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This study was on people in their 60’s - 80’s, in case anyone else panicked after reading the title. I am literally in the middle of dealing with some of the wo
by nefitty 6y ago
This study was on people in their 60’s - 80’s, in case anyone else panicked after reading the title. I am literally in the middle of dealing with some of the worst sleep in my life, but am in my late 20’s. The idea that these problems could eventually result in Alzheimer’s is terrifying to me because my mind is literally who I am.
Just a few years ago all these problems seemed so far into the future that they were irrelevant, but every day I’m realizing more and more that I’m on a train barreling through time.
- ElFitz 6y agoThis realization you mention is extremely odd and bizarre, yet so true. Another thing I've come to understand is how many things I do today will, over time and through cumulative effects, have long lasting, some irreversible, effects on my body. Obvious, yet surprising and strange when finally experienced and grasped.
- noir_lord 6y agoFor me at 40 it's cursing 16yo me for putting that motorbike through that fence and screwing me knee, 17yo me for lifting with a shoulder injury and 19yo me for playing football on wet astro-turf. It's sorta funny how the bill for something something I did over 20 years ago didn't come due until recently.
- exotree 6y agoI have been thinking about this a lot. I don’t really regret the random injuries I got from younger me being dumb on a longboard and overdoing it with weight lifting (my wrist, for instance, is going to get way worse over the years because of a bad power clean). But I’ve settled on bodies are meant to be used, not coddled.