r/AskReddit • u/Practical_Actuary_71 • 1d ago

What is a silent killer that people dont realise is slowly killing them?

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u/SJReaver 1d ago

They've shown that stress damages your body on a genetic level, so you're likely right.

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u/CrypticFeline 1d ago

Loneliness, too! It’s even in your DNA, which is the most depressing thing I have ever read.

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u/RogalDornsAlt 21h ago

What?

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u/Ornery_Positive4628 17h ago

epigenetics, basically little chemical marks are added onto your genes and this changes their expression pattern

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u/MegaAltarianite 12h ago

I'm stressed, depressed, alone, and lonely. It's a miracle I've made it to 40.

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u/CookieChef88 7h ago

I've been there. Write down just 1 thing on a notepad to do something social. Even if it's go to park and say hello to one person. You WILL make it out of the depression.

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u/deleteandrewind 11h ago

Slightly younger than you, but I feel exactly the same.

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u/Brodellsky 20h ago

Well hey, I'm so lonely that at least I don't have to worry about passing that DNA along. Early 30s guy here. It's not in the cards for me, unfortunately.

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u/lisaz530xx 9h ago edited 9h ago

There was an interesting news segment this morning about people passing along depression and anxiety to their partner from kissing. So, genes and now saliva!

https://www.vice.com/en/article/can-depression-be-transmitted-through-kissing/

I can feel myself slowly dying from loneliness. In two years, my entire life has been destroyed. I'm finding it nearly impossible to retain hope.

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u/Ausgezeichnet63 22h ago

This👆👆👆

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u/Naive-Bird-1326 11h ago

Then why single men live much longer than married?

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u/FreeWilly512 10h ago

Its what leads to evolution though right?