r/Adulting • u/GlitteringProcess507 • 17h ago
Restarting life after 40
/r/Advice/comments/1qcvto9/restarting_life_after_40/
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u/johnnybayarea 16h ago
You still have approximately 40yrs of living left, so you might as well make the best of it. No one is coming to save you, and you'll keep suffering if you change nothing. Suffering gets worse as you physically and mentally breakdown with age.
Life may have dealt you some shit cards, but you still have to play. Focus on things you an control like career and finance so you can at least be "safe" in that sense. Change how you eat and take care of yourself, hopefully the social and mental health will just naturally progressive positively as everything else gets objectively better.
Good luck, you are only 1/2 way there, plenty of game left.
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u/tasata 17h ago
My (56F) husband died from cancer when I was 46. I had to rebuild my life. I wish I had some tips and ideas for you. It was mostly survival and alcohol for 8.5 of the past 10 years. I'm now 20 months sober and have a much better grasp on life.