Is dancing in a suit in a nightclub at the age of 54 a sign of a midlife crisis? You could pick a number of flaws in my question like, ‘so what if he was in a suit?’, or ‘can’t a man in his 50s go to a nightclub?’ You would be right in each …
August 2021
The ‘Covid Midlife Crisis’. Is this you?
As if the midlife crisis isn’t bad enough in itself, along comes the ‘Covid Midlife Crisis’ to trip one up. I have been filled with ennui in the last month precipitated by ‘things getting back to normal’. The normal never fully worked for me. It was way too hectic in a way that was dictated …
I have forgotten life pre-pandemic
How many places do you visit in one day nowadays? I visit one place – the local shop. I am not a hermit. I do venture out further afield at weekends to see friends normally at a cafe or restaurant in Central London. The photo is of me on an overground train going into London …
Morning Anxiety in Midlife
A strange phenomenon has befallen me. It happens every morning. The weekend does not provide respite. The alarm clock goes off and a feeling of dread comes over me. I don’t get out of bed ready to embrace the day the way I used to. I loved early mornings – ‘seize the day’ and all …
1, 2, 5 – exactly how many midlife health issues do you have?
Barack Obama said that being past 50, “you wake up and something hurts and you don’t know exactly what happened, right?” Hello midlifers, time to face up to some home truths. I call it ‘home truths’ because midlifers, including me, hate acknowledging that our bodies aren’t functioning the way it once did. We make excuses …
