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Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?

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Re: Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?

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Because those who can't control their feelings don't tend to live as long, due to poor health and less meaningful social life, all resulted from bad temper?

Half of this website has no social life. Anyone dead yet? Show of hands?

Re: Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?

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post #4

Because those who can't control their feelings don't tend to live as long, due to poor health and less meaningful social life, all resulted from bad temper?

Half of this website has no social life. Anyone dead yet? Show of hands?

Only inside

Re: Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?

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Hormones go down and we get more experienced with all the crap life throws at everybody. Older folks tend to know themselves much better and also what they want in life, what actually matters and what is shallow bullsh*t.

Enough reasons to be chill just about everything

Re: Why do older individuals have greater control of their feelings?

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Because those who can't control their feelings don't tend to live as long, due to poor health and less meaningful social life, all resulted from bad temper?

Half of this website has no social life. Anyone dead yet? Show of hands?

Lack of social ties, interaction, spouse all are statistically significant factors of shorter avg lifespans.
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