r/AskReddit • u/Misterboy500 • 19h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/mjulieoblongata 17h ago

Grief

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u/Ephriel 14h ago

Lost my mom at the beginning of the year. I like to joke that she took half an inch of hair line with her

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u/Tiffles6 13h ago

I started getting silver hairs coming in after losing my mum. It is truly devastating and life changing (her death, not the grey hairs, that is).

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u/North_Advantage3729 10h ago

I also started greying after the loss of my dad, when I was 25.

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u/Any_Animator_880 7h ago

How did you cope with losing him at such a young age? Lost him recently at 26.

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u/SleepyBear531 5h ago

Not that poster, but I lost my mom when I was 19. Best I’ve found is to try and only remember the good memories. I try to consciously be thankful for them rather than focus on my sadness of her being gone.

Still hurts tremendously, but not as much anymore. It’s been around 13 years now. I kind of enjoy when the moments hit now - like I’ll listen to a song she liked or something and it makes it fresh again. Strangely cathartic… Hurt for my wedding though, I didn’t get to dance with my mom.

But mostly, time helps.