Oh my gosh, yes! This is it to a T! No wonder my anxiety is through the roof, the quote about being independant and brave, strong, congnitively sane and emotionally stable are all the pillars I have errected around myself.
Time to do some soul searching and more "letting go". As this is the "Fall Phase" of life also known in the cycle as the luteal phase or premenstrum, the whole life phase is about letting go. Life stressors that I used to just 'handle' are feeling like a standing on a slick rock.
Every little thing has me slipping and sliding and it's the landing that feels the worst.
Since Ive been tracking and I know what my healthy phases feel like, this Spring phase (the second week of my cycle) which is usually so energetic with brain power and a feeling of, step aside everyone, I've got this!
This week has felt like every little stressor is monumental and I ruminate and can't seem to just move on. Because I have experienced this on and off through this perimenopause journey I am now realizing it is because of posssibly low estrogen in my follicular phase. Combined with a cortisol test back in April that showed I am in cortisol overload, I'm a total recipe for disaster! LOL
Thank you for this information. At least it feels good to know, we are not alone on this rite of passage journey into menopause.
We are certainly not alone! I loved this study because it put into words so much of what we're feeling that's so hard to describe. I've noticed that I tend to hold my breath without realizing it, and that will ramp up my anxiety. As soon as I get my breathing back online, I get a little lift that allows me to move forward. I hope the week gets better for you - I find that if I just wait a bit (a day or two) or go back to bed lol, I'll feel better - but I hate those rough days.
Thank you for sharing so much here! I know many feel this way, but you're the first to comment, even though this is one of my original articles. I hope we can get more to participate in this discussion. The more we talk about this, the more we learn and I truly believe that knowledge is power! Thanks, Jess!
Yoga is really helping to bring more awareness to my breath. I highly recommend Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. She does vinyasa which is all about breath and movement.
Even with all my tools in my toolbox I still struggled this past week.
I noticed, once I started my bioidentical progesterone cream (days 12-day1) I started to feel my body relax. That and I just got some new cbd:thc and that helps when I'm in an anxiety attack.
I also remembered chamomile tea was helping my sleep a few weeks ago so I got that out too!
I'm telling you, I had to pull out all the big guns for the peri-anxiety.
Perimenopause anxiety is a whole other animal! Good lord! 😆
Perfection as usual!!
Thank you Lori! That means a lot to me.
Oh my gosh, yes! This is it to a T! No wonder my anxiety is through the roof, the quote about being independant and brave, strong, congnitively sane and emotionally stable are all the pillars I have errected around myself.
Time to do some soul searching and more "letting go". As this is the "Fall Phase" of life also known in the cycle as the luteal phase or premenstrum, the whole life phase is about letting go. Life stressors that I used to just 'handle' are feeling like a standing on a slick rock.
Every little thing has me slipping and sliding and it's the landing that feels the worst.
Since Ive been tracking and I know what my healthy phases feel like, this Spring phase (the second week of my cycle) which is usually so energetic with brain power and a feeling of, step aside everyone, I've got this!
This week has felt like every little stressor is monumental and I ruminate and can't seem to just move on. Because I have experienced this on and off through this perimenopause journey I am now realizing it is because of posssibly low estrogen in my follicular phase. Combined with a cortisol test back in April that showed I am in cortisol overload, I'm a total recipe for disaster! LOL
Thank you for this information. At least it feels good to know, we are not alone on this rite of passage journey into menopause.
Keep up the amazing work. We need it!
We are certainly not alone! I loved this study because it put into words so much of what we're feeling that's so hard to describe. I've noticed that I tend to hold my breath without realizing it, and that will ramp up my anxiety. As soon as I get my breathing back online, I get a little lift that allows me to move forward. I hope the week gets better for you - I find that if I just wait a bit (a day or two) or go back to bed lol, I'll feel better - but I hate those rough days.
Thank you for sharing so much here! I know many feel this way, but you're the first to comment, even though this is one of my original articles. I hope we can get more to participate in this discussion. The more we talk about this, the more we learn and I truly believe that knowledge is power! Thanks, Jess!
Yes, I notice I hold my breath too.
Yoga is really helping to bring more awareness to my breath. I highly recommend Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. She does vinyasa which is all about breath and movement.
Even with all my tools in my toolbox I still struggled this past week.
I noticed, once I started my bioidentical progesterone cream (days 12-day1) I started to feel my body relax. That and I just got some new cbd:thc and that helps when I'm in an anxiety attack.
I also remembered chamomile tea was helping my sleep a few weeks ago so I got that out too!
I'm telling you, I had to pull out all the big guns for the peri-anxiety.
Perimenopause anxiety is a whole other animal! Good lord! 😆
I’m glad that you found some things that are working for you! Some days we need all of the tools. Thank you for your honesty here. It helps everyone.