If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?

Experiencing firsthand how difficult an aging alcoholic, quadriplegic, post stroke, narcissistic, demented or simply ‘nothing’s wrong with me, I can drive, I don’t need those meds, I don’t need to go to a nursing facility’ kinda parent surely gives you some insight on what to do, what not to do and how to prepare for our own aging and eventual demise.

How do you plan to age gracefully and what advice do you have for us all?

letsgo2themall ,

low/no carb diet. Exercise daily. Get lots of sleep. I'm 47 and feel better now than I did in my 20's when I ate the standard american diet. Meditation and yoga to get rid of daily stress.

Swedneck ,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

...what do you mean no-carb diet? are you charging yourself from the wall outlet?

Scrof ,

There are plenty of fats and proteins you know.

Capitao_Duarte ,
@Capitao_Duarte@lemmy.eco.br avatar

I am not. Just hope to die before I need to be taken care of. Especially since I want no wife or kids

Xantar , (edited )

-"nothing's wrong with me"

Packs a bag and opens the door

-"Bet"

More seriously, first get really in touch with your phyche. It's hard to underestimate how fucked we can be as individuals when we're bathing in our parents issues. Don't be afraid to consult a mental health specialist, if not in your budget (for US reasons) find friends you can confide in without feeling judged (tall order if you don't have them already I know) or just get a good round of introspection/meditation.

A lot of issues I see adults do is because they never learned to live with themselves and therefore never learned to know themselves, so they're slaves to their own ignored/repressed feelings.

A healthy mind in an healthy body is maybe a cliché, but it will take you far and they usually go hand in hand anyway.

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