“People treat it like nothing, then their body starts falling apart fast by forty.”

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"*Cries in healthcare*. The tragic irony."

"Chronic sleep debt. People treat it like nothing, then their body starts falling apart fast by forty."

"Totally agree. I'm not even 40 yet but my teeth are like from a horror movie — several are missing while the rest is rotten to various degree. Alas, depression and lack of oral hygiene usually go hand in hand."

"It doesn't even have to be a matter of strength training, just having a somewhat physical hobby is often enough to tell a huge difference. Someone who is truly sedentary and someone who does an hour or two of gardening every other day will show huge differences in how they carry themselves in their late years."

"My mom fell off a ladder and broke both her heals. Shattered them. 14 hours of surgery on each one."

"My dad (in his early seventies) did this, fell, hit his head on a septic tank on the way down, and broke 12 ribs. He is better now but almost died."

"My grandpa died this way. He fell off a shed roof, hit his head on a propane tank, and was paralyzed. He could only blink when he passed on the injuries."

"When I was 11, my dad and a bunch of other sons and dads from our church group went to a monster truck show. Me and my then best friend refused to wear earplugs for most of the show. I left that show with ears ringing for a day or two. 29 years later, it was the start of my tinnitus. Thankfully I only get the occasional ringing because I protected my hearing pretty well as a teenager and adult by not going to concerts or listening to extremely loud music. But every once in a while, I can be found staring off into the distance as the sound of the world is replaced by a ringing noise. Protect your damn ears!!"

"I developed an ED after a rough breakup and didn't even know that's what was happening. When I explain it to others, it causes them to perceive it as self-inflicted. Our body will change course without our permission if it's under enough stress."

"Or taking it often on an empty stomach, or taking it daily for an extended period of time. Ibuprofen will chew a hole in your stomach, people!"

"I did this in my early 20s. I was digesting my own protective lining faster than I could produce it. Do not recommend. I have recovered, but I have diet limitations and a fairly fragile stomach since then."

"The biggest thing I haven't seen commented yet is undiagnosed anxiety, especially with just a complete absence of (healthy) coping mechanisms, ESPECIALLY in older men. The amount of 50-80 year old men I take care of who are absolute wrecks mentally, who have just literally never learned how to shut their brain off, is insane. They don't even understand what anxiety IS. It's very sad and hard on them, their families, and everyone who takes care of them."

"THIS. We are a pack animal species that survived for 300 000 years by creating rich and complex relationships with each other. No social contact means big alarm bells in your brain. The same brain that struggles to fully grasp that remote communication is connection. Make time to share physical space with people you like."

"I remember this. A lot of patients just think it's a drug that gets you high and they're surprised about the CMO that it can cause."

"I worked in the music business for decades and there were a lot of cocaine users around me. My former boss dropped dead in his early 40s from a heart attack and of course I immediately knew why. Even this didn't slow down his wife's usage."

"I sleep with wrist guards now for this exact reason."

"Eat fibre, drink water, and try to get on a poop schedule."

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