Is it better to feel needed or wanted?

Lately, I feel neither

Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash

I’m 98% certain that I’m having a mid-life crisis — at 45 I think I’m about due.

The remaining 2% of doubt is a margin for error, because — you know — Covid. I’m pretty sure it’s a crisis though; Covid just made things worse.

I used to feel appreciated, wanted and needed by those around me — like I had a…