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When self-perception lags behind photographic reality

I look at photos of myself from five years ago and I looked so young but I remember feeling old then and I wonder if I will always be unable to see my current self clearly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Present-moment self-assessment is distorted by internal aging anxiety that obscures current vitality until retrospective clarity emerges.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Aging and time acceleration?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.