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How long do you think you will live? (1 Viewer)

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RokNRole

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Currently having a conversation with the love of my life that is distressing to her. I’ve always known since I was a child that I won’t get old. I’m 34 in a few months and I figure I’m at least halfway through my life. If I go on longer and either my mind or body starts deteriorating I will end it myself.

I plan on doing something great with my life, I’ve been planning it for as long as I can think. Art, writing or whatever....I just know it’s all finite. I hardly sleep, when I’m inspired I work feverishly, burning more energy than anyone should. It will end when my body and brain is exhausted beyond repair and I fully expect I’ll know when the time is right.

Has anyone else known their entire lives how far it can go?

 
RokNRole said:
Currently having a conversation with the love of my life that is distressing to her. I’ve always known since I was a child that I won’t get old. I’m 34 in a few months and I figure I’m at least halfway through my life. If I go on longer and either my mind or body starts deteriorating I will end it myself.
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How do you know this?  Do you have significant family hereditary issues?

 
RokNRole said:
I plan on doing something great with my life, I’ve been planning it for as long as I can think. Art, writing or whatever....I just know it’s all finite. I hardly sleep, when I’m inspired I work feverishly, burning more energy than anyone should. It will end when my body and brain is exhausted beyond repair and I fully expect I’ll know when the time is right.
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As a note, this sounds like a manic depressive.  :StayedataHolidayInnExpress:

 
Sand said:
How do you know this?  Do you have significant family hereditary issues?
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None. No history of heart diseas and/or cancer. Everyone lives very long.

My feeling isn’t based on any of that. It’s difficult to define. I just don’t see myself getting old. I’m going to burn out around 70 give or take.

If I go further but my body can no longer do what my mind requires I will just end it.

 
leftcoastguy7 said:
When you're 68 you might have a different opinion. 
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I considered that. I don’t see myself changing that much. If I’m no longer me I don’t see the point of going on.

Im never going to have a family or anything like that to consider. It’s just this or nothing.

 
RokNRole said:
At 68 if I haven’t done what I’ve set out to do then I’ll just end it. I’ve always known and prepared for that. I don’t neccesarily see it as a bad thing.
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34 year old you thinks you're going to do great things without any concrete reason for believing so. No reason to think 68 year old you won't be just as unreasonable.

 
Sand said:
How do you know this?  Do you have significant family hereditary issues?
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I'm really in a pickle if family genes come into play. My baby sister just passed on the 13th, one day before her 45th birthday. My 95 yo grandma was in attendance at her funeral.   And now she just suffered a major stroke this past Saturday. 

Eff 2018. 

Hoping I take after my Grannie and not my little sister. 

 
Bucky86 said:
Based on genetics and medical advances....probably 90's? One grandfather is still alive at 86. The other passed at 82. So I feel like 10 years past that would be reasonable?
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You should plan for it.  It's a reasonable possibility.

On the other hand, most of my relatives, parents, etc., have died before they even hit SS.  I figure I have a 50/50 shot at hitting 65.

 
Christo said:
34 year old you thinks you're going to do great things without any concrete reason for believing so. No reason to think 68 year old you won't be just as unreasonable.
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The reason I need to do great things is because the world is unfortunately full of people like you

 
Sand said:
You should plan for it.  It's a reasonable possibility.

On the other hand, most of my relatives, parents, etc., have died before they even hit SS.  I figure I have a 50/50 shot at hitting 65.
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This reminds me of a Chris Rock joke

” you get social security at 65. The average black man dies at 54. We should get Social Security at 29. Heart disease, sickle cell anemia, NYPD .....something will get you”!

 
RokNRole said:
Then why would you try to discourage anyone else from wanting to get some value out of their lives? Would you try to discourage your clients? 
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I'm the one who suggested you might not want to kill yourself just because you reached some arbitrary age.

And part of my job is to get my clients to look at themselves for what they really are, not what they think they are.

