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When do you know you're in a mid-life crisis?
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Originally posted by TazMaN View PostSeriously, how?+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Symptoms
http://www.personaltao.com/tao/midlifecrisis-signs.htm
The following is a list of symptoms mixed about to illustrate how defining a mid life crisis is relative to the person experiencing the changes.
Looking into the mirror and you no longer recognize yourself.
Desiring to quit a good job.
Unexplained bouts of depression when doing tasks that used to make you happy.
Changing or investigating new religions, churches or new age philosophy.
Change of habits. Activities which used to bring pleasure now are boring. Unable to complete or concentrate on tasks which used to be easy.
It feels good to get hurt.
A desire to get into physical shape.
Irritability or unexpected anger.
Change in allergies.
Desire for physical -Free Flowing- movement (Running, Biking, Dance, Fast red sports cars, Sky diving, etc).
Exploring new musical tastes.
Sudden desire to learn how to play an instrument.
Sudden interest in drawing, painting, writing books or poetry.
Shifting sleep patterns (Typically to less).
Thinking about death, wondering about the nature of death.
Changes to the balance of vitamins you take. Or taking dietary supplements for the purposes of extending life.
Extreme changes to what you eat.
Excessively buying new clothes and taking more time to look good.
Hair changes. (Natural changes in thickness, luster, color or Assisted changes in dying hair suddenly or shaving your head bald)
A desire to surround yourself with different settings.
Hanging out with a different generation as their energy and ideas stimulate you.
Restarting things, which you dropped 20 years earlier.
Upset at where society is going. Experience a desire to change the world for the better.
Feeling trapped or tied down by fiscal responsibilities.
Leaving (Mentally or Physically) family or feeling trapped in current family relationships.
A desire to teach others or become a healer.
Desiring a simple life.
Excessively looking back to one's childhood.
Playing again just to play!
Keep re-asking yourself: "Where am I going with my life?"
Getting fixated on new "wonder" solutions to problems.
Recently experiencing something extremely stressful.
Doing things that get you into trouble when it surprises everyone as being out of character.Comment
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Sadly, I'm long passed the 'mid' bit.
Things to look for are: selling up and moving abroad, acting out your delusions of being able to pull barmaids, buying fast cars/bikes, etc.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostSadly, I'm long passed the 'mid' bit.
Things to look for are: selling up and moving abroad, acting out your ability of being able to pull barmaids, buying fast cars/bikes, etc.
HTH
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Re : symptoms
I've always felt a lot of those things. Help!+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostSadly, I'm long passed the 'mid' bit.
Things to look for are: selling up and moving abroad, acting out your delusions of being able to pull barmaids, buying fast cars/bikes, etc.
And on top of that I'm reading CUK on a Sunday.Last edited by ChimpMaster; 6 September 2009, 18:04.Comment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostRe : symptoms
I've always felt a lot of those things. Help!Comment
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Originally posted by TazMaN View PostSeriously, how?Comment
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Originally posted by TazMaN View PostSeriously, how?Comment
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