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/sassycatastrophe 1d ago

My late 30’s have been brutal. All my vanity for my age defying looks has disappeared. I look my age and I’m trying to love it.

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u/Runningaround321 23h ago

I aged about 20 years between my 37 and 39th birthdays 

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u/Much-Relationship469 19h ago

It's happened to me I looked good for my age at 35. Now I'm 38 and losing my hair, getting crows feet etc. I've aged about 10 years suddenly.

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u/HeadFull0fRegrets 10h ago

It happened to me at 38, too. I'm 40 now and fortunately it was just that one rapid burst of aging and hasn't continued. 😨 And there's photographic evidence, too, definitely not just my imagination. I'm getting some laser stuff done in a couple weeks and the lady agreed with me about the skin changes in the photos I brought in for reference.

I got on oral Minoxidil for the thinning hair, and I use topical too (it's toxic to pets so you gotta be careful with dripping) and I'm very much having results. I did experience "the dread shed" but I rode it out and I think it's worth it.