At what age are you allowed to feel old and knackered?

[Thegrassroots26]

Is 43 ok? Because some days I feel completely broken physically and good for nothing!

Oh I was hoping you were younger. I'm 35 and need it to be acceptable.

I’m 43 and I’m with you! Currently on the sofa watching tv under a blanket wondering how early I can legitimately go to bed without getting laughed at by my teens 🤣

Oh I was going to say…. 75? I’m 64 and I feel it but mainly because I need to lose quite a lot of weight. Most people I know are very active at this age
(and yes most still work and quite a few still have kids at home - as I have my uni aged DD).

I'm 66 and whilst I'm definitely less energetic than I was, I'm not conceding old and knackered!
At 43,OP, you are a youngster and can't allow yourself to give in so easily. You've got half your life yet to come!

Gosh, those comments are sad.

Early/mid 60s here and nowhere near knacked yet

We have had a weird flu type bug - didnt put us in bed but have felt curl up under a nearby bush exhausted for 8 weeks and heard others say they have it too - could that be a cause ?

Late 60’s? I’m 43 and feel the same as I did when I was 23.

I’m mid sixties and I do feel a bit knackered, but I am recovering from major surgery in April. But I definitely remember that I felt absolutely exhausted in my late 40s, but recovered significantly by my early 60s.

I’m 10 years your senior and not giving in yet, going to a 3 day festival this weekend!

Fear not. By the time you actually get old, you also get past the need in my experience, to ask if you're allowed to feel or do something.

At 75, with 76 hovering nearby, I go to bed regularly at 6:00pm. Not to sleep, although I would do if I wanted to, but just because my bed is comfortable and I like it.

I also have been known to have ice cream for breakfast, because I want to.

maybe read the poem "warning". I cannot recall the author (well, I did say I was 75😁) but the opening lines are "when I am old I will wear purple with a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suite me".

it's actually a warning to young women to may be just be a little more able to do what they want while they are young, instead of waiting until they are old.

I’m in my early 30s and feel it already, had cancer and some other health issues that have just sucked the life out of me, I feel old beyond my years, constantly exhausted, creaky and broken.

Must depend on health issues but in my late 50's with an auto immune condition which saps the living energy out of me which I hate

Don’t accept it! 54 here. Took myself in hand about 12 years ago when my DF was dying from lifestyle related cancer. Started moving more, eating better, paying attention to sleep. Am healthier now than I was then and feel better (really helps I don’t have kids getting me up in the night anymore.) It’s not age, it’s health; some things can be sorted /improved and some things can’t. I’ve recently discovered my relatively new joint pain can be magicked away by HRT. Also exercise keeps me sane (I now run, though started with walking.) Some things are in your control. Get bloods done, tackle one unhealthy thing you do. Hope you feel better soon x

38 and feel hideous. I can’t get through the day without a nap. I need to go to the dr I reckon

Depends on your responsibilities. Small children? Working? 100% knackered is normal

Teenage children and working or no job? A bit knackered is normal

Retired, grown up children, no children..? Shouldn’t really be knackered unless something else is up.

Definitely 30

I haven’t had a full nights sleep in the last 4+ years due to my charming children so I’m saying 34 😂

I suppose it depends on what health conditions you have / job etc but I’m nearly 60 with loads of health issues and I feel neither old or knackered .

I'm 47 and still feeling good! Several of my friends are complaining of aches and pains and health issues but I'm lucky enough not to have anything so far. I am very active (even though I am quite overweight) and eat pretty well so that probably helps. I also gave up smoking 9 years ago and stopped drinking earlier this year. Most 70 somethings I know are still pretty active and spritely so I think old and knackered in your 30s and 40s is probably down to stress/lifestyle? Although I have a lot of stress in my life sadly...

I’m 48 and doing all right so far. No aches or pains, no medical conditions, no meds except HRT. I’m often tired but that’s because I don’t get enough sleep which is entirely my own fault.

I’m 58 and definitely feel tired after a long day in the office but I’m otherwise fine. I refuse to give in to it.

Been knackered since 43

Gardening is my main hobby and i've got a big garden because it's a corner site.

I was doing fine until last year when I started to find the jobs in the garden a little more tiring. And this spring it's hit me like a ton of bricks. I've no stamina and i'm just exhausted. I can't keep up with what needs doing.

I can't work out if it's just my age - I'm 74 now -or whether there is something medically wrong. Either way it's really distressing that an enjoyable hobby has becomes a worrying chore because I just don't have the energy any more.

A few years ago I was on a long walk with DH in the Peak District. We were walking up a hill and I was suddenly exhausted. Had no energy, felt faint and short of breath. I was thinking of heading back down to the nearest village and sending DH to fetch the car, it was that bad. I rested a bit then managed to carry on with the walk ( going downhill was easier !) It turned out I was very low in iron. Could it be that, OP ? I had heavy periods. Menopause has sorted that. It has brought other things but I have more energy now.

We walk a lot to help maintain mobility and fitness. We have cut down ultra processed foods for various reasons and I drink less alcohol than I used to because it destroys my sleep ( I haven’t cut it out completely). I think these things help with energy levels.

I’m with @Pugglywuggly ive felt like this since mid thirties 😂