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Off Topic / Re: Physical Ailments Forever
« Last post by Rob27shred on Sat, 05 July 2025, 12:06:22 »Is it just a fact of life that once a human reaches a certain age they begin developing aches and pains in their bodies that never go away?Not necessarily 24/7 and most of the time it's based on what you did when you were younger. Almost every bad injury comes back so if you ride BMX or bulls you're probably gonna have a hard time compared to someone who did something low impact like modeling.
Does every older adult simply have constant 24/7 pains in their bodies they just learn to live with and work around?
Yes you learn to work around it but it's also why so many turn to alcohol and drugs.
Compound that with the other things in your life (PTSD) or lack of family or hobbies and you can see why so many older people are self medicating.
Hit the nail on head here, I can confirm this is true. I did all kinda of crazy stuff when I was younger then ended up becoming a carpenter right out of HS. I got all kinds of aches & pains that my friends around my age who were not as bold when younger & didn't do physical work to make a living do not have.