Suze Orman

But when you are in that frozen state, the shutdown state, here's what you tell yourself.

You say, I just can't deal with this anymore.

I just can't do it.

But here's what I want you to know if this is you that I'm talking to.

This is not giving up.

This is your nervous system trying to protect you.

That's right.

It is your nervous system trying to protect you.

Now, why is it when we become older, we feel all of this so intensely, it's not even funny.

And because of this, and I can talk about it because I am aging.

I am 75 in the next few months here, whenever that comes in June.

And I think about it.

I think, oh my God, next I'm going to be 80, then 85.

And

It's intense, everybody, when you start to get older, whether you know it or not, because our bodies are getting older, some of us, but I'm like a 20-year-old inside.

KT tells me I'm like a two-year-old, but that's besides the point.

All right.

So the truth is, as we age, our tolerance for uncertainty absolutely decreases.

Our

It's like loss feels more threatening.