The logistics of changing careers are difficult but psychological blocks can also play a role in keeping someone stagnating. If you’ve been wanting to leave your career for a long time due to it no longer feeling like a fit, feeling burnt out, or wanting to pursue something more creative, here are some possible reasons why you haven’t been able to do so and different ways to approach it instead. 

Starting therapy may be something that’s been on your mind for quite some time. Perhaps it hasn’t been a priority because you haven’t had the time or it seems like something you’ll eventually get to, so you’ve put it on the back burner.

Few experiences are as emotionally painful as the end of a relationship. Whether the breakup came as a complete surprise or was something you saw coming, the loss can leave you feeling anxious, alone, heartbroken and emotional.

One of the biggest decisions many people face is whether to have children. Unlike choosing a career or where to live, it’s a decision that cannot be taken back. Many people deal with their ambivalence by putting off deciding for as long as possible.

We often picture a “midlife crisis” as something dramatic—an affair, getting plastic surgery, someone impulsively quitting their job or making a sudden life change that surprises everyone around them.