Poll How Old Do You Feel?

[Deleted member 22607]

Sometimes I feel like I'm 4 years old. Other times I feel ancient, ancient, ancient. Other times I feel like I'm in my 30s (once, I was feeling frustrated because everyone my age was already doing things in life, was married and had kids - and then I realised that those people weren't my age, they were 15 years older than me...)

I'm actually 18.

 

[Cabernet88]

Well, Im 25 and I feel like my experiences have aged me. I usually feel like I am in my 40s and sometimes older.

 

[Hope4Now]

I am an old soul trapped in a 54 year young body who generally feels as frightened and insecure and vulnerable as a very young child most of the time. (Hmmm, notice I didn't say "carefree," or "light-hearted." I guess that says something about my childhood.) I never feel the age I am; I don't even know what that means.

@Hashi, for me old-soul means two things: 1) I am pretty sure I am carrying energy from past lives, and 2) from a VERY young age I seemed to have a deep understanding of and sensitivity to others and the world--I am deeply spiritual (different from religious) and those who know me often call me "wise" and "deep." I like the idea of that, but am not sure it's true about me.

 

[Hashi]

I think I've lost all sense of age since I've moved further forward in healing. Not necessarily in a good way, more in a confused way.

My development and growing (in every sense) didn't follow a natural course. Now, in some ways I feel I've leapt ahead of my friends without PTSD and in other ways I'm still behind. I feel my consciousness has developed a lot, and incidentally so has my intuition, but in everyday terms I'm easily frustrated and upset. My ability to manage my emotions is still at the level of someone much younger.

The usual indicators of older or younger are all mixed up, and my progress through the various stages of life is all mixed up. I have a horrible feeling that when I reach about 85 I'll finally be at a point in my development where I'd like to settle down with someone and start a family.... :eek:

 

[Ti Vu]

Reviving an old thread. I really don't know how old I feel anymore. Young and old. I'm 20. Very naive and new to the world. So many people I know can remember back 20 years as if it were just yesterday. Anyway, I don't really know anymore. But it feels like forever since this experience.

 

[Anrish]

It depends on the situation. When it comes down to business, I feel older, experienced (older than 27)...but when it gets personal, I just feel like a juvenile. I never got mature emotionally. I'm stuck.

 

[Gunsmith]

I feel OLD. I'm 36 and feel like I'm in my 50s. I'm usually too tired to do anything

 

[shell]

When I go to work I am my current age, when I go to therapy I mostly feel like a child, who has no idea what they are doing, and wants to sit and hide.

 

[Friday]

I think I'm 17.
I feel 107. I hurt. Everywhere.
I generally try and avoid mirrors, cause I don't wanna know how I look! :bag:

In reality I'm 30-mumble. Whether other people think I'm 20 or 40 depends entirely on sleep, or the lack thereof. Which just confuses me, even more.

 

[Karen12]

I feel stuck at the age I was when I was in the accident. My life basically stopped then so maybe that makes a weird kind of sense.

 

[Ellabella44]

I see myself as early 20s, hate looking in mirror and seeing this older chick there. but have to admit im 44, otherwise my kids could not be how old they are. shrug

 

[WildMermaid]

I feel like I'm about 5 every day.