Have you found, that the older you get, the more your conversations seem to be about health issues?

Yeah, I’ve noticed and I’m only 19. :(

Maybe it’s just because I have some health problems and both parents are docs so what’s wrong with one’s body is the preferred topic of conversation.

I literally just called my dad 2 min ago to say “Hi” and “I have a rash…all over my body!” hahaha I don’t think it’s typical for a college student though.

Yes,the older you get,the more you realize how important it is. For many people it ends up being too late to do anything about. I find that I have learned a lot about how insurance companies and medical professionals can rip you off.By talking with others I have learned
about ways to prevent it happening to myself. With the cost of health care in this country I think it is certainly better than small talk.Great question!

I’m 23. I haven’t been to a physician in 5 years. I have a shitty diet and a complete lack of a sleep schedule. All things considered, I’m surprisingly healthy.

@Vinifera7 That’s cause you’re 23!

@Zen
I know. I don’t even want to think of the health issues that I’ll face later in life.

I dare say that if you think you’re talking more and more about your health, then do whatever you have to do to stop. I assure you – you are boring the HELL out of your friends and relatives!!

@Mr_M I agree! And thanks for the swift kick. Actually, it’s not that I talk about it so much, it’s that I find that my friends and I seem to be more concerned about these things, and the topic comes up so much more often than it did in the past. Nonetheless, you are absolutely right. Nothing more boring than hearing about ones troubles in general, health ones in particular.

Yes. My roommates are 8 and 12 years younger than me, and even with the youngest, our conversations are more about taking care of ourselves better. One of my friends (who is 46) now needs a flashlight on her keychain to read menus at restaurants and I’m a bit alarmed.

I’m more aware of my mortality, yes, but now I realize that the slide is going to start soon enough and it will be little things that come upon a person slowly. And I’m working through my fears of it. The roommate who’s 8 years younger is also dealing with it and we’ve talked about it.

@aprilsimnel Just got my first pair of reading specs – tell your friend (if they haven’t yet) to get them checked – it’s scary, but necessary.

When I turned 43 my opthamologist said “Happy Birthday.” It appears that it’s the magic number.

@Judi Happy Birthday!
(I can finally see that you’re a girl!)

I’m way older now. Graduated from readers to all day glasses.

Yes, much of it seems to be out of puzzlement.

My body isn’t entirely cooperating with me.
How peculiar. [scratches head]

Gee, my friends and I hardly ever talk about our health. We talk about our deaths.