ADJUSTING TO THE CRISIS OF MIDDLE AGE
Posted by adminWhat can be done to help a man adjust to the crisis of middle age? The first step is for him to be aware that he has to adapt to middle age. He has to recognize that he is no longer in his twenties, full of the aspirations of youth. He has to recognize that many of his hopes have not been achieved. He may have to accept that his status is not as high as he had hoped it would be. He may have to accept that his work is monotonous. The days stretch greyly on towards retirement, the challenge has gone. He has to accept that his body is ageing and is less responsive than it was. The years of over-eating, too much alcohol, too little exercise, and stress have had their effect. His chin is less firm, his belly is more flabby, his waist is thicker, his hair is thinner, and his face is beginning to show the marks of ageing. He has to recognize that he is being challenged by his children who may reject his conventional views, repudiate his values, ignore his advice, and behave in a way he regards as bizarre. He has to recognize that his wife may also be going through a period of readjustment and needs help just as much as he does. Both may have to accept that their relationship may have lost the excitement it once had. The man may have to recognize that neither his wife nor his children talk to him, or he to them – they talk at each other, but are unable to communicate with each other.
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