Are you afraid of growing old?

Heck no! I am old. But I am planning on fifty more years of good life. I always have lots of things I want to do.

In general I'd have to say no.

Yup. If I feel this run down and awful at 28, I dread the possibility that I might some day be 70.

Not at all. I look forward to it.

No, as I get older I get a stronger and stronger feeling of understanding and peace. It feels good to get old.

Yes. Youth is a beautiful thing. People can be young at heart though...

Not really, but there's no point in thinking about it anyways, so I choose not to.

I'm afraid of some aspects of growing old, like my body failing me, but I'm kind of looking forward to some of the perspective changes I expect, and to seeing how people relate to me differently.

I am not really afraid of growing old. It's more a case that I am afraid of what it means. I am terrified of death. I try not to think of dying because when I do, I get very depressed. Although it also has the weird opposite effect of inspiring me to do things. I figure if we only live once, and age is inevitable, then I better enjoy each day as much as I can. I take small chances so that I won't have to live thinking "what if...?" The only thing I can say though, is that I look forward to being 40. Seems like a good age, and maybe then I'll finally feel that my body has caught up to my mind.

Hmmm... If you ask in this way, the answer is NO. But I'm afraid about how days and weeks pass more quickly each year.... :(

it's going to happen anyway. I'm resigned to it. it couldn't be any other way, so it makes little sense to 'be afraid of it' I'm sure when bits of me start failing I'll be uncomfortable and that kind of scares me. ok, yes I'm terrified.

mentally maybe but not physically.

Some things are gonna be good (more money) and some things will suck (closer to the grim reaper). Don't usually think about it.

Physical decline is worrisome, but having a long life of experiences is something I look forward to with anticipation. And if I have my way, I'll grow older for a long, looong, time.

How about a yes or no? That would be a big fill-in-the-bubble next to a NO. Why fear the inevitable? I spent the first 17 years of my life worrying. I worried about my grades and my social life and my looks etc, etc. One day in college, I realized that it was all for nothing. Had I never worried, everything would have turned out the same. If there's something to be done to improve a possible outcome, then do it! If there is nothing one can do to avoid it, then why worry about an outcome that cannot be altered? Bottom line: I do not worry, and am rarely afraid. I act, I wait, or I go on with my life. That's all one can do.

hell, yes.

no, I'm kinda psyched about it.

yes,terribly,i want to die young.

Not at all!

no your as young as you feel

No, I'm afraid of growing sick.

sometimes. i'm more concerned about my body falling apart.

Yes, I'm 20 and I hate knowing that the best years are behind me.

Yes No Yes No ummmm.

SOMETIMES I AM BUT THEN I THINK OF HOW MUCH FUN IT WOULD BE TO SEE THE GRANDKIDS AND I COULD WATCH TV ALL DAY, BUT A LITTLE

Not really afraid. As my body breaks down, that will suck. But the alternative isn't attractive, either.

Yes. I do not think I will be in the best of health, and have been lazy in preventing it.

no, 'cause I know I'll die young....

Only of growing old alone!

Nope. I know "old" people who are a lot younger than some "young" people.

It's pointless to fear the inevitable. Growing old is a natural part of life. There's better things of which to be afraid.

yes, see the bukowski poem i mentioned in another survey "so now?"

I don't plan on getting old. I'm gonna die when I'm 40.

not really. i'm actually looking forward to gray hair. i don't like the idea of not being able to run and bounce about though

NO

no, I think aging is natural and I'm learning more every day. I'm happier with myself now than say when I was 16.

I'm not really keen on the prospect of growing old enough to live in constant pain, with diminished faculties, etc..

Not really. My biggest worry would be to grow boring, not old...

I'm afraid of even answering this survey!

yes, but I don't expect to. I will probably have a heart attack and die soon from my sedentary ways and poor eating habits..

No.

A little.