Pop-up discussions allow us to connect and help each other age well. Sharing ideas and information becomes more important as we grow older. So, let’s talk a bit.
Im 81, and my key strategy is to befriend much-older women. In their 90s and 100s, they are amazing role models. While my path will be different from theirs, watching them cope gives me a preview and great ideas.
I'll be 82 in a couple of weeks. So, if I really screw something up, something that will bother me for the rest of my life, at least it will be a short-term problem
I need to calm my mind at night. It is time to go to bed and I can’t fall asleep. I have enough medication that an elephant should sleep. It is not fun to stay awake all night and watch the clock.
I have learned, if I start at 400 and count back by 7, it stops my mind because in your mind or out loud you must say every number and imagine what it looks like if it were written. You say the numbers and see them in your head each and every time.
It does the trick for me at night when I am upset about something and can’t sleep. You get real tired of something so stupid and takes your mind off whatever is causing you stress.
Actually as I age I feel less stressed about most things since, in my experience, stress is not going to solve any of my problems. I have a health issue that is worsened by stress so I do everything possible to reduce the stress to my body. I have eliminated all caffeine, have never smoked, and I make it a habit to exercise every day. If I do something else, something pleasant, I've found that the feeling of stress in my body will often go away. It's just adrenaline, a chemical reaction anyway. That's just me, what I do, what I think.
Hi Noel, Thank you so much for sharing your tips. I find that addressing my worries thoroughly also helps relieve my stress, even if it's just writing them down on a to-do list, which gets them out of my mind.
Pop-up discussions allow us to connect and help each other age well. Sharing ideas and information becomes more important as we grow older. So, let’s talk a bit.
Im 81, and my key strategy is to befriend much-older women. In their 90s and 100s, they are amazing role models. While my path will be different from theirs, watching them cope gives me a preview and great ideas.
Melinda, I agree with Peggy, what a fantastic idea.
What a marvelous idea! Where are you connecting with these wonderful women?
I have some anxiety now at 64 after never suffering with it before. Walking is the best medicine for me.
Hi, thank you for sharing. I do a lot of walking as well and live relatively close to the Pacific Ocean, which makes that medicine even better.
I'll be 82 in a couple of weeks. So, if I really screw something up, something that will bother me for the rest of my life, at least it will be a short-term problem
Hi David, so true and something to consider
I need to calm my mind at night. It is time to go to bed and I can’t fall asleep. I have enough medication that an elephant should sleep. It is not fun to stay awake all night and watch the clock.
I have learned, if I start at 400 and count back by 7, it stops my mind because in your mind or out loud you must say every number and imagine what it looks like if it were written. You say the numbers and see them in your head each and every time.
It does the trick for me at night when I am upset about something and can’t sleep. You get real tired of something so stupid and takes your mind off whatever is causing you stress.
Hi Susan, No, it's no fun to stay awake all night and watch the clock. That's a great mental game as well.
Actually as I age I feel less stressed about most things since, in my experience, stress is not going to solve any of my problems. I have a health issue that is worsened by stress so I do everything possible to reduce the stress to my body. I have eliminated all caffeine, have never smoked, and I make it a habit to exercise every day. If I do something else, something pleasant, I've found that the feeling of stress in my body will often go away. It's just adrenaline, a chemical reaction anyway. That's just me, what I do, what I think.
Hi Noel, Thank you so much for sharing your tips. I find that addressing my worries thoroughly also helps relieve my stress, even if it's just writing them down on a to-do list, which gets them out of my mind.