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“ I have definitely lost a few years of life expectancy “ Why? Genuinely curious. Stress can lower life expectancy?

ryder9 4y ago
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NineStarPoint 4y ago
It definitely does, but even a decade of high stress vs not having to worry about money for the rest of your life could be a very fair stress trade.
- badpun 4y ago
  I'm not so sure. Like of financial worries is also dangerous - it can make people uber-complacent and lazy coach surfers, which will weaken the person long-term. Similar to how lack of gravity in space leads to significant loss of muscle mass.
FlyingSnake 4y ago
Our physiology is not built to work under sustained high stress and a constrained environment like fast moving startups can have long term health effects. 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-...
hmate9 4y ago
Stress + neglected diet and exercise definitely puts a strain on your body.
s1mplicissimus 4y ago
if you doubt that, I recommend living under high stress conditions for a couple years and see for yourself
- conradfr 4y ago
  What about living with no financial stress for the rest of your life, maybe it balances things out?
  - digging 4y ago
    Maybe, but not necessarily. It's all probabilities. A fatal heart attack in 2 years being X% more likely is one thing - actually having it happen and dying young from it is another thing entirely.
vaylian 4y ago
Not OP, but you have to keep in mind that your body is always trying to repair any damages that happen. Be it through actual accidents or molecular mishaps. Stress and other factors can cause the body to go into survival mode, where all resources are allocated to solving only the challenge directly ahead at the expense of repairs. And your body always needs repairs, because there is so much stuff going on at the molecular level that wears down the cells. Our bodies are pretty good at repairs but not perfect.
reedf1 4y ago
I worked myself into the dirt for 2 years for a start-up that ended up failing. It felt like I aged 10 years. My hairline receded an inch - my hair started going grey - and I gained 15kg. I'm undoing the damage now - but I can tell I've been physically aged by the process.

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It definitely does, but even a decade of high stress vs not having to worry about money for the rest of your life could be a very fair stress trade.

badpun 4y ago
I'm not so sure. Like of financial worries is also dangerous - it can make people uber-complacent and lazy coach surfers, which will weaken the person long-term. Similar to how lack of gravity in space leads to significant loss of muscle mass.

FlyingSnake 4y ago

Our physiology is not built to work under sustained high stress and a constrained environment like fast moving startups can have long term health effects. 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-the-score https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18693771-the-body-keeps-...

hmate9 4y ago

Stress + neglected diet and exercise definitely puts a strain on your body.

s1mplicissimus 4y ago

if you doubt that, I recommend living under high stress conditions for a couple years and see for yourself

conradfr 4y ago
What about living with no financial stress for the rest of your life, maybe it balances things out?
- digging 4y ago
  Maybe, but not necessarily. It's all probabilities. A fatal heart attack in 2 years being X% more likely is one thing - actually having it happen and dying young from it is another thing entirely.

vaylian 4y ago

Not OP, but you have to keep in mind that your body is always trying to repair any damages that happen. Be it through actual accidents or molecular mishaps. Stress and other factors can cause the body to go into survival mode, where all resources are allocated to solving only the challenge directly ahead at the expense of repairs. And your body always needs repairs, because there is so much stuff going on at the molecular level that wears down the cells. Our bodies are pretty good at repairs but not perfect.

reedf1 4y ago

I worked myself into the dirt for 2 years for a start-up that ended up failing. It felt like I aged 10 years. My hairline receded an inch - my hair started going grey - and I gained 15kg. I'm undoing the damage now - but I can tell I've been physically aged by the process.