Let's see. When I turned 30 I was a full-time mom & wife, which I loved, but I was plenty exhausted by the end of each day. I was deeply involved in therapy, individual and group. I was working hard to overcome my bipolar depression and anxiety. I was quite social and I did some volunteer work. When I was 30 I thought I'd be doing quite a bit better mentally by the time I was middle-aged. Well, I'm almost 53 and I think I was doing better in many ways at 30 than I am now. So far, I'm finding the 50's awfully challenging.