• My knee still doesn’t feel right after that hiking trip two weeks ago.
  • I started listening to really old music.

Have I crossed the threshold?

  • livus@kbin.social
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    Nope, you’re describing not being young, that’s nothing like being actually old. Growing old has a bunch of stages:

    • joint pain

    • can no longer dance all night

    • hangovers last all day

    • dentists start talking to you about your gums

    But then you get to the phase of

    • skin losing elasticity

    • liking dinner parties

    • marijuana is now a medicine

    • developed distinct preferences about stuff like threadcount

    And then after that the next phase is more like

    • a lot of time worrying about your parents

    • all body fat migrates to one or two of its favourite spots

    • seriously consider putting everything on lanyards

    • your favourite singers are all dead

    And so on, you get the picture. That’s as far as I’ve traveled but as far as I can see the phases after that involve things like bladder leakage and losing friends to alzheimers.

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      I worried about my mum constantly since I was only 14/15, she had heart disease and died three years ago at 54. My dad also has heart problems, copd, diabetes, psoriasis and arthritis in his hands. He’s only 55 and I don’t know if he’ll even live to retirement age. I’m only 27.

      Edit: Should’ve included this. I also have ulcerative colitis which is a form of IBD Irritable Bowel Disease and I do shit myself several times a year) so my bowels are fucked already. Again I’m only 27. By your metrics I’ve met two of the conditions to be old due to shite luck with the roll of the dice of life.

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        2 years ago

        It is treated, it’s better to go on a diet, for example VLCD or something (go to pubmed) ⚠️Аnd of course, consult a doctor before dieting.