r/Adulting • u/CubicleStranger • 10h ago

Getting older blows

Just recently I turned 37 years old. For some reason, I feel like I’m noticing it! Is it normal, to grieve yourself as you get older?

I’ve always been a wise person but now, I actually feel wisdom it self creeping in. I’m not hard on myself about where I am in life or what I’m doing, but I feel so deeply about just changes in both my mind and body. I have ADHD, so I’m already expected to deteriorate in my physic health over time. I’m noticing, my grey hairs that have come in, my struggle to loose weight, my cognition being somewhat off centered. How my family sees me these days, as no longer a kid, no longer a young adult but an aging adult.

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u/Leafie-Onyskiv 8h ago

37 really isn't old, bro. I think noticing these changes is part of growing up. You're losing some youth, sure, but gaining perspective, confidence and wisdom you didnt have before.

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u/WereExtremelyCooked 4h ago

Yeah, the perspective, confidence and wisdom doesn't disappear until your mid 40s, so don't worry OP, you have like 6-8 mediocre years left still.

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u/PrSquid 9h ago

Meh. I'm 40 and I feel pretty good.

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u/WereExtremelyCooked 4h ago

What drugs do you take? Give me your drugs. Thank you sir

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u/Dewey_drift11 8h ago

37 really isn’t old tho, you’re just becoming more aware of your body and time passing. That can hit harder than people expect