Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
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Does anyone else here feel old? Im only 20, but feel physically and mentally much older. But i dont look necessarily older. Or do you look much older than your age too? Do you lack energy too, despite being young? Is this a reason too, why you want to ctb?
 
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Mr2005

Mr2005

Don't shoot the messenger, give me the gun
Sep 25, 2018
3,622
I do now. 20?! Talk to me in ten years
 
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Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
1,030
I do now. 20?! Talk to me in ten years

Being 20 doesnt mean being healthy. Of course most 20 year olds are, im not.
 
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Mr2005

Mr2005

Don't shoot the messenger, give me the gun
Sep 25, 2018
3,622
I'm 33 but feel 80. It's definitely the end of my life as far as I'm concerned. I feel so old that it's actually a pleasant surprise when I see myself in the mirror (normally)
 
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Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
1,030
I'm 33 but feel 80. It's definitely the end of my life as far as I'm concerned. I feel so old that it's actually a pleasant surprise when I see myself in the mirror (normally)

So oüyou look young too, but feel old?
 
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Mr2005

Mr2005

Don't shoot the messenger, give me the gun
Sep 25, 2018
3,622
Relatively but it hardly matters anymore
 
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StillWaiting

StillWaiting

Need cats to comfort me
Jul 28, 2018
550
I feel old because I am sick all the time and don't remember simple things anymore.
 
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Hexen

Hexen

Student
Aug 12, 2019
135
You have mentioned this in some of the previous posts I think. I feel the same, I am young but I feel a lot older. I can't say I lack energy because I can walk all the way up the hill nearby every day but what do I lack is things that interest me so I can invest that energy into that.
 
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Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
1,030
You have mentioned this in some of the previous posts I think. I feel the same, I am young but I feel a lot older. I can't say I lack energy because I can walk all the way up the hill nearby every day but what do I lack is things that interest me so I can invest that energy into that.

Exactly im not weak at all, quite the opposite, but i still lack energy.
 
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Bathsheba

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Aug 31, 2019
318
I'm 43 and it's not that I feel old physically but mentally yes, as in I feel out of touch with this world and like I'm distancing myself from it more every day.. like celebrity culture, news, social media etc etc.. it's all so vacuous and another reason I don't fit in and would rather not be here.
 
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HGL91

HGL91

Warlock
Jul 2, 2019
720
I'm 28 this month, and I've always felt old. I've had back problems since I was like 7. Lower back especially is always hurting, so I'll twist to crack my back for relief. Now with smart phones, my neck is always killing me. Ugh!

Ironically, I've always enjoyed being active. Club volleyball and tennis during school years, weight lifting in high school, and Pilates & Yoga in my 20s. My new favorite is Aerial Silks, but now I'm too depressed to be motivated to do it.
 
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SinisterKid

SinisterKid

Visionary
Jun 1, 2019
2,113
I am old, does that count?
 
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BipolarExpat

BipolarExpat

Accomplished faker
May 30, 2019
698
Now with smart phones, my neck is always killing me. Ugh!

Feel trapped in mine (need that distraction + reason to ignore/avoid others), yet recognize these pocket computers as the beginning of the end of true human interaction.

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Sore neck, head and shoulders here :(
 
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Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
1,030
Feel trapped in mine (need that distraction + reason to ignore/avoid others), yet recognize these pocket computers as the beginning of the end of true human interaction.

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Sore neck, head and shoulders here :(

We should not demonize new technology.
 
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woxihuanni

woxihuanni

Illuminated
Aug 19, 2019
3,299
I think so. Just a year ago I felt very young I think.

Actually
I'm 43 and it's not that I feel old physically but mentally yes, as in I feel out of touch with this world and like I'm distancing myself from it more every day.. like celebrity culture, news, social media etc etc.. it's all so vacuous and another reason I don't fit in and would rather not be here.

I don't know if that by itself means distancing oneself from the world. I mean, I've never had much to do with any of it and still felt pretty well connected to my sort of world. Wish you fresh resources of connection while you hang on. Hugs
 
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AnnaJaspers

AnnaJaspers

Experienced
Jul 2, 2019
217
I'm 43 and it's not that I feel old physically but mentally yes, as in I feel out of touch with this world and like I'm distancing myself from it more every day.. like celebrity culture, news, social media etc etc.. it's all so vacuous and another reason I don't fit in and would rather not be here.
I am soon to be 40 and couldn't have said it better. I've literally cocooned myself away from the world outside my little house and head, with the exception of these forums and a couple other reddit places.

Everyone and everything seems so pointless.
 
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BipolarExpat

BipolarExpat

Accomplished faker
May 30, 2019
698
We should not demonize new technology.

That's a tough one for me. I remember (and miss) pre-internet and mobile phone days. I know that gets me nowhere, but I can't stand the expectation of practically always being reachable/available/message ready, etc.

It's uncomfortable.

Fuck social media outlets and the growing expectations that accompany them as well.

Remember when an email/phone number was enough? Maybe a website(?)

Now if you don't have buttons for your FB, Twitter, linked in, snapchat and instagram (at least), you're nobody, really.

There should be a much larger resistance to social media. It's fake, poisonous, narcissistic depravity at best.

It'll only get worse from here.

One day in the not so distant future, those who are not videoing every living moment of their lives and broadcasting them to multiple live access channels WILL be outright shunned virtually and publicly humiliated.

Such attempts at any form of privacy will be viewed with growing distaste until finally made illegal.
That will mark the beginning of a new era that not only doesn't prize individuality but actually punishes it.

