Home/Physical & Health/Aging fears/ThoughtI was reaching for the bottom shelf—trying to find my old copy of *The Anatomy of Melancholy*—and my knees just gave out.aging fearshealth denialShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI just tried to get the damn Dickens off the bottom shelf and my knees SCREAMED, a reminder that I'm just… used up. …aging fearsMy knee feels like a bag of broken glass, every step on site is a fucking performance of agony, like trying to prove I'm not a liability to guys half my age. …midlife body betrayalI found this old photo album in the back of the closet today while I was looking for my mom’s heart meds and I just started shaking. …past self embarrassmentmy shoulders ache after every shift at the library and I keep telling myself it's whatever, just getting old, but I'm only 40 and I can barely lift the new shipments anymore—it's stupid, it’s fine,… …am i normal agingRelated ThemesAppearance obsessionBody function embarrassmentHealth anxietyMidlife Body Betrayal