3 months ago

When people complain about getting old and they're 20 years younger than me....

10points

PFD 3 months ago

My son told me he was "too old for this s**t" as he neared the top of the stairs in a 4-storey house. He was 5 at the time.

5points

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Jason Melvil 3 months ago

When you see celebs that used to be 'hunks' and 'heartthrobs' appear with wrinkles and gray hair, you know you will follow soon

6points

Annik Perrot 3 months ago

And all the actors and singers you used to love dying one after the other.

6points

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Fussy1 3 months ago

I was just thinking about this one last night when I saw a clip of a heartthrob from 25-30 years ago and I couldn't get over how much he'd aged. Then I thought about it for a minute and realised if he's aged, that means I've ... I can't say it!

4points

Steve Hall 3 months ago

When they have a pot belly or a fat face.

3points

Papa 3 months ago

And they're doing commercials for old people products.

2points

Annik Perrot 3 months ago

Latest was yesterday, when my 8 year old granddaughter asked me what a CD was. CDs appeared when I was well into adulthood, and now they're already obsolete.

5points

Jason Melvil 3 months ago

I had a kid ask me why we say 'hang up' on the phone

4points

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

My doctor graduates kindergarten soon.

4points

Russell Bowman 3 months ago

find a book "Dave Barry Turns Forty: by Dave Barry ... it is a primer on this subject

2points

Serena Myers 3 months ago

When my daughter said she was perimenopausal, she's 49. When I found a picture of me with colleagues taken at Trig Lane, London, 50 years ago, a year before my daughter was born. When looking up those colleagues and realising that I wouldn't recognize any one of them if I passed them in the street, and they wouldn't recognise me either. That is "old"

2points

Will Cable 3 months ago

When getting out of a car you lean against door pillar.

2points

Brian Hawley 3 months ago

First time someone offers you their seat on a.bus

1point

highwaycrossingfrog 3 months ago

{As a British woman) Thinking all the clothes in Next are really attractive was the big realisation for me

1point

Lsai Aeon 3 months ago

I did, had most of these done to me, or have done since my age was a single digit. Guess I was born old

0points

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