Earthly life having passed halfway... We found ourselves in a dark forest. Many of us who have reached the middle stage of our lives may think that Behold! I found! I understand! This is the truth, these are the true ideals! Super! And few people think about the fact that our assertion in society was born due to the loss of our natural integrity. Development proceeded due to the exaggeration of one or another side of our personality. And even having approached the stage of maturity, many of us continue to pull the nostalgia of youth over this threshold. Most often (if not as a rule), in this situation, for many, closer to 40 years old, give or take, various forms of neurosis and depression worsen. At this stage of growing up, a very important meeting happens (or does not happen). Meeting your unconscious. A person finally goes deep into himself. And this is not an easy process. In the abyss of the unconscious, everything that was previously denied and suppressed is stored. And the more it sank deeper, the more power it filled (the world of our shadows). Of course, meeting this power frightens many. If a person ignores this meeting and chooses to focus only on expanding his living space, then he only supports his neurosis. It is important to prepare for the second half of life, and happiness if a person understands and accepts the importance of the transition stage. B. Livehud calls this stage “the point of divergent paths,” where on one path mental involution occurs in accordance with the physical one, and on the other, mental evolution occurs in parallel, despite the physical involution. At this stage, questions of self-identification again rise to the surface: Who am I? What am I for? Where am I and why? But if in adolescence they are more of a social order, then in the transition to adulthood they are filled with deep existential meaning. This transition is accompanied by severe mental pain, which is associated with giving up what a person has already outgrown. There is clinging to outdated patterns of thinking and behavior. Which in turn only delays the resolution of the crisis and makes the transition more agonizing. Fear of change makes it difficult to successfully resolve this crisis. This stage is like a kind of experience of self-death, accompanied by a strong fear of finitude. The main symptoms of the crisis of adulthood can be identified as follows: experiencing a feeling of emptiness, depression, self-pity; the feeling that all the best and beautiful things have remained in the past; dissatisfaction with personal relationships; abandonment of everything that was achieved previously, despite the opinion of those around remains positive; manifestation of eccentricity and self-centeredness; feeling of loss of life meaning; change in value orientations. The person, as it were, sums up. Reviews the existing system of relationships, his achievements, and values. Often such a revaluation evokes thoughts about the meaninglessness of one’s previously lived life, about lost opportunities. And as a result of such reflections, a depressive state begins to predominate. Along with a decrease in physical strength and attractiveness (although one can still philosophize about attractiveness, it is true), the problem of sexuality is also becoming more acute. As we grow older, our sexual interests, needs, and opportunities change. Many people feel defeated at how big a role sexuality played in relationships before. There is a period of transformation in sex as well. The thirst for virtuosity and quantity turns into depth, sensitivity and tenderness. And despite all this difficult picture, it is worth remembering that the crisis was given to us so that we come to the realization that it has simply come: the time to reorient our vital forces (with physical more to mental); the time of development of mental and manifestation of emotional flexibility, the time of overcoming straightforwardness; the time of recognition of social priorities (personal ones shift to the background); the time of focusing on the inevitability of old age and death. a time of spiritual flexibility (overcoming rigidity in views and actions). I want to.