I think my midlife crisis has begun.

I'm really not looking forward to turning 45 this year. I don't know what it is 🤷‍♀️. My mom's midlife crisis also started around age 45 I think. I don't remember my dad having one, or maybe he didn't really talk about it.

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deathfairy · Best Comment

i think a midlife crisis is a very strong representation of how your inner child’s world is doing. it is all of our past colliding with our present because we are in a place of maturity to be able to take that baggage out and focus on it without even realizing we are doing it. it gives you no choice, it all floods out. hence why some people fly off the rails completely for a while and do really drastic crazy things. it is different for everyone but for example that’s why some men start playing with cars again and some women dress way younger than they are. or vice versa, whatever the stereotypical behavior is. it’s really about us having to grow up on a deeper level and reverting to that childlike state is a huge part of what is required to be able to do that. it is actually really phenomenal and beautiful to do that. some people don’t realize it and can’t fully come out the other side and can’t let go. and that’s okay too..

Coppercoil · M

@deathfairy well put. Very thoughtful and interesting. The funny thing I've noticed being in a midlife crisis myself is how we slide from one crisis to another being young has its own crisis, and then you slide from mid life to end of life crisis life is just a ongoing crisis.