The age of 40 to 60 years for ladies is likely to result in a crisis of a kind. This is what experts have refereed to as female midlife crisis. The experience lasts between three and ten years depending on how well a person handles her situation.
Some of the triggers include aging. This is the time when a woman goes through physical transformation. Grey hair may begin to appear alongside wrinkles and other signs of age. Other triggers include problems that may be related to work, relationships or personal image. Health concerns are a major source of worry among women at that age.
All women do not experience similar triggers. While some are worried about their careers, others worry that they have none. Others wish they had taken certain paths because they would be in a better position. Satisfaction in ones career is questioned as opposed to the search for money at the expense of childhood dreams.
Children throw the life of a lady into a spin. The issues range from having children to not having any. Other women are worried that the children have matured. The idea that they will be leaving home for school or getting married worries the mother. She sometimes finds fault in their upbringing and blames herself.
A parent who is alive plays a crucial role up to adulthood. His or her death leaves a gap that will never be filled. A women is left with no place to call home or to take her children during holidays and family gatherings. This is disorienting. Attention shifts to her to provide a home as her parents did. It becomes a huge task.
Midlife is characterized by moodiness and strange-eventful occurrences. The woman gets stressed easily and begins to search for lost dreams. She goes back to teenage engagements like clubbing, drinking, dancing or hanging out with old friends. Other behaviors that would be considered as returning include singing and engaging in sports.
A woman at this stage is remorseful and feels unaccomplished. It feels as though life is coming to a dramatic and drastic end. This causes panic as she struggles to do what she wished she would have done years ago. She is likely to return to old friends and such habits as drinking or clubbing.
There is a feeling of withdrawal which results from the fear of humiliation. A person feels inadequate in the sight of colleagues who are more successful. This also comes with regrets about risks that were never taken and opportunities that were let to pass.
Some of the behaviors to watch-out for include alcohol abuse. This is an escape route as a woman tries to forget or enjoy what she thinks is youthfulness. She may result to acquisition of jewelry, tattoos, clothing and gadgets that are unusual, extravagant and which do not make sense.
Depression is common in women undergoing this crisis. Some will feel unsatisfied with their bodies and pay extensive attention to small things. Some get into relationships with younger men to compensate for absent husbands or fathers. Parents are also insistent on children pursuing their passions in music, arts, sports or excelling in academics. Self acceptance reduces the time taken in this phase.
Some of the triggers include aging. This is the time when a woman goes through physical transformation. Grey hair may begin to appear alongside wrinkles and other signs of age. Other triggers include problems that may be related to work, relationships or personal image. Health concerns are a major source of worry among women at that age.
All women do not experience similar triggers. While some are worried about their careers, others worry that they have none. Others wish they had taken certain paths because they would be in a better position. Satisfaction in ones career is questioned as opposed to the search for money at the expense of childhood dreams.
Children throw the life of a lady into a spin. The issues range from having children to not having any. Other women are worried that the children have matured. The idea that they will be leaving home for school or getting married worries the mother. She sometimes finds fault in their upbringing and blames herself.
A parent who is alive plays a crucial role up to adulthood. His or her death leaves a gap that will never be filled. A women is left with no place to call home or to take her children during holidays and family gatherings. This is disorienting. Attention shifts to her to provide a home as her parents did. It becomes a huge task.
Midlife is characterized by moodiness and strange-eventful occurrences. The woman gets stressed easily and begins to search for lost dreams. She goes back to teenage engagements like clubbing, drinking, dancing or hanging out with old friends. Other behaviors that would be considered as returning include singing and engaging in sports.
A woman at this stage is remorseful and feels unaccomplished. It feels as though life is coming to a dramatic and drastic end. This causes panic as she struggles to do what she wished she would have done years ago. She is likely to return to old friends and such habits as drinking or clubbing.
There is a feeling of withdrawal which results from the fear of humiliation. A person feels inadequate in the sight of colleagues who are more successful. This also comes with regrets about risks that were never taken and opportunities that were let to pass.
Some of the behaviors to watch-out for include alcohol abuse. This is an escape route as a woman tries to forget or enjoy what she thinks is youthfulness. She may result to acquisition of jewelry, tattoos, clothing and gadgets that are unusual, extravagant and which do not make sense.
Depression is common in women undergoing this crisis. Some will feel unsatisfied with their bodies and pay extensive attention to small things. Some get into relationships with younger men to compensate for absent husbands or fathers. Parents are also insistent on children pursuing their passions in music, arts, sports or excelling in academics. Self acceptance reduces the time taken in this phase.
