[Toller]

I've been experiencing a mild general anxious feeling for several weeks now. It's pretty mild and not affecting my health but it is making me very forgetfull and feel like I am all over the place and difficult to concentrate. I have experienced it before in the past a few years ago but it comes back now and again and can last for months. It's like having the feeling that you have left the oven on at home while you are out. A feeling of constant worry that you can't quite put your finger on. Something ticking in the back of your mind. Am I having a mid life crisis? lol. It does seem to concern my life, how it's turned out, the past, the present and what for the future. And general questions like what's it all about?? A lot of the time I feel like I don't know what to do with myself. I could be doing something and then feel like it has been a waste and that I could have possibly spent that time doing something else possibly more productive. I'm generally all over the place and constantly changing things about and feeling regretful. I've been unable to get sleep and usually up till 4 in the morning and then I am tired throughout the day. I seem to have a general uneasiness and unhappiness with my life. I have kind of gotten over my past abuse though it rears it's ugly head from time to time but I can deal with it more effectively now and isn't quite getting in the way as it used to. Is this a mid life crisis? Am I changing? Do I need to change? What am I changing into? Is it normal? I want to be young again but my body is not up to it. I can't change the past. Though one thing I have is experience. Is it a slippery downhill slope from here?

[crazyman28]

Toller,

A midlife crisis is experienced between the ages of 40 and 60. It was first identified by the psychologist Carl Jung and is a normal part of the maturing process. Most people will experience some form of emotional transition during that time of life. A transition that might cause you to take stock in where you are in life and make some needed adjustments to the way you live your life. Most seem to come through the process smoothly without making major life changes.

For some, a midlife crisis is more complicated. It can be an uncomfortable time emotionally which can lead to depression and the need for psychotherapy. Those who have a hard time with this transitional stage might experience a range of feelings such as:
Unhappiness with life and the lifestyle that may have provided them with happiness for many years.
Boredom with people and things that may have been of interest to them before.
Feeling a need for adventure and change.
Questioning the choices, they have made in their lives and the validity of decisions they made years before.
Confusion about who they are and where they are going.
Anger at their spouse and blame for feeling tied down.
Unable to make decisions about where they want to go with their life.
Doubt that they ever loved their spouse and resentment over the marriage.
A desire for a new and passionate, intimate relationship.

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You may be having a mid life crisis but the anxiety may be a different issue. I know from personal experience that anxiety can wear you down a lot. Restlessness and uneasines are all signs of anxiety. I would highly suggest that you seek help from a psychologists of psychiatrist. A psychiartrist can prescribe medication that will help you feel better and also may help you through your possible mid life crisis. You may also may want to seek psychotherapy which can also help immensely. Talking things through helped me and it can help you as well.

Best of Luck,

Crazyman28

[bummblebee]

I think you are definitely having a mid-life crisis, I, myself am going through a quarter-life crisis. I recently graduated college which is a big change. I have a general feeling of nervousness but I feel it gets better as time passes. All of the questions you are asking about life means? is exactly what I am going through at the moment. Just keep your chin up and remember what your feeling wont last forever!