Older people are generally kinder and happier probably due to cognitive processes. They majorly concentrate on the positive past happenings without minding the negatives. Research shows that such cognitive processes are responsible for emotions regulation and helping see life in a better angle.
The perception of ‘grumpy old men’ originated from the effects caused by gradual testosterone decrease in men that made them sarcastic, impatient, and argumentative. Old men may also get grumpy because they may have been physically active and participated in athletic performances, but irritability may increase after losing that identity. Some may want to transform their identity using drugs, such as Viagra. Others may have gone through divorce or raised kids in rehabilitation centers. Most of them are retired, thus lacking a job identity and enough money to sustain them in their old age. It is also during old age where the body weakens due to illnesses caused by deleterious effects. All these could be reasons why old men are grumpy.
Sleep specialist
Using the acquired academic and professional experience, I advise patients with various complaints about mental health - depressed mood, nervousness, lack of energy and interest, sleep disorders, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and anxieties, difficulty concentrating, and stress. In my free time, I love to paint and go on long walks on the beach. One of my latest obsessions is sudoku – a wonderful activity to calm an unease mind.
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