Let's do an experiment, close your eyes and try to give images to this definition I'm about to give you: "midlife crisis." Want to see me guess right away what you thought of?

A man who impulsively buys a sports car, leaves his wife and children to date a younger girl and maybe, just maybe, quits his job to spend more time playing padel.

That's the way it is, come on, we can't deny it. About the midlife crisis, there is a collective imagination, created mostly by the media, that we cannot get away from. But if we step outside the stereotype, we see that the signs of a crisis, in a man around 50, are much more subtle.

There is that underlying dissatisfaction, a creeping depression and a sense of anxiety that are often due to the regret of what has not been done or the remorse of not having fulfilled what were one's expectations or even the discomfort of the prospects that are ahead.

One looks back, compares oneself to other peers, and perhaps feels inadequate or unresolved with respect to one's potential or feels trapped in a cage.

But even in humanly joyful situations there are always worries, anxieties, constant micro-decisions that some days give a sense of overwhelm.

I, by now, you know too, speak of what I know because I have experienced it, analyzed it and sought a remedy.

It is the crisis of those of our age, but surely it can be mitigated by seeking, each according to his own way of being, escape valves.

Mine are sports, long walks with my dog, dietary control, meditation and supplement support. As well, of course, as socializing and spending time with people I love, or doing things that are new to me.

The usual things I always talk about, but which I will never tire of reiterating, and do you know why? Because they have really changed my life, for the better.

In the case of anxiety, in addition to what you can do, consider what psychotherapy can do, for you. Do not preclude yourself from any opportunity to be peaceful, indeed happy.

Even scientific studies say so, those who let Manxiety overwhelm them have a greater chance of getting cancer and, as a result, a shorter life. So why leave the field open to it? Now, without anxiety but with resolve, take charge and take back your long, good life.