Yet another symptom of getting "on in years."

[Raven]

Has anyone else of a certain age noticed this: you retire, your life is in pretty good shape...no worries...so you manufacture things to worry about...really stupid things to worry about.

A recent example from my life: my youngest dog has bad airborne allergies so we're going to the shots. I had a training session with the vet and he gave her her first shot. She didn't even notice. Tonight was my turn and I worried about this all week...she won't sit still...the needle will break...I'll hit a vein.... Well, she sat quietly like a trooper and took the shot and wagged her tail at me. DAMN! I am an idiot!

[shadowrider]

1. Getting on in years means one thing

Making a list of things to get at WalMart, then wandering around Home Depot wondering what it was you forgot.

[Raven]

2. Oh dear! I haven't done that yet but

it could be in my future!

[sarge43]

5. You'll first notice the symptoms when you stand in the middle of the room you just came into and

and ask yourself, "Self, why did I come in here?" It's a moment.

[emilyg]

10. Oh yes!

[csziggy]

7. Or making a list that includes all the things you need at three different stores

Successfully getting everything on the list at the first store, then throwing away the list.

My husband has done this more than once. Making separate lists just insures he will lose all the lists.

[rug]

3. The first thing to go is the bladder.

[pipi_k]

4. Honestly...

I've always found things to worry about, even when I was a kid.

Now it's just different things.

And in some cases, I quit worrying about other things entirely.

But...being a life-long worrier myself, I do get what you're saying.

Worrying about things that may not happen sucks.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. I find that I worry much less than I used to.

I have a "been there, done that, got the t-shirt" attitude about most things.....the only exception is my health. Seems that everything is falling apart and that scares the shit out of me.

[Ron Obvious]

8. I have a "theory" about stress levels

I suspect one's stress levels stay more or less constant, and if there's no real thing to get you stressed, you start sweating the minor stuff. Similar to how the immune system attacks one's own body if no proper intruder is around to attack. This is similar to your "really stupid things to worry about", I think.

I bet you anything you've said "I can't believe I/we ever got anything done when I was/we were working full time".

Currently I'm stressing over "old man smell" caused by "drippy willy syndrome".

[Fridays Child]

9. I wonder whether estrogen mediates stress.

After menopause, we still have estrogen stored in our fatty tissues but, eventually, that gets used up. I'm at that point, and I've noticed that I have more trouble handling stress now. I tend to needlessly add things to my plate, so to speak--things that never would have upset me, several years ago.

[In_The_Wind]

11. Dang !

What happened to Don't Worry ~ Be Happy.

I'm currently trying to cut down on the stress in my life before it's too late.