Is there really such a thing as a mid-life crisis?

[StillConfused]

I am a 32 year old women... for the most part I am happy with my life... I can't say that I am a failure. I have a good job, worked hard through the years, I have a good degree and specialization. Have caring friends and family. Yet, often, I am finding myself isolating from them and have this constant feeling of not knowing what is the meaning of my life... Is it all that is to life? Is this normal? Am I going through a mid-life crisis? I do a lot of things throughout the day: go biking, meet up with my friends, see my mom, date, I don't have any specific reasons for being unhappy. Yet, I feed unsatisfied and I feel that I could do more... What's your insight? Thanks

[CanadaGuy]

I think everyone goes through it, some time in their life. When you are 20, you think it bull, but 30 and on, you start to realize life goes really fast.

 

I was with a client today at an old age home, sad sad, to see a person I've know for years, be in such bad shape.

 

Life can be short, or could be long, but either way, it goes fast!

 

Ask yourself this question, "if you died yesterday, what would you regret?"

 

That will bring out what is missing in your life, and what you appreciate as well.

 

P.S. Let me know if that question worked for you (works on everybody I've asked in a social setting)

[uniqueone]

 

Ask yourself this question, "if you died yesterday, what would you regret?"

 

Nothing. I would have already have been dead for a day.

 

[uniqueone]

First of all you have to be in mid-life to have a mid-life crisis so I don't think you're having one. You're waaaayyyyyy too young for that.

 

Let's just call it an existential crisis......

 

 

What happens is that when we're kids, we can't wait to grow up. Then we grow up and have things set and we think that this is when life officially begins.....and we wait. We have all of our ducks lined up in a row and we expect to be rewarded.

Not so. There is no reward. (ooooh.....isn't that such a nasty trick that was played on us, or what?)

 

At least not the kind of reward that was expected. You have to change your view of what that is,.

 

The reward is actually more of the same. Life is constantly changing and it involves constantly growing and learning new things about both yourself and the world. So you aren't finished....far from it. You still have plenty to do, so they'll be no just sitting back and resting on your laurels. That's not what it's about.

 

You haven't come to a stopping point like you think you have. You've come to a point where you can begin a whole new chapter.