And then one day his friend painted a portrait in which he conveyed all the youth and attractiveness of Dorian. Admiring his images, Dorian suddenly imagined what would happen to him when he became an old man: how his face would wrinkle, how his hair would thin and gray, how his eyes would fade. He was so frightened that he wanted, by all means, to change places with his portrait in order to remain forever young. And so his wish came true. The portrait grew old, but Dorian Gray remained young and fresh.
But eternal youth made him a pleasure-filled man without a soul and moral principles. And in the end, our hero decides to permanently get rid of the formidable old man in the portrait, and thereby kills himself. This is such a sad end to the pursuit of eternal youth.
What you need to know about Dorian Gray Syndrome
As you understand, Dorian Gray Syndrome – it is a mental disorder with a desire to possess eternal youth. Today it is becoming the scourge of modernity: men and women from 20 years old and strive to stop time, while remaining young. They deny their age, remain infantile, irresponsible, wear clothes and hairstyles that are not appropriate for their age, use cosmetics unwisely, and often go under the knife of plastic surgeons.
Often, Dorian Gray Syndrome develops against a background of narcissism. Such people always strive for the ideal, and, making a huge number of attempts to improve themselves, they never achieve what they want. They are always dissatisfied with their appearance, there is always some defect that prevents the achievement of the ideal. And so it turns out a vicious circle.
For the sake of prolonging youth, they are ready to do anything: pay big money, sell their souls, sacrifice relationships and loved ones, allow themselves to be cut many times, they are only interested in one thing – eternal youth. But, unfortunately, time passes, everything changes, our age also changes.
And it would be good to realize and accept exactly your age, because every time has its own advantages and charms. And the secret of youth, it seems to me, lies in optimism and interest in life, in one's personal and social realization. After all, no other means will give you harmony with yourself and feelings of happiness!
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