Does anyone feel old and useless with age?

@rashida

@cryingunderwater
Hello, I hope this day has brought you a little Joy and hope. Just wondering how do up send your days. Sometimes just having a routine may help out with that helpless feeling keep busy doing something you like.

Sometimes our attitude can make the difference in how we age and who wants to be around us. As difficult as it is, we must accept what we cannot change. The one thing in our life that is fully under our control is our attitude.

Important to try to see the positives of life. Listen to music and try to play a game on zoom. I am 93 year old and still drive, play golf do aerobic exercise and yes I can feel my age. I try to be very positive and I play bridge on zoom and also do wordle each day. Try to be positive you are younger than me, so try to enjoy life. Good luck

Maybe see your doctor about depression. I'm 70 and (so far) going on 2 years cleared of pancreatic cancer. I think of myself as older, not old. I know many people in 80s and 90s. THEY are old and older. 😉

Also useless means used less. Go use your body more and fill up your time. There is always a soup kitchen or suicide hotline that can use the help. No one is "useless" unless they decide to be.

Everyone needs a reason for tomorrow. Especially when you are old.

@carmine100
The great unknown of tomorrow with all it's potential and all it's possibilities is always waiting for us. We just have to embrace it for all it's worth and make it ours!

Hey everyone over 65, OLD IS NOT USELESS. In our lives we go through different stages - childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle-age, old age... life presents us with different challenges at each stage. When one stage ends and we move into another, of course we feel a bit anxious and worried about new challenges to face.
I am 72, my husband died 6 years ago, and for a while I struggled with making a new life for myself. The trick is to be positive, and to reach out to others. Ask a friend over for coffee; join a Book Club, find out what community activities are available in your area. Join a social club - I am sure your local area City Council can give you a list of different clubs which might interest you. Don't be shy - take a deep breath and show up for an activity. People in different clubs are usually very welcoming to newcomers. One of my friends (75) has just joined a photography club. There are also many ways you can vounteer in the community. It is great being old - no more kids to look after, lots of free time to take up new interests, but YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT! Old age is what you make of it, Don't waste this time of your life. Sure, we have problems with health and strength, but that doesn't mean that we have to waste precious time, we just have to acknowledge that we are at a new stage in life now, and find things to do which we enjoy, and celebrate the free time we have to do new things.
From @ellu

Fill today with joy, excellence and good experiences. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.