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!

• Read More: “I Went From 21 To 31 In 6 Months”: 45 Things That Inevitably Make People Look Older

#1

Grief, nothing ages you like Grief

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#2

Stress.

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#3

War. I went from 21 to 31 in 6 months.

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#4

Lack of sleep

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#5

Back pain.

You can't move like a young person if your back hurts.

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#6

Stress. Grief. Trauma. Mental Illness. Losing a loved one way before their time at a young age (parent/sibling/close friend).

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#7

Bad plastic surgery.

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#8

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

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#9

Working with the general public. Bartender of 21 years and nothing has aged me more than all y’all idiots.

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#10

Smoking

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#11

Fking cancer. Have watched my brother in law age 30 years in a month.

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#12

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.

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#13

Hatred, harboring bad/sour feelings.

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#14

Too dark of a tan (fake or real).

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#15

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.

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#16

Being president. Look at Obama's hair in 2008 vs 2016!

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#17

Dehydration. Sun.

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#18

Starving yourself to lose weight. I look so much older in photos from my 20s than I do now at 45.

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#19

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.

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#20

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...

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#21

The way you dress 

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#22

Reminiscing about the show "Dinosaurs"

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#23

Troubleshooting printer problems. I swear these devilish machines only exist to trigger me to smithereens.

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#24

Finding out a band you listened to when they first came out is getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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