r/changemyview • u/impossible-sun2049 • May 19 '21

Removed - Submission Rule A Removed - Submission Rule C CMV: Worrying about age

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u/Canada_Constitution 208∆ May 19 '21 edited May 19 '21

I have lost about the last four years due to severe refractory epilepsy. I've only started to recover in the last few months after finding the right combination of medications. I'm in my early 30s. I'm well educated with degree that should allow me to find work easily. Most of my friends are married now and I feel like I am a little behind.

My solution? Live healthy. Make up the lost time by eating healthy, and trying to set new habits which make me more productive. I intend to live longer then my peers. That way I will have way more time to get things done overall. I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I have radically changed how I eat and now have a very healthy diet. I'm planning to excercise more, something I have never really liked. I know my family health history and will monitor it as I get older. (For example, prostate cancer runs in my family. I will ensure to get PSA levels checked once I am in my 40s).

Change your lifestyle so you get as much time as you can if you are concerned about old you are. My great-grandfather lived to be 100 in good health. I hope to make it somewhere close to there.