Midlife crisis signs and how to deal with it

Midlife crisis can be described as a loss of self confidence, feeling of anxiety or disappointment that occurs in early middle age.

For individuals this condition is most common between the ages of 40 though to 60. While Midlife crisis can last between the periods of 3-10 in men, most women come to their senses in 2-5 years.

Both men women experience midlife crisis, but they experience this crisis differently.
Men focus on their achievement, and their desire to prove their success to others around them, while women tend to focus on their

appearance, sexual attraction and what to do next’s when their parental duties have ended.

People who spend their lives dedicated to fulfilling their aspiration and objectives are less likely to have midlife crisis; growing older is easy for them. Others go through life on auto-pilot, and suddenly realize that they are getting older, time has passed them by, and that they have not achieve very much.

At this stage of their life they experience several physical changes like weigh gain/loss, wrinkles, sagging skin, hair loss, poor eye sight, graying of hair and hormonal fluctuation. Regular exercise, and maintain of nutritional diet may help to sustain one’s physical and mental health during these years of transitions.

Here are some other mid life crisis we got from our survey carried out on the street.

Ø  Wanting a simpler life

Ø  Panicking about health issues

Ø Experiencing menopause

Ø  Buying an expensive sport car

Ø  Shift in sleeping habit

Ø  Obsession with appearance

Ø  Feeling tied down, with no chance of change

Ø  Disconnecting with older friends and replacing with younger ones

Ø  Looking up old boyfriend or girlfriend on face book

Ø  Stopping to tell people about your age

Ø  You are easily distracted

Ø  Leaving spouse or having an affair

Ø  Changes careers

Ø  Bout of depression 

Ø  Reminiscing about your childhood a lot

Ø  Having thoughts of death or dying

Are you in your middle age? Check out this list and see how many apply to you.

Here are some tips in dealing with mid life crisis:

ü  Get professional help

ü  Acknowledge  the crisis

ü  Move out of your comfort zone

ü  midlife crisis are not inherently bad

ü  volunteer more

ü  think before making radical changes

ü  talk about the crisis to loved ones

ü  exercise and eat healthy food

Last word

Many people do not believe in the concept of mid life crisis, which make living though one all the more difficult. A midlife crisis may be the beginning of a personal, emotional and financial decline in an adult’s life. Watch for the signs; take step to deal with the crisis accordingly.