getitoffmychestpleas

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How are you accessing lemmy, or reddit? (mobile apps, desktop?) in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 2 points 1 year ago

Desktop. Thank you for what you're doing!

Wicked insomnia in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 3 points 1 year ago

Oh I hear you and I empathize. I wish I had a secret remedy for you because I'd surely be taking advantage of it as well.

A Near Constant Sense of Doom in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 4 points 1 year ago

Me too, had this my whole life, but meno has really amplified it for me.

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A Near Constant Sense of Doom (self.menopause)
 

Anyone else? It's not exactly heart-pounding anxiety, and it's not quite hopeless depression. It's somewhere in between there, with a heavy focus on fears related to getting older (and weaker and less independent) and a bleak outlook on the world (especially the US) in general.

Am I in the right place? in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a lot of hot minutes these days ...

Explant from Reddit in c/menopause
The worst part about losing hair in the shower in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 5 points 1 year ago

Oh I hate it. So much. And the strays that stay in the shower end up in my HUSBAND's cheeks later.

What's new? in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You asked for it! :D

I. Am. Miserable. It's been a few weeks of physical and mental hell. Hormone fluctuations still show up out of nowhere, 2.5 years into menopause. They mess with my digestion, which messes with my antidepressant, which triggers an HSV2 flare-up... my poor husband. He's stuck with a bloated, exhausted, wiry-haired, whiny mess of a wife. I'm clinging by my fingertips because I promised him I would.

‘I started to unravel’: Why do so many women over 40 struggle with stress? in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 4 points 1 year ago

Same! Still in it. Hoping I'll get into the swing of older-age one of these days.

Testing! in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 3 points 1 year ago

You're my hero, leftylibra!

Welcome menopausal reddit refugees! in c/menopause
[–] getitoffmychestpleas 5 points 1 year ago

So happy to find you here!!! Yay!!!