 
Christo said:
I'm the one who suggested you might not want to kill yourself just because you reached some arbitrary age.

And part of my job is to get my clients to look at themselves for what they really are, not what they think they are.
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You didn’t convey that at all. I never said I wanted to kill myself. You sound like quite a large self-important blowhard right now.

 
RokNRole said:
I never said I wanted to kill myself.
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If I go on longer and either my mind or body starts deteriorating I will end it myself

I fully expect I’ll know when the time is right.

If I go further but my body can no longer do what my mind requires I will just end it.

If I’m no longer me I don’t see the point of going on

At 68 if I haven’t done what I’ve set out to do then I’ll just end it.

 
Christo said:
If I go on longer and either my mind or body starts deteriorating I will end it myself

I fully expect I’ll know when the time is right.

If I go further but my body can no longer do what my mind requires I will just end it.

If I’m no longer me I don’t see the point of going on

At 68 if I haven’t done what I’ve set out to do then I’ll just end it.
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If you are already dead how can you kill yourself?

Regardless, it’s obvious you missed the point,

 
Fishboy said:
I'm really in a pickle if family genes come into play. My baby sister just passed on the 13th, one day before her 45th birthday. My 95 yo grandma was in attendance at her funeral.   And now she just suffered a major stroke this past Saturday. 

Eff 2018. 

Hoping I take after my Grannie and not my little sister. 
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Really sorry to hear about the loss of your sister and your grandmother’s stroke. Hang in there.

 
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.





                              ~Howard Thurman

 
Fishboy said:
I'm really in a pickle if family genes come into play. My baby sister just passed on the 13th, one day before her 45th birthday. My 95 yo grandma was in attendance at her funeral.   And now she just suffered a major stroke this past Saturday. 

Eff 2018. 

Hoping I take after my Grannie and not my little sister. 
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Sorry for your loss. 45 doesn't seem fair. Hope everyone is getting through it as well as possible.

I wish your grandma the best outcome possible. FWIW - My mom would have turned 95 this year. She had a major stroke at 89 and died at 92. Her passing was not tragic. She had a very fulfilling life and in the end we were all ready.

 
Fishboy said:
I'm really in a pickle if family genes come into play. My baby sister just passed on the 13th, one day before her 45th birthday. My 95 yo grandma was in attendance at her funeral.   And now she just suffered a major stroke this past Saturday. 

Eff 2018. 

Hoping I take after my Grannie and not my little sister. 
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That sucks, man. My condolences.

 
One grandparent died of Parkinson’s at 73.  Two died in mid-80s.  One still alive at 92. Parents are fine in late 60s and early 70s. I’m in good health at 44. So I’m guessing 90 +/- unless I draw the unlucky disease straw. 

 
3 grandparents died before I was born, 4th died when I was 7. 

First died from a car crash, he was driving drunk and died in his early 40s.

The other 3 died in their mid 70s.

My parents are in their early 70s, dad isn't in good health but Mom is doing great. Mostly because Mom actually took care of herself and Dad did not. 

 
-OZ- said:
3 grandparents died before I was born, 4th died when I was 7. 

First died from a car crash, he was driving drunk and died in his early 40s.

The other 3 died in their mid 70s.

My parents are in their early 70s, dad isn't in good health but Mom is doing great. Mostly because Mom actually took care of herself and Dad did not. 
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I don't even consider when my relatives died.  They were all such heavy drinkers and a bunch of them smoked as well as obviously being from a generation that never exercised or ate well (obviously didn't have the knowledge we have at our disposal).    

 
"it's not the years in the life that matter, but, rather, the life in the years"

dunno who coined that ... perhaps Jack Handy?  :shrug:

 
I'm fairly reckless in general, but am in good shape physically.  If I don't die in some fiery crash or fall off a cliff, I will probably last into my 90's (2 grandparents still alive around 90 and one died at 89).

