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44 probably isn’t *that* far away from the median age for Moopy’s OG cast members at this point, so I have to ask, as the former baby of the group now careening towards 40 at an increasingly terrifying speed, do YOU feel yourself to be in the throes of RAPID AGEING, and if so how is it manifesting?
 
As I started balding in my late 20s, I think I was more conscious of ageing visibly from an earlier age, then didn't pay much attention to things like smaller wrinkles and lines as they appeared.

In terms of how I feel physically, I'd say it was probably 3 or 4 years later than 44 for me where I really started to notice getting old. Primarily when I had that bout of sciatica about 5 years ago, and generally just feeling a bit stiff and slower generally. I'm still capable of doing things like running for a bus, or climbing four floors at work at reasonable speeds, but I'm conscious that it takes more out of me, and the recovery time is longer.
 
For what it's worth @AGinAg (39), I genuinely had no idea about your birthday. I almost never interact with the Moopy Moop forum anymore so if it was posted about I wouldn't have seen it. Apologies for the insensitive timing.
 
As for me, like @lolly I've had a receding hairline and prominent bald spot for ages, and I've never exactly been a cutie of the evening type, so the hangups about my inevitably fading looks aren't too brutal really.

I guess it's more psychological than anything, although I do also occasionally wonder at what point the little pleasures that make life worth living (a takeaway on a Friday, drinking more than 2 beers on a night out) will start becoming less and less sustainable with a marginally healthy existence.

Plus there's the added factor that the other supposed big tipping point of 66 is pretty much exactly where my parents are at right now, which carries all kinds of emotional baggage and anxiety.

Another feelgood thread, you're welcome everyone!
 
First thought was that the eye looked like Enya's 👁 :D
Interesting range of samples mentioned in the article 💡though it's more of an approximation with the ages; not definite changes at 44. I'm basically half of that, haha. Skin ageing and facial fat loss can start in late teens.

I suppose, if it can be roughly categorised:
mentality>genetics>environment>physical lifestyle (if not extremely good/bad) as the influence on ageing overall. :)
 
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The psychological aspect of ageing currently far overpowers any concerns of physical ageing. I'm 36, so still young (Perrelli Trademark)...but I don't know; the time is ticking a little when it comes to certain things.

E.g. I am pretty sure I want a family but with each passing year, I'm increasingly unsure what this looks like for me and I also don't want to become a dad way later into my 40s, really.
 
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The psychological aspect of ageing currently far overpowers any concerns of physical ageing. I'm 36, so still young (Perrelli Trademark)...but I don't know; the time is ticking a little when it comes to certain things.

E.g. I am pretty sure I want a family but with each passing year, I'm increasingly unsure what this looks like for me and I also don't want to become a dad ways later into my 40s, really.

That's the other thing. Something my dad said years ago always sticks in my mind. "At a certain point, you just realise that all the things you thought you were going to do when you were younger probably aren't going to happen".

At 38 that should really be wake-up call enough to just fucking do those things before that rubicon gets crossed. But the older you get the more complicated those decisions become, and there's always a trade-off with something else.
 
I think the andropause and lowering testosterone levels kick in around the mid to late 40s, don't they? I'm sure it's not entirely unrelated.

Plus it's around the age people often lose parents/aunts and uncles (if you're lucky enough not to have experienced it younger), so you become more acutely aware of your own mortality in that sense - because your generation is next. And I guess if you've got children, when you're in your late 40s it's likely they will be leaving home/going to university/just needing you less etc.

I do think your late 40s are quite a difficult time. You're definitely not young any more, you're likely to be increasingly feeling that, yet realistically for most people, you're barely halfway into your working life, so there's a lot of drudgery left.

At 40, I barely felt differently than I did at 30. At 50, I knew I was a full decade older.
 
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41, as fit as i've ever been, nothing hurts, and my hair is still all in place. Sure i don't look quite as youthful as i did 20 years ago, but I do not feel the effects of age and will not let it catch up with me.

Let's see what happens at 44. :)
 
Maybe I haven't felt it yet but I've always enjoyed aging. Despite the fact I'm 36, already shaved my hair and life gets harder, I'm consciously grateful on a daily basis I'm not young anymore. The gains far outweigh the losses.

Besides, everyday closer to the end of this ripoff of a reality is always good.
 
For what it’s worth I’ve run my best 10K, half marathon and marathon times this year.

It’s only downhill from here.
 
44 y.o: zero pills
47 y.o: 3/night and in need of one of those boxes that are meant to help grannies remember if they took it or not
I'm only on one tablet currently (for high blood pressure), started at the end of March. But I simply keep forgetting to take them. I've tried various ways to manage that, but it just doesn't work, although is getting better. I probably only forget once a week on average now
 
I get my blood pressure checked regularly and for now it's fine, but I LOVE salt. That's going to be a bitch to have to give up when the time inevitably comes.
 
That's the other thing. Something my dad said years ago always sticks in my mind. "At a certain point, you just realise that all the things you thought you were going to do when you were younger probably aren't going to happen".

In a somewhat similar vein, it only recently struck me that I'm pretty much 'stuck' in my job now in a way that I'd never felt before. I've always been a bit impulsive work-wise and generally had the mentality that if I got fed up, I could go and do something different. I'm more consciously aware now that my options, in the grand scheme of things, are fairly limited, and so I need my job more than I want it, if that makes sense.
 
I rarely add salt. At least in or on my own cooking.

I'm definitely more conscious of it when looking at labels now though. Particularly in supermarket sandwiches, which are loaded with it. I nearly always end up getting boring old tuna and sweetcorn in a meal deal now :(
 
Aw shit

Well I'm 42 and get told I look in my late 20s but my ability to read the tiny text on small electronic components etc without shining a light on it is definitely diminishing in the past couple of years.
 
In a somewhat similar vein, it only recently struck me that I'm pretty much 'stuck' in my job now in a way that I'd never felt before. I've always been a bit impulsive work-wise and generally had the mentality that if I got fed up, I could go and do something different. I'm more consciously aware now that my options, in the grand scheme of things, are fairly limited, and so I need my job more than I want it, if that makes sense.
Yes!!! Totally feeling this especially after seeing how unappealing being 45 was last time I had to go job-hunting.
 
Oh this hits hard :D

44 was indeed a SHOCK

but then again we had COVID so I can just as easily blame that

As long as I don’t have to blame BISCUITS!
 
But actually, I feel good about aging at this point, I think. I don't feel any older than I did at 20 sometimes, but sometimes that feels like forever ago? A teenager told me he thought I was 25 and I felt great about it, but then I felt old from how great that made me feel :D
 
41, as fit as i've ever been, nothing hurts, and my hair is still all in place. Sure i don't look quite as youthful as i did 20 years ago, but I do not feel the effects of age and will not let it catch up with me.

Let's see what happens at 44. :)

I would also have said this at 41 :D

SORRY INDIE

The good thing about it not happening until you’re 44 is that you don’t give as many fucks. God, I wouldn’t even leave to go to the shop across the street without doing my hair. Now people are lucky if it gets combed for a WEDDING
 
Why I remember this I don't know, but @Kate had her 40th birthday during early lockdown so she's late 30s FOREVER
 
I turned 49 last month and I still don’t quite believe it. It feels like I was just in my 20s and then I realize my daughter will be 28 this year and it all comes back. :D

I did fine with aging until a few years back when the blood pressure and diabetes kicked in. Then Covid came and visited me three times now which has apparently scarred up my lungs pretty good according to X-rays. I takes pills morning and night and daily blood sugar checks and blood pressure checks. My hair is nearly all gray now and has thinned out on top some this past year.

That said, I was a raging drunk and druggie my teens and first half of my 20s so I honestly never expected to be around this long anyway so I now just count each year as a blessing.

I do have moments of panic about the inevitable end but honestly it’s going to happen anyway so I try not to stress too much.
 
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I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PROCESS! AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. I used to be YOUNG and DESIRABLE!!! Wtf happened.
 
At some point in my early 20s I decided that a diet consisting of nothing more than pot, beer, meat, and potatoes was not going to work out well if I wanted to make it into my 30s. I historically get on better with people older than me, so I had quite a few cautionary tales to look at when it came to friends that surrounded. Thus, I developed lots of good habits and minimised most of the bad ones.

But now I'm well into my 30s, would very much PREFER NOT TO make it into my 40s, and find myself in annoyingly robust physical condition. :( Fortunately I make up for it by being a complete HEADCASE.

I was lucky enough to encounter a number of visually-impaired bouncers in Europe last month. Never did I think that getting ID'd would bring such JOY. But nor did I think that the looks of HORROR on aforementioned bouncers' faces when they see your date of birth would leave such scars. :(
 
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That's the other thing. Something my dad said years ago always sticks in my mind. "At a certain point, you just realise that all the things you thought you were going to do when you were younger probably aren't going to happen".
At the age of 46 (thanks for putting me over Moopy’s median age :evil:), I feel this constantly and I think it’s part of the anxiety I’ve developed as I’ve gotten older.

Physically, I am a lot more tired than I used to be, a lot of the time. Any sort of drinking/ partying destroys me a lot longer than it ever used to.

What I will say, though, is that whenever I mention my age, I am told by anyone that I look a lot younger. I certainly look at (some) others around my age and think I’m not doing too badly.
 
I’ve just been reading that article and I’m mildly obsessed with the likes of Bryan Johnson, the billionaire spunking his fortune on decreasing his metabolic age.

Almost 6 months ago I started taking NMN, a supplement that supports your bodies ability to produce NAD. I’m almost certain its had a positive effect on me beyond placebo. My cardio levels have vastly improved, I was up untim sunrise almost every night at Glastonbury which I havent done since my 20s and I’ve just not had that creeping feeling that everything makes me tired. I refuse to allow age to limit me and I reject the notion that at a certain age you can’t do the things you always wanted to. What a load of bullshit.
 
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