What Crazy Thing did you do during your Midlife Crisis?
By Jewels
@Tetchie (2932)
Australia
March 11, 2008 6:26pm CST
Come on own up! Did you quit your job? Leave your husband? Leave your Wife? Have an affair? Move countries? Buy a sports car?
Around the age of 40 everyone goes through the same thing, it's unavoidable. Some have a really rough time, others breeze through it. Around 40 we seem to assess our lives, ask those big questions - like: Am I doing what I said I wanted to do? Am I happy with my lot (excuse the pun). I'm 40, what have I got to show for it? There is a real sense of irritability around this time - like you are being shaken at your core to take a good hard look at your self.
For me - I quit my job. Then I travelled around my country - searching for I'm not sure what - but something. And I started meditating. I changed heaps in my life.
Dare to share?
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6 responses
@SeductiveAnn (39)
• United States
12 Mar 08
I changed careers. I'm not quite sure it was a midlife crisis situation so much as it was a state of the economy in my area though. I went from being a factory worker to being self employed.
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@Tetchie (2932)
• Australia
12 Mar 08
That is definitely one of those things that happens during this 'change' in life. Midlife Crisis doesn't always mean problems, it means changing your circumstances. I sometimes think it was called a crisis by a woman whos husband went and did crazy things, like have an affair and buy a sports car! But it is definitely a time when we step out on a limb - like get your own business going, that takes guts in my book. Thanks for your response.
@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
12 Mar 08
Yeah, most people experience some kind of situation like that. Don't know if mine was a midlife-crisis. I just turned very lazy. Not wanting to go / report for work. I don't want doing housechores. I just want to sleep and sleep. I guess its a depression stage on my part.
But now, I am back to reporting to work, but not really too eager compared to those days when I was starting in office.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
12 Mar 08
I was so busy I never had time for a crisis. I was a beef farmer and not making as much money as I wanted(needed). At 37 I took a job in a Factory and worked the farm as a part-time job. Needless to say I was too busy to have a crisis. I really didn't mind the factory job, But, "Once a Farmer always a Farmer!" Five years later I bought a big Honda Motorcycle and that was the Highlight of my midlife crisis.
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@ellie333 (21016)
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12 Mar 08
I don't think I really had one other than life begins at forty, which I thought was supposed to be for me and I ended up pregnant, so whose life begins eh! Now have a wonderful son, but for my ex-husband a completely different kettle of fish bought a skyline, a corvette and a 25 year old girl to go with it, my eldest is only 20, silly boy, yet to become man. Lets hope it is just a phase he is going through cos at this rate he is likely to end up a very lonely old man. Ellie :D
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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12 Mar 08
I am not sure that it could be accurately described as a mid-life crisis. But I have left my job after a prolonged period of illness. I am now writing a book, researching my family history and having fun. I have no intention of returning to work until I have to or want to. I learnt yesterday that I have enough contributions to qualify for my State pension when I am 60 - I am a few days short of 50 right now. Life is very good right now, the only problem really is myLot. I am addicted. But I have made lots of playmates on here and so I don't really mind too much. Hope that you are enjoying your time of as much.
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