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When premature aging becomes part of your identity

I started going gray at 25 and everyone keeps telling me to dye it, but something about covering it feels like I'm erasing the part of me that's been through real shit and survived.

Juana
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The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

He's defending his right to let his body tell its story while navigating social pressure to conform to age-appropriate appearance norms.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”

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