ESCAPING FROM THE CRISIS OF MIDDLE AGE
Escape from the crisis of middle age is well advanced when the man accepts that he needs help. With help, he can escape from the dull routine of work, he can widen the range of his activities, he can change direction, and he can have a stimulating sex life. He needs to see that he must talk about his problem. He needs to see that соoperation and sharing are more important than acquisitiveness and competition. He needs help to build up his self-esteem. He needs to see through his dissembling, his fantasies, his deceptions (about himself and about others), and his delusions. He needs to learn about his strengths and to accept his weaknesses.
If he is overweight, he will feel better if he loses some weight. If he drinks heavily, he will feel more awake if he drinks less. If he is slothful, he will become healthier if he takes more exercise – not competitive exercise to ‘beat’ someone, or ‘duty’ exercise to keep himself fit for work, but an active pursuit he enjoys.
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