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Old Feb 08, 2013, 11:37 AM
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Calm down, everyone; the 25 years statistic is just an average. It doesn't mean that you, personally, will die 25 years before the average person. Especially not if you are proactive about your physical health.

Also, that figure is influenced by the fact that we have a much higher suicide rate than the general population. So, don't kill yourself and don't let your doctors ignore your physical symptoms, and you should be fine.
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