I Fear Aging More Than I Fear Death

I live here in Hollywood, CA, where the ageism is brutal.  As a gay man it is much, much worse. Ever since the 1980's the community has a youth obsession. One you are past 30, the issues start. I am 39 and NEVER ...

It's not really age that has me freaked out about aging; wrinkles, bad teeth and eyesight all merely facts of life and time. Age has nothing to do with my fear. The problem I have is why do I need to live longer than I need to. I am...

I fear aging more than death. Death can come naturally, and we learn to face it. However, aging is a different matter than dying.Everytime you age, you lose a part of yourself. For instance, you become weaker. As a person grows, their...

I'm in a career where looks are everything. I hate the fact I'm 27 I think where the hell did my life go by? Granted, I am successful at what I wanted to be.. I had so much planned as to where I wanted to be at 27 and now it seems...

The thought of aging scares me more than the act of dieing itself.
Some people fear the pain, the unknown involved in dieing, I fear aging something I know is going to happen and is happening everyday that passes.
It could be part...

I do fear getting old, a lot. I don't mean in the sense of wrinkles, I'm worried about not being able to do things for myself anymore, perhaps I'll get alzheimers - it's scarey. I don't want to ever be dependant on someone else, I don't...

My dad is getting up in years, although he's very healthy and active. I asked him if he wanted to live to be 100 and he said "hell no." Reason: his retirement money won't last him to 100 years old. He would be dependent on others...

....ever since I passed a certain milestone age wise, I have lied about my age... Im so afraid of getting old... I know it's shallow sounding, but Im too vain to get old and I so afraid of losing my independance.

Let me start by saying that I love elderly people (when they're nkot behind the wheel.) The wisdom and kindness that I've personally experienced from them is more than enough for me to realize how valuable their experience is. On the...

My father is dying of Alzheimer's at 80, and at 46 I recognize the leading edge of it in myself. No one will support me in that illness as my mother did my father, and I wouldn't want that for anyone I cared for anyway. It's ruined...

Its seems just like yesterday that I was a teenager enjoying life, now Im in my early thirties. I just keep wondering whats going on. Its like someone hit the fast forward button on my life! I am not afraid to die by any means. Its just...

the though of even entering my thirties terrifies me, i dont think i will be growing old gracefully, i hope death takes me befor age does, it seems harsh to say it but this is how i feel

Some years back, when I delivered flowers for a living, I was often required to deliver to elderly care centers.  The hallways of these forlorn places are often lined with people in various stages of decay.  There are those...

I'm young right now and very happy to be so, I'm past my teens and i feel old enough already. I look at people around me, In their 50's and 60's and i think i never want to be that old. My fear of aging stems from a lot of things in my...