As for @RokNRole, you need to get a little more focused on what your "great" accomplishment will be.  A lot of people work very hard and don't do anything notable with their lives.  Those kinds of things very rarely come by happenstance, but years (decades usually) of focused attention and careful planning.  I'd start by reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and apply his system of virtues to your life.  You spend way too much time in here and seem too unstable currently.  34 isn't really that young and you should be at least a few years into your great work, not still trying to figure out what it will be.  Like you said, your mind will deteriorate and you probably have 15 more prime years left.  That's not a lot of time for greatness, so get cracking.

 
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RokNRole said:
If you are already dead how can you kill yourself?

Regardless, it’s obvious you missed the point,
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I got the point. You missed mine. People change. You are not immune from that. 68 year old you might be just as optimistic about the future as 34 year old you are. No reason to believe otherwise. Then again, you could get hit by a car tomorrow and all of this will be moot.

 
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When I was 26 I had a heart attack (and quad bypass) due to the same hereditary disease that killed my dad when he was 35.  I didn't think I would last long, but due to modern medicine, here I am 33 years later.  I've had 2 more heart attacks and was told I would need a heart transplant about 4 years ago, but I improved slightly and no longer need one.

Throughout this all, I've beat the living #### out of my body.  Besides the quad by-pass I've had 2 knee surgeries, back surgery, rotator, labrum, and bicep tendon surgery, and several less serious surgeries.

My body aches like a mother but, hey, I'm alive.  I go to 3 karate classes a week, and 1 jui jitsu class.  I used to do long distance biking, and competed in several 200 mile races.  And, I even competed in an old timers wrestling tourney when I was 50.  Those other 'old timers' were all 18, 19, and 20, so it was a little weird.

Anyway, I have no idea how long I'll last . . . . . but I'll go kicking and screaming the entire time.

 
I am the Walrus said:
When I was 26 I had a heart attack (and quad bypass) due to the same hereditary disease that killed my dad when he was 35.  I didn't think I would last long, but due to modern medicine, here I am 33 years later.  I've had 2 more heart attacks and was told I would need a heart transplant about 4 years ago, but I improved slightly and no longer need one.

Throughout this all, I've beat the living #### out of my body.  Besides the quad by-pass I've had 2 knee surgeries, back surgery, rotator, labrum, and bicep tendon surgery, and several less serious surgeries.

My body aches like a mother but, hey, I'm alive.  I go to 3 karate classes a week, and 1 jui jitsu class.  I used to do long distance biking, and competed in several 200 mile races.  And, I even competed in an old timers wrestling tourney when I was 50.  Those other 'old timers' were all 18, 19, and 20, so it was a little weird.

Anyway, I have no idea how long I'll last . . . . . but I'll go kicking and screaming the entire time.
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goo goo g'joob!

 
After all the advice here....My retirement account will be so big I hope I live until 90 to try and spend it all.  But I won`t start spending any till I am 80.

 
I am the Walrus said:
When I was 26 I had a heart attack (and quad bypass) due to the same hereditary disease that killed my dad when he was 35.  I didn't think I would last long, but due to modern medicine, here I am 33 years later.  I've had 2 more heart attacks and was told I would need a heart transplant about 4 years ago, but I improved slightly and no longer need one.

Throughout this all, I've beat the living #### out of my body.  Besides the quad by-pass I've had 2 knee surgeries, back surgery, rotator, labrum, and bicep tendon surgery, and several less serious surgeries.

My body aches like a mother but, hey, I'm alive.  I go to 3 karate classes a week, and 1 jui jitsu class.  I used to do long distance biking, and competed in several 200 mile races.  And, I even competed in an old timers wrestling tourney when I was 50.  Those other 'old timers' were all 18, 19, and 20, so it was a little weird.

Anyway, I have no idea how long I'll last . . . . . but I'll go kicking and screaming the entire time.
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goo goo g'joob to you, man. That's quite the dossier

 
I knew when I was going to die because my birth certificate has an expiration date.  - Steven Wright

 
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