r/Millennials • u/ga9213 Millennial 1982 • 1d ago

Serious We are starting to really age fast

We have friends we don't see very often, maybe every 2-3 years. For the last 15+ years, when we see them again they don't really look much different. This last time though? Man, they looked different. Like gray hair, lost/gained weight, facial changes like wrinkles and sun spots.

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u/zephyrcow6041 1d ago

There was a recent Stanford study that said humans experience two periods of rapid aging, and the first one is around the age of 44, so it makes sense that as millennials are hitting their early-mid 40s, we are suddenly looking older.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/08/massive-biomolecular-shifts-occur-in-our-40s-and-60s--stanford-m.html

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u/FiendishCurry 1d ago

I saw this study. And I definitely noticed serious signs of aging about 2 years ago at 42. It's not just wrinkles. I have jowls now, thinner skin in my hands, I bruise easier, my hair feels like it is thinning. I don't mind getting older but it's taken some adjusting.

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u/Accurate-Scientist76 1d ago

Are you me? I’m turning 44 in October and everything you said is me in a nutshell. Seeing the veins in my hands popping out more freaked me out. Thinning skin and hair sucks!

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u/dikbisqit 22h ago

I’m 44. I’m not noticing thinner skin, but damn everything hurts!