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For those that have felt like they have had a faith crisis, what general age did this occur. Nothing specific – more of “Early 20’s” or “late 30’s” … I am asking because I keep hearing that most FC’s occur earlier than mine. Mine was in my very early 50’s.
Mine was 30. I understand this to be fairly tipical because the “Early 20’s” through “late 30’s” age is a time of transition. People are going from their parents households to living on their own, to being married to being parents etc. There is ample opportunity for things to not work out the way that they had expected them too and to be analyzed with a more critical eye.
In contrast, I think the generalization would be that persons in their 50’s and beyond have weathered many of life’s storms, have in some ways been inalterably shaped by them, and are often pretty set in their ways (of doing and seeing – i.e. worldview).
Of course everyone’s experience is personal and individual.
I wouldn’t call it a crisis, but I was 7 when I realized I saw things differently than everyone else and consciously had to start accepting my own perspective. First major one – 18 (thought I didn’t know what to call it at the time) The transitioning one – Mid 30’s
Started in earnest in my late 30’s and continues on into my 40’s. When I first read the thread title, I thought you were asking how long our FC/transition has lasted. 
Basically all through my later teen years, and has lasted up to where I am now, in my early twenties. Quote:I thought you were asking how long our FC/transition has lasted.
I spoke to someone a couple of weeks ago who believes his FC/transition has lasted 26 years. For some of us these may be life time achievements.
I definitely feel that my faith CRISIS is over, but not the faith transition. I think that is going to take years or as mom says, the rest of my life. I don’t think you can stay at the level of emotional turmoil I was at in my FC. You either have to leave or find some way to resolve it at least a bit. But like Bill Reel mentioned the other day on Mormon discussion podcast about having a hard day now and then. I am not in a crisis, but I certainly am having a hard time the last little bit, but work and life are so busy right now I can’t do much to even study it out. Just have to keep my head above water until the Christmas break comes along.
And I am glad (or am I?) that I am not the only old fart that had my FC late in life.
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