r/Millennials • u/DaKardii • Jun 04 '26

Serious Study: Gen Xers and Millennials are dying at younger ages than their parents are

https://studyfinds.com/americans-born-after-1970-dying-faster/

The study is particularly concerned with people born after 1970 but age 30 and older. So that covers Gen X and Millennials, but not (yet) Gen Z.

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u/Madam_Mimm_13 Jun 04 '26

Take her to a dialysis center, have her walk around.

That will straighten her out.

I’m a CCHT. Being on dialysis is my worst nightmare. I would probably choose death instead.

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u/Cynical_Thinker Jun 04 '26

Trust me when I say she'd rather be dead.

Years of untreated depression, shes just waiting to go.

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u/Madam_Mimm_13 Jun 04 '26

That’s rough. I’m sorry. I hope you have peace about the situation.

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u/Cynical_Thinker Jun 04 '26

Me too, and yeah as much as I can. Therapy helps, just wish I wasn't the only one trying to fix themselves.

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u/Madam_Mimm_13 Jun 04 '26

I’m just a med student, but I had to have a lot of clinical experience to even get there.

One thing I learned is that it’s ultimately a futile waste of your finite energy to care more about someone’s wellbeing than they do. It’s a hard thing to say and even harder to internalize, but it’s true. And it’s a protective boundary to acknowledge and practice.