Erik Erikson's Stages of Development

Well, I thought that I had failed all the stages thus far but it appears that I've only failed two and a third hangs in the balance. I am now in the Generativity vs Stagnation stage and considering that I have just published two books and started on an MA I would say that I am generating rather than stagnating at this present moment but because the Shark Fisherman of Wales failed the previous two stages rather spectacularly then things could all go tits up any moment. I always feel that I am close to falling into the abyss and this is perhaps because of my isolation and role confusion in the previous two stages. I know that I am not alone. We never discuss our human predicament, especially men, because we are too busy competing with each other. I actually remember having an idyllic life up to 13 years of age so 4 stages must have been passed through successfully which gives me reasons to be optimistic. If you are not familiar with Erik Erikson's stages of Development then I would thoroughly recommend further reading.