I think you mean mid-life "transition". That's the stage that everyone goes through and most go through it okay. The "crisis" is when they trash everything they have, hurt everyone they've loved, done things they've never done before. I guess that's why they call it a crisis.

M-43 W-40
2D - 9 and 5

Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet a new life.

RECONCILED AND WISER