Person Wonders How People Unknowingly Altered Their Bodies For The Worse, Receives 31 Responses

This weekend, while watching the NFL games - watching Trevor Lawrence’s head hit the turf after an illegal hit, watching Christian McCaffrey’s knee fail again - I found myself wondering all over again about human health and the factors that affect it. Professional sports are incredibly risky in terms of health, but at least athletes are well paid.However, there are also many factors that gradually affect our bodies in a negative way, year after year, continuing this destructive process - until wefinally realizehow much we have undermined our health. There is a specialonline threaddedicated to such factors, and we,Bored Panda, are making a selection of the most relevant opinions from there.More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.

However, there are also many factors that gradually affect our bodies in a negative way, year after year, continuing this destructive process - until wefinally realizehow much we have undermined our health. There is a specialonline threaddedicated to such factors, and we,Bored Panda, are making a selection of the most relevant opinions from there.

More info:Reddit

This post may includeaffiliate links.

I was a college athlete. We were told that pain was temporary but pride was forever.I’ve had three orthopedic surgeries, one of which wasn’t successful and from which I went septic. I was diagnosed with arthritis before I was 20. My knees are shot. I have more cracks, pops, and stiffness than people 10+ years older than me.As it turns out, the pain is forever and comes with compounding interest.

Football player in white jersey with number 86 holding a ball on the field, contemplating body changes.

Pregnant belly in a milky bath surrounded by flowers, symbolizing altered bodies unknowingly.

Grief. 4 years ago I lost someone i loved. I went from attractive and fit to overweight and obvious signs of aging. I don’t even look like the same person anymore. Like the happy version of me died that day and this is all that is left.

Person sitting by a grave with white roses, reflecting on how people unknowingly altered their bodies for the worse.

My parents had the kids do a lot of manual labor, starting when I was only 5 or 6. Not just helping in the yard, but actual landscaping work. My brother and I once had to haul rocks in those 10lbs buckets from a dumpster to the egress windows 300 yards away. Being so little, we had no idea about posture, lifting with your legs, etc. We both have chronic back, shoulder, knee, and neck pain and have the beginning symptoms of arthritis. We’re only 21 and 26 now. Makes me mad that I hurt myself when I was so little, doing work that the adults should have been doing.

Child in a red beanie playing with toy trucks and a shovel outdoors, exploring the soil.

Red tick on a green leaf against a purple flower background, symbolizing unnoticed body alterations.

Listening to music WAY too loud with headphones on when younger.Definitely lead to hearing loss and hearing aids.

Woman smiling, wearing earphones and a casual t-shirt, standing against a wall with art posters.

For example, sports. Sports are traditionally considered an opportunity to improve your health, strengthen your body - but in the list of opinions given here, sports ranks high. So what’s the reason? Most likely, there are two factors. The first is that sports at a professional or semi-professional level are really fraught with serious health problems.

And the entire evolution of football helmets, which today are real works ofengineering art, still has not able to cope with this problem. And this is not to mention the countless injuries to other parts of the body that not only football players, but also representatives of other sports face.

Depression is one hell of thing.

Person pondering, resting head on hand, wearing a dark jacket, in thoughtful reflection about body alterations.

I know this sounds stupid, but being fat. I recently lost 160 lbs, and I never truly appreciated its effect on my body, from not having to buy shoes as much due to the pressure on my feet to my body posture to how tired I would be from walking up a flight of stairs. When you are overweight, you don’t fully appreciate that until after you lose the weight, I found.

Man in casual attire stands by a vintage car, contemplating.

Being kept 100% out of the sun as a kid. I wasn’t given vitamin D supplements either, so my bones are pretty fragile and break easily and my enamel is delicate and shears off if my teeth close too hard. My body never sequestered calcium properly as a kid and there’s nothing I can do about it as an adult.My mom thought she was protecting me from skin cancer but she was really dooming me to a life of bone fractures and bad teeth.

Child with a colorful umbrella stands by a mural, contemplating body alterations.

The second factor associated with sports is that even people who are not professionally involved in physical activity often neglect the advice of doctors and trainers when drawing up a plan for their training. As a result, for example, a person with a chronically sore back or knees can do numerous barbell lifts. With all the ensuing consequences.A detailedmedical examinationbefore starting to exercise could help - but not all people are ready to do this. Unfortunately…

A detailedmedical examinationbefore starting to exercise could help - but not all people are ready to do this. Unfortunately…

Dentist had to yank out a wisdom tooth. The yank, somehow, damaged my jaw. The jaw is now permanently pressed upwards and had pushed stuff around so it impacts most of the right side of my face.My jaw now pops on that side. I’ve lost about 60% of hearing in that ear. And I get massive dizzy spells now.That was 25 years ago.

Dentist with mask examines patient, highlighting body alterations concerns in a clinical setting.

Not getting enough sleep.

Person sleeping in dim light, wrapped in white bedding, potentially highlighting physical alterations from habits.

I been having various health issues for years turns out I have a brain tumor that’s been trying to [end] me , the f****r that he is .

MRI brain scan showing potential body alterations on a medical display screen.

By and large, each of the problems listed here could be discussed for hours, giving one evident example after another, but the main thing here is that a person should treat their health more responsibly from the very beginning. In the end, we can change almost anything in our lives, but the body in which we came into this world remains with us until the very end.In fact, this is the only non-renewable resource that is at our disposal, so all we can do is try to use this resource as rationally as possible. Not to the detriment of all the joys of life, of course, but also not to wasteour healththoughtlessly and on trifles.

In fact, this is the only non-renewable resource that is at our disposal, so all we can do is try to use this resource as rationally as possible. Not to the detriment of all the joys of life, of course, but also not to wasteour healththoughtlessly and on trifles.

Burn out. I was so afraid of losing everything that i stretched myself to my actual collapse. Five years later I can still feel the damage my brain sustained from that period of my life and I still lost everything and had to start over.If I could give any advice to people out there. If you are burning out with no projected relief in sight, do yourself a favor and know when to cut your losses so you can use your Tim and energy restrategizing.

Person leaning on laptop labeled “burnout,” illustrating stress and potential bodily harm.

Covid. I developed long covid 2 months after recovering from acute infection. It’s more common than most people think.

Person wearing a mask in an outdoor setting, questioning body alterations.

Bad posture/rounding shoulders to minimize my chest. Now I have neck pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain - ugh.

Person reflecting thoughtfully with hand on shoulder, illustrating body alterations concept.

In any case, we’re almost sure that this selection will be useful for you. So please feel free to scroll and read it to the very end, every word and every story cited here. Who knows, maybe this list will really help you avoid some serious health problems in the future? After all, learning from someone else’s experience can be helpful and wholesome.

Turns out a stint of bulimia in your teenage years can really f**k up your teeth.

Close-up of a person with a dental retractor, illustrating altered teeth.

A few years of Crossfit have left me with permanent knee and shoulder pain. Heavy weights shouldn’t be lifted for time, your form inevitably goes to hell and you set yourself up for joint injuries.

Two people exercising with battle ropes in a gym, working out intensely under dim lighting.