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GERONTOPHOBIA is the fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly.
Look how creepy when you REALIZE...
NOW
BEFORE
This is what I fear the most, the day I can't look at myself in the mirror. Did you watch Snow White? I have the same mentality as Snow White's step mother? I try doing all tricks to remain young. When I crossed age of 20 I already considered myself OLD, dunno why I'm so paranoid about aging. I wonder if there are others like me here obssessed with beauty and youth at an insane degree.
How do you cope with 'aging'? All this is scary...
Sometimes, i hate my birthday, the years are passing so fast... 4 years ago my dream was grow up to become a teenager and now that i am one, i want to be a kid again, i don't want that the time continues to pass. It's like, damn, only more 3 years and i will be on college. The pression is much bigger, you know... My fear is more intelectual than physical, currently i like my physical changes, face, hair, body... my unique physical fear is become fat cuz one of my passions is eat
Sometimes, i hate my birthday, the years are passing so fast... 4 years ago my dream was grow up to become a teenager and now that i am one, i want to be a kid again, i don't want that the time continues to pass. It's like, damn, only more 3 years and i will be on college. The pression is much bigger, you know... My fear is more intelectual than physical, currently i like my physical changes, face, hair, body... my unique physical fear is become fat cuz one of my passions is eat
I'm not a GERONTOPHOFIC but I'm certainly scared of getting older, I mean who doesn't, and the thing is that you don't realize it until you see an old picture of yours .
What we can do is to try to have healthy life: Maintaining a healthy weight, Being physically active, Protecting yourself from too much sun, Eating a variety of healthy foods, etc). I want to be a hot granny
Last edited by Gossip girl on Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Same here, I just feel that age is coming and I want to go back to the old days, besides, my birthday makes me feel that I missed another year already. I cheer my self up as I look at older people than me and then realize it,s applied to all, so I better take things easier..!
i think im scared too granny, but maybe because, i am surrounded by younger people in school (im not that old though) my classmates' age ranges from 18-20. im 21 now and i think i am trying too hard to be more understanding cuz some of them have immature minds and some are attention seekers and just pure childish.
Aging is deadly!!!!!! I don't know what i'll do when my nose gets more pointed and my chin longer ............i wish i could stay 21 but have my degree, house, job etc like an older person would.
lol omg i just saw a leo thread today, too. i think leo looks like that now cos he drinks lots of alcohol & smokes TONS... i mean TONS of WEED. he is bff with pharell the rapper so they party it up a lot. suffice to say, you live your life on your face. at least that is the case with leonardo di caprio. he went from a teen heart throb to a bloated, dirty old man.
Well i'm not exactly scared of aging, but I'm 23 y/o and I feel old and I hate it, and it's mostly because i'm surrounded now a days of people younger than me and when I look at them I wished I was that young again and I don't know why. I'm ok with aging, like I said, I have no problem with getting old, but I just feel that is happening too soon, too fast for me and I wan't to remain young for more time.
I hate when my birthday comes. Another number added on our birthday. U will think that time move faster without u knowing it. But i learn to accept it. It is inevitable. The only thing i fear most is the sickness that will come upon aging thats why we should take care of ourself because health is wealth.
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked.
She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids..."
"No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.
You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.
If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.
The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets."
She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
I am going to be honest and say I feel that every year goes faster than the previous one. Time go fast,I still feel like I am 16 and not 19. I am very picky when it comes to eating,I eat healthy food all the time! Even this birthday I didn't eat that much cake just a little piece of it. I want to stay young and fresh as much as possible. Exercising is a must everyday 30 minutes! If I don't do that i feel bad and I get mad at myself. I even only use make up for those special days but in normal days I only use day and night cream and that's it. Even my hair I haven't colored it now in 2 years,I don't want to damage it. I know I may sound stupid but I feel good this way. I feel good to myself and that matters the most. I see models like Adriana Lima who is over 30 now and still looks like a 20 years old,I feel like if this people can do it why not me? However I am still 19 and I can stay so if I take care of myself
I am already 40 yet a lot of people thought I'm just 23. Hahahaha. I don't smoke and I barel drin bothk alcohol. I stay away from harsh sunlight, drink a lot of water and moisturize both face and body.
in my teens i used to look so cute but then my hormones became wild and hair started growing everywhere... i have to shave 4 times a week, im bored!!!! i hate shaving!!!!
At the moment, I'm not scared of ageing cause I'm only 17 now
BUT.....I know a time will come when I will be scared of it.
For now, I just dislike it cause I HATE having to make the transition from being a young teen to being an adult.
I honestly miss my childhood days, when I had no major responsibilities
I remember when I was younger, I used to say "oh I can't wait until I'm almost an adult so that I can do anything I want whenever I want to" and my older cousins and parents would always tell me that I would regret saying that.
I KNOW YOU'RE A NARCISSISTIC PERSON IN REAL LIFE GRANNY !! ME TOO !!!
I AM 24 & I HATE THE IDEA OF GROWING UP AFTER 21.......21 IS PERFECT !!! HAIR WAS STILL HELLA THICK......SKIN WAS NATURALLY MOISTURIZE.....U AINT GOT SLOW EVENTHO U DIDNT DO SPORT AND HAD PARTIES WITHOUT EXHAUSTED !!
LOL! NOW I REALIZE WHY THEY NAMED THIS SHOP FOREVER21 !!
OLDER MEANS PROBLEMS: FINANCIAL NEEDS, CAREER , LOVE LIFE, FAMILY MATTERS, HEALTH AND THE WORST YOU CANT DEFY GRAVITY NO MORE !!
I THINK THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY AGING IS LIVING IN THE PRESENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AVOID UNECESSARY DRAMA...... EXCEPT.... DRAMA IN MISSO PORTAL
Honestly, there are times I am but there are times I am not. Maybe I need to deal more on mind conditioning since aging is a reality and normal like dying. But most of the times, I admit that I find elder people sexier that the younger ones.
This might sound corny, but more than having a fear of old age itself, I am afraid of time. I mean, it's so weird how it never comes back; how it is counted, and how no matter what happens and no matter what stops, it will be something that will always be there and moving. Time won't catch up to you, because you have to catch up with time. Along with it, time takes not only our youth and special moments, but also people.
And I agree that as you age, time seems to go by so much faster. Maybe it is because we are always so busy, and we don't have time to notice time go by. I'm still 18, but college and my job are stressful enough. And I think this is one of the hardest times in life, because you are in a never-ending transition between being what I call a "kid" and an adult. It's like you know you can't advance back, but you want to because you know what lies ahead.
That's enough venting for today! In the mean time...
i dont celebrate my birthday at all. ive stopped doing that for years. but honestly, i think age is just a number. there is no significance in it unless you tell your mind so. ive met some very happy married old couples well into their 90's at my church. on the other hand, i have close friends ive known since high school & they are in their 20's now & they are terminally depressed & suicidal. money, youth, and beauty has never been the answer to infinite happiness.
the mind is so powerful that it can change the way you see things.
WHO IS SCARED OF AGING AND OLD AGE?
by Miss Universe 1000 B.C » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:33 pm 
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I'm still 18, but college and my job are stressful enough. And I think this is one of the hardest times in life, because you are in a never-ending transition between being what I call a "kid" and an adult. It's like you know you can't advance back, but you want to because you know what lies ahead. 
In the mean time...
