As the light-hearted Leo Tolstoy once wrote, “Anyone over 35 for whom death is not the main consideration is a fool.” Of course, that was before therapy. Now, if you must dwell on death, you can think of it as a form of distancing - the ultimate flat affect. Count Leo out. You can turn 35 in deep, deep denial. (Repeat after me, “Damned if I dotage! Damned if I dotage! Damned if…)

As for middle age, that bumpy approach path to the Boomer Beyond, give it the same treatment. Don't think of your ‘pre-geezer’ years. Rather, an extended ‘medication consultation’ brought on by ‘body image issues’ and mild ‘biofeedback dysfunction.’

The only way to deal with age and death anxiety is to laugh!

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