If you feel old, you should seriously consider trying to feel young before you end up in the hospital. 

A new study seems to confirm every cliché about "age being just a number," finding that those who report feeling old are much more likely to be hospitalized than those of the same (biological) age who report feeling younger. 

A group of researchers at Florida State University analyzed data from three studies that spanned from 1995 to 2013. Those in the study had ages that ranged from 24 to 102. 

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