Things You Need To Start Doing If You’re In Your 20s/30s, So You Don’t Fall Apart In Your 40s

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“I am 45, and so many people who were important in my life are dead. All my grandparents, many aunts and uncles, my parents are getting older and slower, and it’s a little scary. It’s not all bad, and I am happy to be alive at 45, but at this age, expect many people you know to be dead.”

—u/Samisoy001

“What you aren’t prepared for in your 20s is grief. It’s one of the most impossible things to pre-plan for, but once your beloved teachers, mentors, favorite actors, and other people over 65 start dying, you will have to deal with it. Prepare healthy coping strategies now; that’s all you can really do. Cultivate a healthy mental state as soon as possible. And I don’t recommend whisky; it may be cheaper than a therapist, but it doesn’t work as well.”

—u/wakattawakaranai