Premature ageing

# 4

Posted: 01/09/2004 10:57

I think that coping with stress or mental anguish is bound to wear a person down and this is bound to show in your face. I have recently been thru a very truamatic situation and there are days when I feel 10 or 15 years older than I am - this is bound to show in my face. So, getting counselling / therapy may be a good idea. Also, look atyour lifestyle. Are you gettign enough sleep. Tiredness will dull your skin and shadow under your eyes - which is bound to make you look older. How much alcohol, tea and coffe do you drink - these are dehydrating and also havea damaging effect on the skin. Finally, WATER WATER WATER - how much of it are drinking. Dehydration will make your skin dull, make you feel more tired and sluggish and affect your concentration. Three litres a day is the minimum amount of water you should be drinking.
Finally, to protest your skin, you need a good moisturiser with a SPF and minimize the amount of time you spend in the sun.

# 3

Posted: 30/08/2004 17:01

There is no known product or treatment for premature aging despite what any cream manufacturers may claim. Maybe you do look older because of worry, but maybe it's just you! Unless you smoke, of course, which is definitely the most aging thing possible.

# 2

Posted: 30/08/2004 14:53

A friend of mine has been through a lot of stress in the last year or two and a few people have mentioned how she has 'aged'. I am sure your mental state comes out in your appearence in some form or another. Going to a counselor would probably help a lot, I would think.

# 1

Posted: 30/08/2004 10:50

I am 24 and am told I look older. Recently I was mistaken for my sister in her mid-thirties. This is really getting me down. I am told by my friends I don't look older and I don't have a huge amount of lines, there are some fine ones around my eyes and that's about it. Others tell me I 'appear' more confident and mature and my attitude is older than my years but this feels like a cop out to me. First of all I wonder if anyone could tell me of a good product/treatment to combat premature ageing. I would also like to know if anyone has heard of links between emotional problems and facial manifestations. I have for some time planned to go to counselling to sort some things from my past, I wonder could this possibly be wearing me down almost, and could my older appearance be a sign of an unhealthy mental attitude?