FACTORS affecting life expectancy

countryboy

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Over the years, I have worked with or known many people who seem to be bitchy, overly critical, overbearing, and generally unhappy about many things - ones that seem to tend to dwell on negative things. I've also worked with or known many folks who are positive, supportive, cheerful, upbeat, and fun to be around.

Anecdotally speaking (no facts, no figures, just a casual observation), I think the postive people didn't get sick as often as the negative people. They also seemed to handle sources of stress a lot better.

I've heard it said that negative energy attracts more negative energy, and the same goes for positive energy. If true, that might be a factor in lifespan or at the very least, the quality of the life.

There are positive sources of stress (an orgasm, for example) and negative sources - I think the effects on the body have much to do with how one copes with the incoming stresses. I used to work for a very successful executive who had a very positive attitude...he used to say, "Don't get rattled by the bad days - they make all the good days look better." He was a very decent boss and human being. He's well into his 80s now, and still healthy.
 

AnnaG

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Over the years, I have worked with or known many people who seem to be bitchy, overly critical, overbearing, and generally unhappy about many things - ones that seem to tend to dwell on negative things. I've also worked with or known many folks who are positive, supportive, cheerful, upbeat, and fun to be around.

Anecdotally speaking (no facts, no figures, just a casual observation), I think the postive people didn't get sick as often as the negative people. They also seemed to handle sources of stress a lot better.

I've heard it said that negative energy attracts more negative energy, and the same goes for positive energy. If true, that might be a factor in lifespan or at the very least, the quality of the life.

There are positive sources of stress (an orgasm, for example) and negative sources - I think the effects on the body have much to do with how one copes with the incoming stresses. I used to work for a very successful executive who had a very positive attitude...he used to say, "Don't get rattled by the bad days - they make all the good days look better." He was a very decent boss and human being. He's well into his 80s now, and still healthy.
Yeah. IOW, don't sweat the little (or short-term) stuff. :D
 

AnnaG

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Absolutely, nagging is the main cause of violent death in women between 20 and 40,,:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
oooooo I missed this. Thanks for quoting it, Bart. lol

So when we are between 20 and 40, we get tired of being nagged at and kill our hubbies? Or when our hubbies are between 20 and 40, we kill them because they nag?
 

El Barto

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oooooo I missed this. Thanks for quoting it, Bart. lol

So when we are between 20 and 40, we get tired of being nagged at and kill our hubbies? Or when our hubbies are between 20 and 40, we kill them because they nag?
HAHAHAHA yeah yeah yeah , which sex is know for nagging dear ? :)
 

AnnaG

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HAHAHAHA yeah yeah yeah , which sex is know for nagging dear ? :)
Don't you have a sexier dress than that? When are you going to make lasagna again? How come you only leave one or two little squares on the toilet paper roll? Can you get me a beer? Where did I put my keys?
I can go on. :D
 

El Barto

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Don't you have a sexier dress than that? When are you going to make lasagna again? How come you only leave one or two little squares on the toilet paper roll? Can you get me a beer? Where did I put my keys?
I can go on. :D
Those are questions dear lol
 

El Barto

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:D Yup. I think you're right. So?
Its not nagging...
Nagging would be like ' Why didn't you take out the garbage when i told you so? !!'
"why is that darn toilet seat up again. Is your back that stiff the bend over and put it down?!!'
See that looks like a question but has a coment that doesn't need to be there ....that's nagging . :p
 

AnnaG

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Its not nagging...
Nagging would be like ' Why didn't you take out the garbage when i told you so? !!'
"why is that darn toilet seat up again. Is your back that stiff the bend over and put it down?!!'
See that looks like a question but has a coment that doesn't need to be there ....that's nagging . :p
It's also the tone of voice that makes it sound nagging. :) The whiny sound to be exact. A lot of guys have the reproduction of the tone down to an artform.
 

El Barto

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It's also the tone of voice that makes it sound nagging. :) The whiny sound to be exact. A lot of guys have the reproduction of the tone down to an artform.
You haven't heard the shrilly ear peircing voice of my ex mother in law 8O
No wonder why he drank 4 cases of beer a week .
When she was gone he was down to three .......hmmm I wonder why :lol: