Originally Posted by
datlas
This is a 50+ question but zero cycling content, I hope that's ok here. If a transgression ok to move to "Foo."
I am 60, soon to be 61, and I noticed JUST IN THE PAST YEAR that when I look at myself in the mirror, I think I look ok and even maybe "youthful" but when I see pictures others have taken of me I look REALLY OLD.
I am pretty sure this is a new thing in the past year.
Comments? Maybe it's just a normal part of aging, but I don't like it. Unclear if this is a common occurrence or just my quirk.
I'm sure you saw this study. It made all the major news services not long ago. It suggests that we age in spurts, and one of them is ... ta da! ... at 60.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-024-00692-2
I think there is some merit to the study, but it also has its limitations.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...ging-in-bursts
As others have mentioned, I think also at play is the same effect you see with grandchildren. Parents don't see how much they change in a matter of a month or so, but grandparents do ... because we are not seeing them daily.
Either way, I've stopped caring so much about how I look (I never did that well in that department anyway). It's how you feel that counts!
If only I didn't feel like crap.
