I had the classic 40 meltdown. I did. It's embarrassing. It was pretty funny. But then I recovered. To me, it was like a second adolescence. Hormonally, my body was changing, my mind was changing, and so my relationship to myself and the world around me came to this assault of finiteness.

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The quote describes the experience of a personal crisis, commonly known as a "midlife crisis," befalling someone around the age of 40. The individual acknowledges the embarrassing and comical nature of their meltdown but ultimately perceives it as a transformative period akin to a second adolescence. They attribute the changes to hormonal and psychological shifts, leading to a reevaluation of their self-image and perception of the world, creating a sense of vulnerability and limited time.

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