Just my opinion.
 
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HGL91

HGL91

Warlock
Jul 2, 2019
720
I am soon to be 40 and couldn't have said it better. I've literally cocooned myself away from the world outside my little house and head, with the exception of these forums and a couple other reddit places.

Everyone and everything seems so pointless.

Kudos to you getting through your 30s. I don't know how I will. I feel like my 20s was the prime of my life even if there was also bad stuff.
 
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AnnaJaspers

AnnaJaspers

Experienced
Jul 2, 2019
217
Kudos to you getting through your 30s. I don't know how I will. I feel like my 20s was the prime of my life even if there was also bad stuff.

Thanks. The 30s are a time of establishment and I failed in every single aspect.
 
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Baskol1

Baskol1

No life, no problems
Aug 11, 2019
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That's a tough one for me. I remember (and miss) pre-internet and mobile phone days. I know that gets me nowhere, but I can't stand the expectation of practically always being reachable/available/message ready, etc.

It's uncomfortable.

Fuck social media outlets and the growing expectations that accompany them as well.

Remember when an email/phone number was enough? Maybe a website(?)

Now if you don't have buttons for your FB, Twitter, linked in, snapchat and instagram (at least), you're nobody, really.

There should be a much larger resistance to social media. It's fake, poisonous, narcissistic depravity at best.

It'll only get worse from here.

One day in the not so distant future, those who are not videoing every living moment of their lives and broadcasting them to multiple live access channels WILL be outright shunned virtually and publicly humiliated.

Such attempts at any form of privacy will be viewed with growing distaste until finally made illegal.
That will mark the beginning of a new era that not only doesn't prize individuality but actually punishes it.

Just my opinion.

I think that is unlikely.
 
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HGL91

HGL91

Warlock
Jul 2, 2019
720
Thanks. The 30s are a time of establishment and I failed in every single aspect.

How do you think you failed?

Yeah, I'm 28 this month, and I'm afraid of stability. One of the fun aspects of my 20s was that I got to try so many different things, and when I messed up, I was helped or forgiven because I was "young with potential".

Now I feel old enough that people are like "Eh. Let's give up on her and focus on the younger generation."
 
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AnnaJaspers

AnnaJaspers

Experienced
Jul 2, 2019
217
How do you think you failed?

Yeah, I'm 28 this month, and I'm afraid of stability. One of the fun aspects of my 20s was that I got to try so many different things, and when I messed up, I was helped or forgiven because I was "young with potential".

Now I feel old enough that people are like "Eh. Let's give up on her and focus on the younger generation."

I failed in my profession, in finding and keeping a partner, in accumulating a secure financial future, in finding and keeping friends, in helping myself become a better human.
 
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HGL91

HGL91

Warlock
Jul 2, 2019
720
I failed in my profession, in finding and keeping a partner, in accumulating a secure financial future, in finding and keeping friends, in helping myself become a better human.

That's tough. :/ Are you still working in your profession?
 
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AnnaJaspers

AnnaJaspers

Experienced
Jul 2, 2019
217
That's tough. :/ Are you still working in your profession?
Nope, I shuttered my business and might even get sued.
 
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AnnaJaspers

AnnaJaspers

Experienced
Jul 2, 2019
217
That seems anxiety provoking.
It's the frosting on the cake. It likely won't happen but the possibility is there. At this point, since I plan to ctb in the next couple months they will have to sue my estate which is difficult so they probably won't bother.
 
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Bathsheba

Specialist
Aug 31, 2019
318
I am soon to be 40 and couldn't have said it better. I've literally cocooned myself away from the world outside my little house and head, with the exception of these forums and a couple other reddit places.

Everyone and everything seems so pointless.
God yes I feel exactly the same way.. spending more and more time alone researching methods and reading stuff on this site. But I've never felt more like I'm looking forward to escape and death. It's an exhilarating feeling.
 
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Lady black

Lady black

35 male, central Europe, German speaking
Oct 22, 2018
1,192
I´m 33 and often feel like I´m 70-95, cause of my health and my feelings
 
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CURSED again

CURSED again

please help
Aug 15, 2019
90
Now if you don't have buttons for your FB, Twitter, linked in, snapchat and instagram (at least), you're nobody, really.
its all the latest fashion - the younger ones are all use to it all since they have grown up with it being so important. Different generations - diff styles. In China there are millions of camera everywhere and they monitor people in all sorts of ways - talk about Big Brother or Nazi germany. I never particularly felt the need to be "plugged in" to lots of diff sites but i'm alot older and was simply trying to live my life and my friends didn't care that i couldn't be bothered with it all. But your right depending on who you come across they will think your odd if you dont have a facebook page etc.. I had lots of other things keeping me busy. Alot of people over the decades have deliberately tried to be less available on many levels so they had more private or "me" time - i know the rich certainly did.

Yes i feel old - I didn't use to but with my problems now i do. I have been curious about the lack of 50+ on this website - not that many - makes me feel even weirder. Everyone has different references etc as they go through life - my favorite days were late 70's with new wave & punk concerts in the northeast USA - yet i would have loved to have been able to go back in time to California in the early 40's with money looking for coastal property. There are so many people now and the competition keeps getting stiffer and "the good life" keeps getting more and more expensive. It was only recently that i became aware as to how horrible society and government treats people that feel the need to ctb. Would be great if young people had movements to try changing the political landscape on the subject. Unfortunately when i grew up it was never discussed in society - i wish it had been.
 
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