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decrementsf t1_jadzjqr wrote

What in the gnostic/hermetic contortion is 'subjective age'? Sounds like a mental prison to kick open a pandoras box of child abuse.

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xopranaut t1_jae2is9 wrote

Subjective age is just how old you say you feel, which is often different from your actual age. OP has got cause and effect confused.

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LittleButterfly100 t1_jae6h4a wrote

I can see that but even still, just because you FEEL like you're ten doesn't mean your physical body is not beholden to laws.

I think we talk about subjective age often. And in therapy it's common to use an idea of "inner child" and "inner guardian" in discussion. I think most people has a part of them that feels like a small child - someone who may be scared or easily amused/excited/awed, who feels hurt from small things or is needier than a self sufficient adult.

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