Do We Have A Common Look?

[Glo809]

Greetings

I had my scheduled massage today and Linda said I looked tired.

I has 10 hours of sleep before my appt.

So after ruminating about this I texted he with this answer. PTSD is like a computer program that runs in the background all the time, and maybe it takes a toll on us even if well managed.

My question to you all, does my line of thought have some truth to it?

Do we age quicker, do we show stress in our movements, tonals, demeanor ect. ect. ect?

Just wondering.

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[ladee]

What an interesting topic.
I know that I look older than friends my age. Part of it is the chronic pain wearing me out plus the pain meds.
I know I had a harder life than my friends because I was on the street for a lot of years. Not prostitution..just running hard.I was a drug addict for 20 years. That took it's toll also.
All of it PTSD related.
Not that anyone would look at me and say...wow..bet she has PTSD.
But our faces tell our story.
You can tell my life hasn't been easy, ever.
Looking forward to reading others posts.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

Absolutely, people have often said I look real tired, I look real sad - even when I was doing ok!!!

 

[One step at a time]

People always assume I'm older than my real age.
If I'm doing well, people say I'm easy to talk to, or I seem steady and comptent.
If I'm doing badly, I generally don't let other people see, so I'm not sure what it looks like to them.
I know I'm quieter, I blend in more, and I look "blank" or expressionless or "old" (because I'm dissociating).

 

[jaccat]

Not for me. Part good genetics, part stubbornness- I look younger than my age, and tend to refuse to give in to tiredness/ill health to the point where people don't believe I'm as ill as I tell them I am. A couple of months ago my boss actually told me I couldn't have been awake for five days because I didn't have huge bags under my eyes. Really.:meh:

 

[ladee]

@One step at a time ,the looking like we fit in because we are dissacoiating is a big one for me too.

 

[420kitty]

I'm a little like jaccat in that I have good genetics as well. I've always looked a lot younger than my age. Although, my eyes have dark circles around them some days. Mainly due to mental exhaustion.

 

[Glo809]

Greetings
In the past week 2 things happened....

The Mrs and I got into a short one sided conflict, I responded with silence.

Now 3 people work said to me, why the angry face?

I didn't know I was projecting this.

Am I alone in this???
G

 

[Iamsensative]

Genetics play a good role, but since i am always trying to hide how i feel. I bop into he office saying high to everyone. Always a big smile, even when i just want to cry. Now my wife, well she always has the angry bitch face. People dont ever mess with her, she has ptsd but refuses to let anyone in. I think its aged her. Love her and i see through her mask.

 

[Deleted member 28740]

Drivers license renewal was a shocker. And that I almost never look in a mirror. Teeth, hair, eyes never. Then you catch a glimpse and can not believe it is you. Been a rough tough decade, show more than that.

 

[Changing4Best]

I look younger than my age, so says even my Dr. However, this runs in my family. I don't even dye my hair, it is almost all silver gray. None the less, though I have not looked lately, I have very few wrinkles and I am in my mid-60s. I have aches and pains though! They prove my age, as does a slight hearing problem.

 

[Iamsensative]

I look younger than my age, so says even my Dr. However, this runs in my family. I don't even dye m...

LOL, 51 grey hair, lots of aches and pains...i feel way older than i look.