I've had 2-3 Life Crises that occurred between the ages of 30-something and 50, so I suppose they could be called mid-life crises.
I walked away from a 20-year profession in which I'd won some acclaim, with nothing lined up to take its place. But that led to other things that have ultimately proven more satisfying than the career.
I freaked out when I got to be the age my father was when he died, convinced that I would die at that age, too. But that sent me into much-overdue therapy that allowed me to divest myself of baggage I've been carrying around all my life.
I had a, hm, something-or-other with someone half my age, based almost entirely on a misguided belief that I could Make Things All Better. Not sure yet what I learned from that, but it's over and done with and all parties are as fine as they can be under the circumstances.
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Date: 2003-09-09 09:28 pm (UTC)I walked away from a 20-year profession in which I'd won some acclaim, with nothing lined up to take its place. But that led to other things that have ultimately proven more satisfying than the career.
I freaked out when I got to be the age my father was when he died, convinced that I would die at that age, too. But that sent me into much-overdue therapy that allowed me to divest myself of baggage I've been carrying around all my life.
I had a, hm, something-or-other with someone half my age, based almost entirely on a misguided belief that I could Make Things All Better. Not sure yet what I learned from that, but it's over and done with and all parties are as fine as they can be under the circumstances.