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"Midlife Crisis at 30"
After receiving a user-contribution from "Wonder Woman"...
I'm a 34 year old woman (or is it over-grown college girl?) in the depths of a what I now know to be a midlife crisis. Over the past 2 years, I divorced my husband because "I wasn't in love with him," changed jobs 3 times, went back to college briefly, moved to a new city and divorced my mother whom I believe to be the root cause of all of this chaos in the first place. I've read most of the information on this site, however it really is aimed at a different generation than me, so I am having difficulty relating. Can anyone point me to helpful 30-something resources, besides the book, "Midlife Crisis at 30?" Any info is greatly appreciated.
...we've gone on a quest to find more information on the topic. But first we thought it was worth sharing more information on the book that Wonder Woman mentions, "Midlife Crisis at 30." To do so we turn to friend and expert Nicolette Beard who had already written about this very book.
Just as girls reach puberty earlier than do boys, apparently women face a midlife crisis earlier than their male counterparts. I remember turning 35 and feeling as though my life was finished. I thought I hadn't accomplished enough (though I'd owned my own business,) or attained financial independence (though I'd been supporting myself comfortably for the previous seven years.) Fortunately, I re-invented myself based on choices important to me. With that experience behind me I can now view my husband's ups and downs with the understanding that midlife gyrations are part of a larger process of re-evaluating and re-energizing one's life.
A new book, Midlife Crisis at 30, written by two media professionals, label the components of 30-something angst. It sounds very much like the male midlife crisis.
Nicolette notes that "A crisis is only a crisis if we react and don't respond to changing life circumstances."
Here is what one Amazon reviewer said about the book:
Informative and insightful, this book looks at the culture of life choices of the women of Generations X and Y and concludes that a number of life stressors are now coinciding for women at age 30.
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Midlife Crisis at 30 for males?
I found this post while goggling midlife crisis at 30. I will be hitting 30 in a few months and am constantly confused and depressed about life in general. I do not think I like my profession anymore despite all my sacrifices for it and the fact that I just took a new job! away from my family. But am not sure what would job would make me happy... I keep thinking that I have all this time ahead of me and with all the choices available I am not sure how to best fill it. Moreover, I find myself thinking about old friends and relationships from HS and College..I do feel like I am having a midlife crisis. I am not sure if anyone feels the same way or is it just me. I am not sure where to start...
I also feel the same way as
I also feel the same way as you did, though I am a female and about to hit my 30 in a couple months. I also happened to google and found this site. I feel this way regarding my relationships. I dont' know how I would be happy and i felt scared recently as well... i hope (though it is a bit selfish to think this way) there are other people out there who feel the same way as I did...so I dont' feel like i am a stupid weirdo...
I feel the same way...
I am 32 years old. I feel so overwelmed about my life going through a divorce having 3 kides from that marriage getting remarried to a man that I love dearly he has three kides. I feel so stress out all the time not finding any satisfaction. in the work I do.. Thinking this must be something better than this something more I could be doing with my life reflecting on my past thinking could of should of. I think of all the things I could do to better myself Do I go back to school but the question comes back to me still what would I want to do?
I feel the same way...
I am 32 years old. I feel so overwelmed about my life going through a divorce having 3 kides from that marriage getting remarried to a man that I love dearly he has three kides. I feel so stress out all the time not finding any satisfaction. in the work I do.. Thinking this must be something better than this something more I could be doing with my life reflecting on my past thinking could of should of. I think of all the things I could do to better myself Do I go back to school but the question comes back to me still what would I want to do?
Can anything be done?
I am a 35 year old woman who woke up three days ago and realised that I was unhappy with who I had become. I thought I was happy until that point, but now I find no pleasure in my husband, son, or career as a returning Uni student. It sometimes feels as if the only way I will snap out of it is if I start all over again, but I feel guilty for "wasting" all the effort I've put into my life thus far.
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