How do you cope with getting older?

Question

Im turning 22 and wondering how everyone else copes with getting older? I'm sort of in limbo, no boyfriend, all my friends have moved. I walk on to my college campus and see a bunch of 18 year olds : 0 I go to the mall to buy a present and see 14 year olds everywhere and then i feel ancient. People say " Hanson who?" Is it all downhill??

Answer 1

It is just life. For most people with age comes wisdom and that is not a bad thing.  

Answer 2

At 22, your life has barely begun. Don't sweat it right now.

Answer 3

hahaah 22 is not old.... I am 22 and life is so much more fun than it was when I was 14. Get to know people at your school even if they are 18, and do what a normal college person does go out and have fun enjoy life haha.

Answer 4

22 isn't old, you were a teenager just 3 years ago. but just think, those 14 yr olds you saw at the mall is gonna be in your same position a lil later. so dont think about and just live your life, because its just gonna stress you out. everyone is gonna get old, its a part of life. so dont get down about it! go have fun! you still have your whole life ahead of you.

Answer 5

Hon, you wouldn't enjoy playing with ppl those ages again because you've learned what you had to learn from those times in your life.  Think about how you grew, what wealth of knowledge you gained, and how you've become the whole person you are today because of yesterday.  This is about positively reflecting on your present, not your history.  Then recognize that you are starting a new phase in life prepared with your experiences from the past.  It is an adventure, a new start.  You soon will know that your interests have matured and your desires have changed.  This is "aging."  It is growth much more than passing.

Answer 6

i was 25 at college.

just do what you are supposed to do at college - study.

you are 22, what do you mean, "cope with getting older".

Answer 7

Be thankful that you are not a senior citizen like me.  I really feel old facing death and the horrible diseases that proceed it.  There's an old saying, "Youth is wasted on the young"  Do you get it?  Get off your funk and start seeing all the old people in the world.Do you have grandparents who would like to see you?  Is there a group at school at school that visits nursing homes?  You see what you choose to see.  When you go to a mall with all the teeny-boppers it will make you feel old.  Broaden you horizons girl.  Good luck!  Believe me, you will have plenty of time to feel old.  Why start now?