Mid-life Crisis. What have some of you done?

Question

What have some of you folks done when (or if) you reached this point. Not everyone does, but some people do crazy things to feel better about themselves.

Answer 1

I got caught in that trap. I divorced my wife, got a girlfriend 20 years younger than myself, started night clubbing again, bought a sports car, dressed younger and dyed my hair. I got out of this phase after 2 years.

Answer 2

I always felt I failed in my twenties and that was that. Having a bit of an education in psychology I learned that there are, at the minimum, eight dualistic stages to human life having unique good and bad experiences to each stage.

Stage One Oral-Sensory: from birth to one, trust vs. mistrust, feeding;

Stage Two Muscular-Anal: 1-3 years, autonomy vs.doubt, toilet training;

Stage Three Locomotor: 3-6 years, initiative vs.inadequacy, independence;

Stage Four Latency: 6-12 years, industry vs.inferiority, school;

Stage Five Adolescence: 12-18 years, identity vs.confusion, peer relationships;

Stage Six Young Adulthood: 18-40 years, intimacy vs.isolation, love relationships;

Stage Seven Middle Adulthood: 40-65 years, generativity vs.stagnation, parenting;

Stage Eight Maturity: 65 years until death, integrity vs.despair, acceptance of one's life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Erickson

Answer 3

I wish I can afford a mid life crisis..but I would rather spend the money on my grandchildren. I think mid live crisis has something to do with inadequacy..and low self-esteem...I drink a lot of green ginseng tea...

Answer 4

I haven't reached that point yet. Something tells me I will go back to being wild and crazy since I was a party-girl in my teens and 20s and totally miss those days.

Answer 5

Bought a fast car.

Crashed my fast car.

Now I'm in debt up to my eye balls. ( Sorry about that, Granddaughter.)

Answer 6

Wound up in jail and lost all of my money and possessions.

Answer 7

i had make-up tattoed on my eyes and eyebrows