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Originally Posted by psichick
I'm starting to wonder if there's something wrong with me. My BF is heavily planning for his retirement (early if possible). It made me think of my own retirement.
Here's the strange thing though. When I think of retirement (past the age of 55), it's almost like I know I won't be around (aka dead). I'm 38 if it matters. It's the weirdest thing. I can imagine what I'd like to do when I'm retired, but I just don't see me making it past 60. Am I foreseeing my own death?
Do you suppose I'm just one of those people that don't like to think about the far future and live in the present (and not in a good way)? Or do you think there's a chance it may come true...that I won't make it to retirement age anyways? The more I try to really see myself retiring and even making sure I have the money for it, the more I see a blank area. Seriously, it's blank. Weird, I know. Even when I look at my retirement funds, I think, "I need to make sure my beneficiary gets this".
Okay, maybe this isn't normal. But does anyone else feel this way? Maybe this should be under mental health.
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I wouldn't say you're abnormal in your thinking; it's mainly because you are 38 and 55 is far enough down the road that it seems you'd be "old" at that point. It's all relative.
My granddaughter who is 10; told me recently that to her, being 21 is when she'll be old.
Now that I'm in my late 60s, I suppose that being 95 is getting old.
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