MIDLIFE CRISIS

This stage was considered a myth, but is a reality completely remarkable men and women in adulthood. It is a state of emotional, physical and social transition, called by some as the “second adolescence”, which starts at about age 40 and runs through 60. During this period the individual looks back at her life thinking on “what could be and was not.” Anything that integrates us is intensely questioned, raising questions that affect the workplace, relationship status and ourselves.

No person reacts the same way to the various life changes. For those who lead a life full of regrets, frustrations and unhappiness, they become more difficult to deal with this stage, and even more cope with the new personality. Sensing that their past lives have so many negative aspects, they will feel an outright depression and dissatisfaction, which will not allow them to assess the good traits that life can have.

A person who have reached the 40s, consider that have taken a happy and fulfilling life, they may feel that still have many dreams to fulfill, but not decline to a state of “depressive stagnation” because of not having done over youth; rather, it seeks to abortions now.

In women, the “crisis”, usually manifests symptoms consistent with menopause. Among the many indications that this may present, it is the decline of self-esteem. Security and confidence tends to fail, the woman begins to feel dissatisfied with their inner and outer world, do not feel attractive and loses interest in caring for the family.

For men, the need to feel the “strong sex” increases. They must feel the need to experience new things, like having a sexual affair, leave their work space travel, and even spend considerable sums of money on cars, chains, watches and other whims.

Marriages may also become vulnerable during this conversion. Activities or hobbies once shared with in a tasty way, start to stop suddenly, looking for other sources of entertainment, but this time, individually.

When from nowhere, a marriage ceases to be pleasant and harmonious, becoming an extremely heavy burden, which only creates stress and physical and mental exhaustion, we are clearly in the presence of other symptoms indicating that the pair is entering transition.

It can be overcome? Yes! But both men and women, whether they’re in a relationship or are single should put much on your part not to feel that the world will be coming down.

The life we have taken so far should not be completely bad, we do not set our sights on the unpleasant traits of it. After all, our children, friends and family are part of it, and are a great reason to be complete at this point in our lives. It is important to involve the family at this stage, so they can give us the support and understanding that we require.