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Submitted by Greg on August 7, 2006 - 4:51pm.
This "Twenty Questions About Midlife Crisis" section is an ongoing effort to collect all of LifeTwo's best information about midlife crisis in one place. »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 1, 2007 - 6:07pm.
Empty nests. Menopause. Midlife crisis. Those are some of the reasons midlife is supposed to cause depression in women.
But as with so much information about midlife, that is at best only part of the story. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 31, 2008 - 10:29am.
According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 7, 2007 - 10:34am.
Hundreds of thousands of families will soon see their youngest child off to college, and that means an outbreak of despondent mothers and fathers suffering from empty nest syndrome.
Or does it? »more»
Submitted by Greg on February 27, 2007 - 11:35pm.
What will happen when a generation that's been told it's special in every way faces middle age?
It's not going to be pretty. New research says that Gen Y is more narcissistic that prior generations. And that means they aren't well suited to the mid-course corrections necessary in midlife.
Gen Y's midlife crisis may be the largest in history. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 23, 2007 - 7:53pm.
"Midlife crisis" may be many things -- depression, a reassessment, dissatisfaction, or unease -- but a key contributor can be career issues.
But like so much about midlife, there is little hard data on what happens to midcareer adults. »more»
Submitted by Greg on April 16, 2007 - 9:23am.
LifeTwo has long argued that what many people call their "midlife crisis" is really their normal reaction to a crisis that could occur at any time, but happened to them in midlife. Their "crisis" could be their emotional response to divorce, death in the family, job loss, serious illness, or other trauma. We've held that one such type of "midlife crisis" is actually depression.
Now a new study shows just how blurry the line is between feeling down after negative life events and clinical depression. »more»
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Submitted by shepherdess on July 31, 2008 - 9:44am.
What the heck is the Dorothy Syndrome and what does it have to do with mid-life crisis? Well, it has everything to do with MLC! The Dorothy Syndrome is a phrase that I coined and is the premise for my upcoming book titled "The Dorothy Syndrome: Mid-life on the Yellow Brick Road". While coaching at another web site forum, I started using the metaphors used in one of my favorite stories and movies..."The Wizard of OZ". I was astonished at how easily I could use the dialog from the movie or premise of the story to describe the transitions, emotions, the typical experiences that occur during an MLC, whether it be for the woman or the man. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 29, 2008 - 8:01pm.
Submitted by GloriaG on July 29, 2008 - 12:29am.
I just joined today and had to send out a post right away! I am so relieved that there is a community on the internet to help support "midlife crisis." I found this site while "googling" those two words and joined right away, no questions asked.
I wanted to share a very good article that I found called: What is a Midlife Crisis? by Cathy Meyer »more»
Submitted by RockyPetralia on July 7, 2008 - 9:03pm.
Inspired by Wesley’s recent “Top Ten Road Trip Movies,” I thought it was time somebody nailed down the “Top Ten Midlife Crisis Movies.” Here it is. Feel free to agree or disagree. Create your inferior own list, if you like. The best thing about this list: it’s mine. »more»
Submitted by Bummin on June 12, 2008 - 7:20pm.
Is there anyone with a happy ending???? I still haven't heard of one happy marriage that survived a wife, or husband for that matter, who went through an MLC.
Please let me know if any of you are out there...
Submitted by richlo on June 9, 2008 - 9:04am.
I just wanted to see how many SUCCESS STORIES on moving on are there..
How many of you are remarried and happy, in a good relationship with someone, or just feel that being single is the best thing for you.
Too many sad MidlifeCrisis stories here – so I just would like to see some happy MOVED ON victims of MLC in there past relationship. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 20, 2008 - 8:16pm.
What happens when someone turns 40? Pop culture would have you believe that it's a magic age of sudden insight, existential questioning, or decisions to make major changes.
Those don't often happen in real life, and they don't happen in TV Land's "The Big 4-0" either. »more»
Submitted by camille on March 3, 2008 - 12:48pm.
Hi. My husband is 28 and I am 22. We have been married for three years this coming April. It has been really hard for us ever since we got married but we have made it through. A few months ago, he broke down and said he just felt kinda depressed and like he hasn't done anything with his life. He also said he doesn't feel like he can do anything, I guess as far as hobbies and stuff. »more»
Submitted by Greg on February 14, 2008 - 3:12pm.
The answer to this question is, unfortunately, "it depends." And it depends on what type of midlife crisis the person is experiencing -- or if it's even a midlife crisis at all. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 31, 2008 - 10:29am.
According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 28, 2008 - 8:25am.
The topic "Happiness" is of critical importance for people in middle age and thus a focus of LifeTwo. If you are not proactive about being happy then you run the risk of one day hitting a wall and being angry at everyone and everything in the world that you deem is blocking your joy. »more»
Submitted by Greg on January 23, 2008 - 1:42pm.
2007 saw a drop in people searching for midlife crisis on Google. And we don't know why! »more»
Submitted by Greg on January 17, 2008 - 1:19pm.
"There is no handier excuse for human misbehavior than the midlife crisis."
That's the the belief of Dr. Richard Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Cornell's medical school, writing in the New York Times. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on December 8, 2007 - 7:23pm.
Music can be very powerful and can evoke memories and emotions. What song(s) best capture how you are feeling and why? (Perhaps at some point we'll put together a iTunes playlist for us all to listen to).
Submitted by Midlife Crisis Queen on November 6, 2007 - 1:52pm.
Most of us like to think that a mutually agreed upon divorce or simple job lay off is not shameful. But something in our culture and deep within our own psyche begs to differ. I found my own divorce to feel quite shameful. What I say now is that any divorce, no matter how mutally desired, traumatizes the people involved and feels like a failure on some level. »more»
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