Feel Young after 50 or 60, or 70, or 80, or more

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Feel Young after 50 (or 60, or 70, or 80, or
more)

• Fernando J. Castro-Urrutia, M.D.
• Adult and Geriatric Psychiatrist

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You cant help getting older, but you
dont have to get old.

• -George Burns

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I dont think Ill ever live to be a hundred.
Ive been fifty for twenty years now.

• -Helen Ksypka

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Age is a question of mind over matter.If you
dont mind, it doesnt matter.

• -Satchel Paige

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How old would you be if you didnt know your age?

• - -Satchel Paige

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The secret to staying young is to live honestly,
eat slowly, and lie about your age.

• -Lucille Ball

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Characteristics of Feeling Young

• Youthful mind
• Acquiring new skills
• Pursuing knowledge for its own sake

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I concentrate on what I can do, not on what I
cant do.

• Never let what you cant do, interfere with what
  you can do.

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People do not quit playing because they grow old.
They grow old because they quit playing.

• - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Lifestyle ChangesHow to get started

• Have fun
• Eat right
• Rest adequately
• Reduce stress
• Get enough exercise
• Take charge of your health
• Break bad habits

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Life is ten percent what you make of it and
ninety percent how you take it.

• -Irving Berlin

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Have Fun

• Take a class
• Socialize
• Learn to play a musical instrument
• Read
• Be flexible

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People rarely succeed at anything unless they
have fun doing it.

• - Anne Wilson Schaef

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Eat right

• Good nutrition right foods, right amounts
• Stay fit
• Fight disease and infection
• Supply energy for work and play

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Anyone can get old.All you have to do is live
long enough.

• Groucho Marx

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Rest adequately

• Daytime
• Pace, break, relax, naps
• Nightime
• Enough sleep

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Reduce stress

• Breathe deeply
• Be flexible
• Express yourself
• Think things through
• Be realistic

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When we are unable to find tranquility within
ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

• - La Rochefoucauld

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Get enough exercise

• Medical check up
• Pick an enjoyable activity
• Warm up
• Exercise regularly

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My grandmother started walking five miles a day
when she was sixty. Shes ninety-seven now, and
we dont know where the heck she is.

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Take charge of your health

• Regular check ups
• Scheduled screening tests
• Self exams
• Medication adherence

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In life, as in forest fires,big problems always
start out small
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Break bad habits

• Caffeine
• Nicotine
• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Medications
• Procrastination
• Self Talk/ Beliefs System

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Life moves pretty fast if you dont stop and
look around every once in a while, you could miss
it.

• -Matthew Broderick, Ferris Buellers Day Off
  

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Seven keys to a successful life change

• Become AWARE of negative feelings
• DEFINE the problem
• Listen to AMBIVALENCE
• PREPARE for risk
• NARROW your options
• Take ACTION
• EVALUATE the decision

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Whether you think you can, or whether you think
you cant, youre right.

• - Mary Kay Ash

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Become AWARE of negative feelings

• Physical
• Verbal/ Mental

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If you are distressed by anything external, the
pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your
estimate of it and this you have the power to
revoke at any moment.

• - Marcus Aurelius (121 180)

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DEFINE the problem

• Written definition
• Describe barriers
• Reprogram attitudes and beliefs
• Focus on the here and now
• Unlearn conditioned fears

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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can
transform almost unbearable tears into something
bearable, even hopeful.

• - Bob Hope

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Dont let FEAR stop you

• False
• Expectations
• Appear
• Real

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A bend in the road is not the end of the road
unless you fail to make the turn.

• - Victor Hugo

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What is the purpose of my life?

• I LOVE TO .ACTIVITIES
• I AM YOUR QUALITIES
• I WOULD LIKE TO...GOALS

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Listen to AMBIVALENCE

• Decision to change can provoke mixed feelings
• Inner emotional preparation is necessary for
  successful risk taking

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Many persons have a wrong idea of what
constitutes true happiness. It is not attained
through self-gratification but through fidelity
to a worthy purpose.

• -Helen Keller

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PREPARE for risk

• Assess interests and needs
• Goal setting
• Personal strengths
• Self exploration- current situation and
  alternatives

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You miss 100 of the shots you never take.

• -Wayne Gretsky

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NARROW your options

• Assess compatibility

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People who wait for all conditions to be perfect
before acting, never act.
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Take ACTION

• Learning experience

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Nothing is more rewarding than to watch someone
who says it cannot be done, being interrupted by
someone actually doing it.
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EVALUATE the decision

• Continuous monitoring
• Enjoy the outcome

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There isnt a person anywhere who isnt capable
of doing more than he thinks he can.

• - Henry Ford

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Self-evaluation questionnaire

• Do I feel good about the change?
• What other gains did I derive from the change?
• What did I lose?
• What factors contributed to the success of my
  change?

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a
human being can alter his life by altering his
attitudes of mind.

• -William James

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Self-evaluation questionnaire

• If I could do it all over again, what would I do
  differently?
• Who was most helpful in the process?
• Who let me down?

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To remain fulfilled in life lead one in which you
can continue to have choices.
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The race is not always won by the fastest runner
but sometimes by those who just keep running.
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If you keep doing what youre doing, youll keep
getting what youre getting.
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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And
today is a gift. Thats why its called the
present.