Coronavirus serving as a ‘mid-life crisis, whether you’re conscious of it or not’

Psychotherapist Melissa Ferrari says people should use the coronavirus lockdown as a chance to reassess what they want in life. “It’s kind of like a version of a mid-life crisis in a way for some,” she said. “We’ve all been under an incredible amount of stress and I think people are really taking stock of their lives and thinking ‘what do I want from my life’.” Dr Ferrari said the coronavirus pandemic created added stress for so much of the population, “whether you’re conscious of it or not”. “We’ve all got that part of the brain that goes into fight or flight response,” she said. She urged people to make good of a difficult situation and take some time out for “self-reflection and mindfulness”. Image: Getty Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au