Saturday, June 7, 2014

Dealing With Female Midlife Crisis Effectively

By Sally Delacruz


Women in their 40s and 50s fall into a crisis that is disorienting depending on how well it is handled. This is commonly referred to as female midlife crisis. This is a confusing period that lasts between 3-10 years. It requires careful handling to avoid possible dangers as a result.

Signs of aging send most women into panic mode. It dawns on them that they are getting old. These years are also characterized by emotional and physical changes that are not easy to conceal. Wrinkles also appear as a sign of irreversible aging. Women are worried about stability in relationships, at work and about their health.

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.

It is characteristic of women to get moody and strange at this stage. They are dramatic and easily stressed. They begin a new search for lost dreams or goals. They also are likely to pick teenage behaviors like clubbing, drinking and dancing. Others remember that they always wanted to sing and they want to pursue that.

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.

Many women feel intimidated and humiliated by their colleagues or friends who are more successful. This causes them to avoid public appearances. They begin to reminiscent chances and opportunities that would have made them more successful. This is likely to bring depression.

Other women turn to alcohol in order to escape from stress or reinvent their youthful years. She becomes reckless and begins to collect jewelry, gadgets and clothing that are fit for youths. Others are extravagant with unnecessary gadgets and may even get tattooed.

A woman is likely to be depressed and pay particular attention to her body. She is vulnerable emotionally and might enter into a relationship with a younger person. She seeks to cover for absence of a parent or spouse. She encourages her children to pursue their passions like art, music, sports and academic. A lot of self acceptance is needed to come out of this phase within the shortest time.




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