I don't want to live too much longer but not depressed

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Living with the folks and they are really starting to get on.
I had two uncles and and aunt I was really close to them they had no children they are gone.
Once the folks go I will nobody in the world I can say I am close to.

By the way not planning on killing myself let me make that clear.
However if I found out I has six months to live I would not be shocked or sad.

Does any other older aspies feel like this also?

I'm 57 years old, and hope to live another 57 years.

From what I have seen of you on the forum you have a positive outlook and pretty stable emotions.

You have seen my posts over the years up down and all over the place.

Do you still live in Florida?

I hope to live a long life.

I've got a family that doesn't care too much about me being the only one with an ASD and problems finding work and all that

I keep my self occupied with games and small projects, giving myself the illusion that its going to lead somewhere until a real-world problem presents itself, so age wouldn't make a difference in my shoes.

Or could be me living with depressing people and it has spread to me, i do however want to see how things end, from small things like anime series or to big things like the start of world war 3.

Nah Ireland I am on the European side of the big pond.

I would not hold your breath for the World War 3 to be honest.

Not an old person, but I can still weigh in here if you want my opinion.

I am downright terrified of death, of oblivion. Nothing is that bad in my mind.
Example: in a lot of hypothetical questions where people are asked about immortality many say they wouldnt want it because humanity will go extinct and they will end up alone, drifting through emptiness.
To me, that is at least something. Its better than oblivion.

So yes, I will cling dearly to all life

Oblivion is just like it was before you were born. That wasn't so bad, was it?

Well I didn't exactly exist then.
I don't want to go back to that.

I find oblivion prebirth and postdeath to be sort of confining. You can't move from a certain spot.

Sorta kinda. My mom and dad, and my dad's mom and dad, all went at 73. That would give me another 11 years and hopefully not too much decrepitude towards the end. But my mom's mom and dad went at 100 and 101, respectively. They were "hale and hearty" up to the last month of their lives, both of them. Not sure I want to be around that long - the world has changed, and not for the better, over the last 20 years.

What I hope for most is that I'll be ready to go and at peace with myself, my life, and my God, when it's time. (Edit in: and have good arrangements made for my cats!)

... or you could be in every spot, rather like the centre of the universe.

I hope I know what's true when I expire....

I'm nearly 40, just realised I've been alone my whole life.
My family don't care about me, and I've recently had to cut them out of my life.

Likely to be alone for the rest of my life too.
I don't mind, I enjoy my own company.

If you feel lonely get pets - they're great.
I might even be able to make some aquaintances through animal ownership.