I know that feeling too. I think it is an aging thing.
A woman's "change of life" is biological and physical
A man's "change of life" is psychological and may become physical
In our family, it got so that even our kids would chime
with the chant: "First, you got to get out of Buffalo"
We did. We sold our house, moved to Oregon,
and started a whole new book in our family life.
But I repeat myself...