Is there such a thing as a "transager"?

[hiaasenrocks]

Someone who is, say, 25, but really believes that they are 65?

If you have heard of this, and you believe that such a thing exists, should such people be eligible for Social Security?

I'm asking this based on something I heard on AAR.

[mitchum]

1. IBTL

[Bicoastal]

2. I'm 26, and I feel like I'm 65...

...but that may be entirely due to the current weather. In the summer, I feel 17.

[dysfunctional press]

3. of course they shouldn't be eligble for social security...

i'm assuming you mean ss retirement bennies? they go by your ACTUAL age.

[dysfunctional press]

4. are you trying to make a point about transgender individuals?

because transgender individuals generally more than just believe that they were born the wrong gender- there are usually hormonal/chromosonal issues involved, if i'm not mistaken. that is to say that there IS generally a biological force at work in transgendered people. if i am mistaken, could someone clarify that for me?

[Warren Stupidity]

5. No. And No.

Sheesh. Here is a clue: the top google hit for transager is this thread :-)

[AWESOM-O]

6. I suppose something like this is possible if someone was born on February 29th.

[Kitty Herder]

7. There is a rare disease called Progeria in which children age

at an extremely accelerated rate. So a child might be 3 chronologically, but their body is 80. It's very sad.
There are other accelerated aging diseases as well. Here is a link from that most trusted of all sources.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_aging_disease

[JanMichael]

8. How about 40ish and feel (physically) 20ish?

Lucky I suppose.