(ThyBlackMan.com) According to Help for Midlife Crisis, “Midlife” is a metaphor for anytime where we have logged enough miles that certain things have been settled, accomplished, or are well under way. No one after all, outside of a life threatening illness, really knows if they have passed the literal mid-point of a lifetime. A crisis now means that there is something deeply personal and absolutely vital to the life you are meant to live that you have not yet lived up to this point on your journey.
Now are you having a midlife crisis? Do you know of any one going through one? This topic has been the brunt of jokes for years. It’s said that this is a 
normal stage of development occurring between the ages of 40 and 60. The outcome may be a short and temporary one or it may be a new lifestyle change. This change may be positive or negative one.
Psychiatrist, Erik Erikson coined the term “midlife crisis” in 1965. This is a period when adults begin to feel that they are running out of time. Many begin to contemplate on what they have or have not done with their lives. Some fear that they may never do the things that they have always longed to do.
Hanging out with your boys, motorcycles, fast cars and even faster women are supposedly signs of a midlife crisis. What does it really mean to have a midlife crisis? “There are multiple paths through midlife crisis,” says Jacquelyn James, Ph.D., associate director of the Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College. Each man’s journey is unique, shaped by his history and his hopes, his relationships, his blood pressure and even the angle of his dangle. “
Some say that a midlife crisis may be triggered by menopause in the case of women or andropause when referring to men. Some begin to act differently or oddly. There a number of changes one might experience.
There are other hints that a man may be experiencing a midlife crisis.
- A change of loss in libido causing the mojo to be a no-no. A decline in testosterone levels may play a part in this.
- Physical changes. There is weight gain normally in the abdominal area, along with bone density loss and muscle loss.
- Emotional changes. These will vary from man to man. Some may be irritable, sad with no apparent reason and lethargic. Some men may react with positive changes, such as feelings of rejuvenation and looking forward to what life has to offer.
- Then there is the issue of infidelity in some cases. Married or not some men feel the need to go back in time and sow their wild oats.
So the question lies are you going through a midlife crisis or a transition to something better? Either way you must deal with it head on. If you are not active start exercising, talk to other men that men that may have experienced this, meet with your doctor about your concerns and talk to your mate about what you may be going through.
And then grab life by the bullhorns and enjoy.
Staff Writer; Eleanie Campbell
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