{"id":186557,"date":"2026-04-05T20:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186557\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:26:11","slug":"comedians-solution-for-millennials-experiencing-midlife-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186557\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian’s solution for millennials experiencing midlife crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a time to be alive.<\/p>\n

Oftentimes, when the phrase \u201cmidlife crisis\u201d is thrown around, many think of our parents making impulsive decisions, like buying a fancy sports car or quitting a job to pick up an out-of-character hobby.<\/p>\n

But for millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, a midlife crisis looks a bit different.<\/p>\n

In a viral Instagram video<\/a>, NYC comedian Mike Mancusi summed up perfectly what those born between 1981 and 1996 are feeling right now in their mid to late 30s. <\/p>\n

First, he said millennials can\u2019t afford the traditional solutions, like buying a new car \u201cor starting a new family,\u201d so they book a trip to Disney to relive simpler times of their childhood.<\/p>\n

The second reason a millennial\u2019s midlife crisis is different is that older generations would normally view this uncertain period as a time to look forward, but \u201cours has been built off of looking back,\u201d the 35-year-old explained.<\/p>\n

\"MikeNYC comedian Mike Mancusi spoke on something that many millennials are feeling right now. Instagram\/@mikemancusi<\/p>\n

\u201cThey would look forward and go, \u2018Wow, I\u2019m going to be old someday, I better live it up.\u2019 We look back and go, \u2018Wait a minute, I was told to do all these things, I did them and still I\u2019m not happy and that is a way different crisis,\u2019\u2026 what\u2019s making us freak out is that we were told the blueprint to follow. We all followed it. Here we are unfulfilled\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He very bluntly went on to explain how \u201cThis winds up manifesting as a career crisis where people go \u2018I\u2019ve been working at this thing for the last 10-15 years, I don\u2019t even like it, have I ever liked it?’\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who are nodding their heads in agreement, Mancusi suggests, what probably any mental health expert would agree with: Find something that\u2019s for you. <\/p>\n

\"A\u201cWe look back and go, \u2018Wait a minute, I was told to do all these things. I did them, and still I\u2019m not happy.\u2019 And that is a way different crisis,\u201d the 35-year-old pointed out, Nina\/peopleimages.com \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not to make you money, it\u2019s not to please your family, it\u2019s for you. Something that you\u2019re drawn to that you absolutely love to do every single day. Find that thing and build it into your life\u2026\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n

This advice resonated with many, as one fellow millennial wrote, \u201cThis is great advice!! Feeling this hard,\u201d with another chiming in, \u201cI never thought of it that way \u2014 that we may spend more time looking back vs looking forward! That really lands with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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