courtesy of mmegaera

[quietann]

If you're maybe noticing that you're older than you used to be, and are feeling sad/angry/confused/worried/frustrated that you haven't accomplished as much as you/other people in your present or past/annoyingly critical voices inside your head think you should have, and if you're maybe feeling something like "I'm not a real grownup like everyone else," and if you're maybe also feeling sad/angry/confused/worried/frustrated that your body isn't working the way it used to, and you're maybe thinking, "if that's true then how am I going to DO all those accomplishments that I/other people/voices in my head think I ought or want to do?", and maybe you're also wondering how are you going to dig out from under the accumulation of habit and procrastination and self-doubt to some sense of satisfaction in your life again, then post this same sentence in your journal.

(I don't usually do these, but... this one fits!)

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[dianec42.livejournal.com]

I'm 41 and I do occasionally feel it. I don't have any major chronic illnesses unless you count gum disease (which only really bothers me at the perio's office). But here is a trick I have tried which may sound corny but which does help my attitude when I start feeling old...

Pretend you're a time traveller. You're actually 80 years old, your body has pretty much let you down, you can't see very well or get around much at all. Suddenly, you get to spend one day being 43 again. Think of all the things you can suddenly do again!

Oh well, that probably just sounded weird and trippy. But it works for me. Sometimes. :P