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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Mid-Life Crisis
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Mid-Life Crisis
by cookieface, Oct 31, 2001 12:00AM
My husband and I have been going for therepy for about 3 years, not consistantly. A week ago in one of our sessions my husband
told our theripist and myself that the marrage was over, now I know that we had problems and were trying to work on them but I wasn't ready for this. My husband has a very high streesed job and has little time for himself and family, he is drinking more, and is very negitive. He seems quite confussed on what he is feeling. I feel that he is depressed but think there may be more. My question is what are symptems of a mid-life crisis.
told our theripist and myself that the marrage was over, now I know that we had problems and were trying to work on them but I wasn't ready for this. My husband has a very high streesed job and has little time for himself and family, he is drinking more, and is very negitive. He seems quite confussed on what he is feeling. I feel that he is depressed but think there may be more. My question is what are symptems of a mid-life crisis.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Nov 01, 2001 12:00AM
, Nov 01, 2001 12:00AM
You have just described the symptoms and signs of a midlife crisis, but it has to be seen in context. The midlife period is period of choices about the future because of a renewed awareness of a limited lifetime. These decisions should be made carefully, otherwise, if made under this kind of pressure, they are often proven wrong.
I would try to figure out a cooling down period for your husband and you, and encourage him to keep working with you and the therapist.
I would try to figure out a cooling down period for your husband and you, and encourage him to keep working with you and the therapist.
