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Aging is a privilege that not everyone gets to experience. So if you live to be 90 years old, the wrinkles on your face should be worn proudly as a badge of honor and a sign that you've got plenty of stories to tell about your younger years. But while we don’t need to be scared of aging, it is a fact that some behaviors and experiences can make us look older faster than others.

Reddit users have recently been discussing things that can instantly age a person, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts down below. Enjoy scrolling through, as you stay hydrated and remember to apply that handy dandy SPF, and keep reading to find a conversation with Catherine Summers of Not Dressed As Lamb!

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Two women sitting on a couch showing signs of stress and aging, illustrating things that make people look older. Grief, nothing ages you like Grief

TheGreatGrappaApe , Ben White Report

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    Young woman looking stressed with hand on forehead, illustrating things that inevitably make people look older. Stress.

    gablamegla , Alexander Dummer Report

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    Soldiers in camouflage uniforms and red berets standing in a row, illustrating factors that make people look older. War. I went from 21 to 31 in 6 months.

    FirstTarget8418 , Somchai Kongkamsri Report

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    Woman with blonde hair resting head on desk surrounded by books, illustrating signs that make people look older. Lack of sleep

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    A chiropractor examining a patient's back, illustrating signs that inevitably make people look older. Back pain. You can't move like a young person if your back hurts.

    AdWonderful5920 , Karolina Grabowska Report

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    #6

    Young woman in black shirt covering face with hands, illustrating stress that can make people look older quickly. Stress. Grief. Trauma. Mental Illness. Losing a loved one way before their time at a young age (parent/sibling/close friend).

    RoronoaZorro , Anna Shvets Report

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    #7

    Woman with long hair wearing a leather jacket and a gold necklace, illustrating things that make people look older. Bad plastic surgery.

    lovehopemadness , Igor Starkov Report

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    Man examining thinning hair in bathroom mirror, illustrating things that inevitably make people look older. Bad genes - like it or not. Some people smoke and drink their faces off and still look vibrant and healthy. Others eat well and exercise and look tired and lifeless

    Maleficent_Heat_6195 , buregina Report

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    Bartender mixing a drink in a glass at a bar, illustrating lifestyle habits that can make people look older quickly. Working with the general public. Bartender of 21 years and nothing has aged me more than all y’all idiots.

    TimToMakeTheDonuts , Foo Visuals Report

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    Close-up of a man with long hair smoking, illustrating common things that inevitably make people look older. Smoking

    Prestigious_Front384 , cottonbro studio Report

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    #11

    Doctor measuring blood pressure of patient wearing a headscarf in a clinical setting, illustrating factors that make people look older. Fking cancer. Have watched my brother in law age 30 years in a month.

    imapassenger1 , Thirdman Report

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    #12

    Young woman looking tired and pensive, showing signs that inevitably make people look older in dim lighting. I think something not talked about a lot is mindset. Like if someone views themselves as old and shouldn't do this or that, they're making aging faster for themselves. Affirmations can help.

    Amazing_Top_6530 , Engin Akyurt Report

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    Close-up of a woman showing wrinkles and frown lines, illustrating factors that make people look older fast. Hatred, harboring bad/sour feelings.

    showmeyournipplesplz , OSPAN ALI Report

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    #14

    Woman wearing a large sun hat, lounging by a pool on a sunny day, illustrating factors that make people look older. Too dark of a tan (fake or real).

    LucyVialli , M k Report

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    Woman having hair blow-dried in salon, illustrating common things that make people look older. For people over 30, their hair style. I dont know why some people, especially women, develop a hair style and stick with it the rest of their lives.

    PatrickMorris , Adam Winger Report

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    #16

    Smiling older man with gray hair and wrinkles wearing a dark suit, illustrating signs that make people look older. Being president. Look at Obama's hair in 2008 vs 2016!

    falconfetus8 , barackobama Report

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    Close-up of a woman drinking water, illustrating common factors that inevitably make people look older over time. Dehydration. Sun.

    beautifulfuckingmess , engin akyurt Report

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    #18

    Bare feet standing on a digital scale on a tiled floor, illustrating factors that inevitably make people look older. Starving yourself to lose weight. I look so much older in photos from my 20s than I do now at 45.

    Mollysaurus , i yunmai Report

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    Young Asian woman and Black man sitting back to back outdoors, showing signs that inevitably make people look older. Having a spouse that contributes nothing to your relationship and allows your family to slip further and further into debt without caring that you're all only a couple of bills away from bankruptcy.

    Xmenenslaver , RDNE Stock project Report

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    #20

    Courtroom interior with wooden paneling, chandeliers, and a crucifix, illustrating factors that make people look older. Being the victim of a crime, and then having to spend the next two years of your life attending monthly hearings until a court date is decided. Watching the legal system not protect you when he violates restraining orders, gets a DUI and visibly deteriorates, coming to court dirtier and more unkempt each time. Losing friends because they like the offender better and just can't see...

    minionofjoy , Sandra Dempsey Report

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    #21

    Young woman with red hair wearing a scarf, looking at clothes on hangers in a vintage shop, illustrating factors that make people look older. The way you dress 

    mint_lemxn , Burst Report

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    #22

    Two dinosaur characters from a TV show, highlighting things that inevitably make people look older. Reminiscing about the show "Dinosaurs"

    ShapeSuspicious7198 Report

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    #23

    Person in a red sweater using a photocopier, illustrating habits that inevitably make people look older. Troubleshooting printer problems. I swear these devilish machines only exist to trigger me to smithereens.

    Philitt , Andrea Piacquadio Report

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    #24

    Modern geometric building with glass and metal panels under a bright sky, illustrating factors that make people look older. Finding out a band you listened to when they first came out is getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

    mtg-Moonkeeper , Lance Anderson Report

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