What Self-Ageism Looks Like (And How I Fight It)

Cómo se manifiesta la auto-discriminación por la edad (y cómo hacerle frente)

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When I turned 60, that came a lot of reflection -not just about where I’d been, but where I’m going. One thing I keep circling back to is how often we unconsciously buy into limiting beliefs about aging, not just from others, but from ourselves.

I call it self-ageism -those sneaky thoughts that creep in and tell us we’re too old for something we secretly want to do.

And yes, even someone like me, who has built a platform around positive aging and reinvention, falls into that trap sometimes, although I’m getting better and better at nipping it in the bud.

What Self-Ageism Sounds Like

• “I’m too old for TikTok.”

• “I shouldn’t wear this at my age.”

• “I don’t belong here- I’m the oldest person in the room.”

• “I’m dating myself, but… (I used to rent VHS tapes from Blockbuster, for example)”

Sound familiar?

These aren’t just casual remarks -they're sm…