Midlife Crisis Test

• Mistrusts friends, family, and work associates
• Expresses unhappiness with spouse/life/family/job, enjoys life less
• Low self-esteem/feels increasingly inadequate
• Euphoric/high-energy OR depressed/sad/low-energy OR alternating between the two
• Has excess nervous energy - nervous or anxious, sometimes paranoid
• Frequently irritable/irritated/grumpy
• Uncharacteristically, suddenly hostile
• Angry over obligations to others, particularly financial obligations to spouse and children
• Frustrated that income is spent on others
• Worries excessively
• Increasingly forgetful about appointments, deadlines, and dates
• Has trouble making decisions
• Expresses a recent, growing dissatisfaction in job or career/work performance deteriorates
• Fears that life is running out too quickly

• Addicted to Internet, Facebook, cell phone, texting, etc.
• Uses more alcohol, drugs, food, TV
• Frequently fantasizes about getting away from it all
• Suddenly interested in new culture, language, food, religion
• Loses interest in activities previously enjoyed OR picks up new hobbies
• Angry at God / quits going to church
• Frequently daydreams about the good old days of youth
• Music listening habits center on romance songs from teen or college years 

• Lacks energy
• Changes sleeping habits/Falls asleep after dinner or can’t sleep
• Feels out of shape
• Recently started working out, bought a new wardrobe or a new car
• Loses height
• Strength and/or endurance decrease
• Constantly criticizes and blames spouse
• Shows less sexual interest in spouse
• Does not respond to spouse’s attempts to repair marriage
• Has an increased feeling of euphoria when talking to someone of the opposite sex
• Fantasizes about having a sexual affair
• Libido decreases

• Tells spouse that affair partner or potential affair partner is “just a friend”
• Tells spouse suddenly “I no longer love you” or “I love you but I’m not in love with you.”
• Has a new group of friends kept away from spouse; they are either younger or divorced
• Drinks more/goes out to bars, often with younger people