Indeed, there are all sorts of signs, some you may have never even considered, that can signal the arrival of a midlife crisis. Women are more likely to go through a midlife crisis earlier than men, often between the ages of 35 and 44.
1) When you start "panicking about health issues".
2) When you start to have more questions than answers; especially hard ones: 'is this all there is?'... 'why am I doing this?'... 'what about what I need?'... 'who am I anymore?'... 'what is the real point of me?'... 'why put my life off any longer?'
3) When you start comparing yourself more and more to your more successful friends and younger co-workers and you start feeling increasingly regretful and self-conscious.
4) A crisis seems to come from exhaustion and a sudden acknowledgement of the passage of time. All assumptions come under review, all of them.
5) "In several cases, we have noticed [in others] a sudden urge to lose weight and get in shape, go clubbing and reconnect with high school and college friends following marriage trouble and divorce.
"My husband and I were married, without children, for 17 years when, at 38 and 42, we felt that midlife crisis and need for a change. So we went to Russia three times in two years and adopted our two amazing kids!! Best crisis we ever had. We are now 53 and 57, our son is 14 and our daughter is 12, and we are having the time of our lives"- Kimberly Minton Freeman.
6) "Just observing men who want to date me, acting and talking like they are 30 instead of late 40s. This includes much insensitivity and not a lot of understanding, no pillow talk, and a heightened sense of their own worth at the expense of a partnership and learning about someone else. Many women are still using the tried-and-true 'damsel in distress' act and hiding their intelligence by sexing everything up. Just my opinion," said Michelle Ethridge.
7) People going through mid-life crisis want to feel better, lose weight, look younger and be more energized by cultivating healthier habits.
These are examples given by those who have gone through mid-life crisis, what do you think?
Watch this space for ways to deal with it.
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