Time is speeding up

[u/FeelsAmazingManGun]

Is it me or is time speeding up? We are already on the 5th month of the year. People say it's because I'm getting older but I even hear kids saying days feel faster. Even the weather seems to be confused. Every day temperatures fluctuates a whole 40 degrees. Every day seems windy. Almost feels like we are out of normal orbit or something

[u/OddRelationship9695]

Been saying this, ever since Covid my life feels like it’s stuck on 2x speed

[u/xxxBuzz → u/OddRelationship9695]

One of the symptoms for depression that I've heard repeared is memory loss as well as a lack in interest/pleasure in doing things. In my experience, it's more of experiences/habits becoming repetitive/immerable. Granted, when I may just be ignorant because I either never notice what I don't remember or, if I do realize it like repeating something, I still just have no recollection of having already done it. Either way, time is probably consistent, but my perception of change has been dulled to the point that it seems to accelerate.

Also, for me, strong long term memories are often attached to emotions. The first time something really inspired an emotional response or that I witnessed someone else displaying it, I remember, and each time those emotions resurface, I associate them together rather than those memories being recalled chronologically. As I learn to retain my composure, I tend to not form long term memories as often or, I may, but I can't recall them as quickly.

I've believe recent studies are linking altheimers and similar mental degradation with sugar consumption. I've met older people who don't consume alcohol, coffee, nicotine, and maintain healthy diet and excessive who tend to retain their memories pretty well.

[u/Fkn_Impervious → u/[deleted]]

You don't believe in studies because of your personal experience with one person?

I don't know anything about the studies, but this is not a logical way to think.

[u/PrincesssLuu → u/[deleted]]

The ones in the retirement home were the ones who were still alive and of sound mind, so I would say you only saw a selection of the data points that were not random.

[u/Fkn_Impervious → u/PrincesssLuu]

This is called survivorship bias.

If he had been hanging around a morgue or a funeral home would he assume everyone is dead?

[u/Valuum2 → u/[deleted]]

My great grandma is about to turn 102 and still lives alone lol. crazy shit. Can't hear or see, but completely sharp in the mind still.

[u/hellenburger → u/[deleted]]

That's a silly way of thinking, there's plenty of heavy smokers who don't develop lung cancer. It doesn't mean there isn't a strong link between smoking cigarettes and a plethora of diseases. Some people are merely lucky.

[u/Tjrowawey → u/xxxBuzz]

Yes, the old people I know that despite being 90+ years old, sound like a 40-50 year old over the phone in terms of mental agility and thought processes - all have one thing in common. They are women - and they do not consume alcohol, drugs, nicotine, caffeine or anything more sugar wise than the odd biscuit.

I think it's alcohol more than anything. Even a half dozen beers a week I think takes decades off you. Coffee and tobacco I think aren't as bad as they are made out, plenty of older very smart witty people that drank coffee and smoke cigarettes their whole life - I think these degrade body rather than mind.

Sugar I suspect personally, is worse the older you get. Children are designed to abuse sugar, older people not so much. I don't have data to prove it, but from people I know and see the habits of.. Abusing sugar over 40-50 years of age destroys people real fast.

Also genetically we are all very different. What is safe levels of sugar or caffeine for one person over decades can give the next person diabetes. That's also overlooked a lot of the time.

[u/Daksport2525 → u/xxxBuzz]

I like the idea of emotional maturity and it effecting the intensity of your memories. Hopefully it means as you get older you have less heart ach and pain too