I think I'm having a delayed mid life crisis

I was diagnosed/first hospitalised at 38. Around the age where you’re supposed to have a mid life crisis. I spent the next 10 years trying to recover.

So anyway, here I am at 52, wondering why I’m not famous etc etc etc. Well, not so much famous, but wondering why my decisions have led me to have the life I had.

Basically having a delayed mid life crisis.

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I’m sorry you’re having a crisis. I’m 63 now and have made up my mind I want to live as long as I can. After my mom died in 2018, I didn’t feel like there was a purpose to my life. But I have learned the last four years not to give up because I now have a couple of friends who need me now.

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I’m 50 and the last two years I’ve been menopausal my illness has got worse as a result
Take care

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Well. If thats a mid life crisis get ready to live till your 104! I think we always question ourselves. I thinknabout everything wrong ive done all the time. Things i wouldve done differently. I call mine depression.

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Buy a Corvette and stuff a sock down there I guess and get a 23 year old blond girlfriend.

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I have a “message in a bottle” dream of getting my book discovered still…so I don’t think I’ve led a bad life…just interrrupted by sz. I love my life and I’m 60.

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Sorry @everhopeful

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For me… I feel the same way about my twenties (10 years ago).

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Maybe you need some hobbies. My dad and his buddies are 60 and they are having a great time getting older.

I think being too idle is what makes us old.

Heck im 34 and im like hey i want to get back into snowboarding but wonder if im too old to do tricks :laughing:. But screw it im going for it :grin:

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I was diagnosed around the same age I always thought what happened to the last decade, I feel better knowing and being on disability

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I’m 52 and I had a late mid life crisis at 49 when my ex girlfriend looked me up on Facebook. It’s been very hard maybe even traumatic.

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One of my pdoc early on thought I had an early midlife crisis which brought on the sz. My symptoms started at 27 and I was diagnosed at 30.

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I am 51 years old. Diagnosed SZ at 24 year age. My difficulties is hard site works (or going to site visit for supervision of road construction by motorcycle) at this age. I want little easier job but I think this will require for 4 year to change this situation.

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You’re famous on this forum @everhopeful !

And I guess everyone is entitled to 1 mid-life crisis. Do you have any plans for it?

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You are Chief News Aggregator and Poet.

That’s something. And you are so much more.

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Nope! Just to get through it !

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