Yes I agree with you, I think that once we start feeling better and the setbacks diminish the thoughts will slowly go away but I think that since we were feeling well for so long and got caught off guard we instantly reverted back to our old thought patterns.
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Definitely. I was feeling “ok” for a long time and was only experiencing a couple “bad days” every few months. Does anyone ever feel like it’s hard to be genuinely happy and content in situations? I always feel like the negative thoughts come when something good is happening. For example, if I’m on vacation with my boyfriend I’ll start to get negative thoughts about our relationship and then I have to act like I’m happy even though it’s kind of forced. BUT once we get back to our normal routine I will be ok again. It’s so weird!
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I know what you mean, Like you you were just enjoying the moment and then all of a sudden you start thinking am I really!
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Yes! So it’s really hard for me to genuinely enjoy my time because my mind always has to find something wrong and make me feel like I’m not happy
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Yeah I feel like my mind literally doesn’t want to just let me be, it’s literally a rollercoaster of emotions! I have started a bunch of different activities to hopefully distract the mind, I just hate that I have to “train” my brain into being what it should be lol idk if that makes sense!
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Yes yes yes!!! I relate to all of this. So glad to know I’m not alone. I was feeling so good for several months there and now I feel like trash all over again. It’s so hard.
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I am happy we were able to chat today! Hang in there my friend we will get better! I know we will! I got my cycle today so I am having one of those up and down days -.- have some plans with friends after work so I’m hoping it’ll be a good distraction lol
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Hi ladies, I just caught up on all your posts and wow can I relate! This setback has been awful and I find myself overthinking so much. I was wondering, do any of you have like horrible sleeping patterns? I’ve had issues with my sleeping for a while now and of course researching about it sends me into a spiral lol. For example, I start having mini dreams/images like as soon as I start falling asleep and I overthink it. I also get like random flashbacks or words in my head once in a while when I’m doing things I don’t really have to focus on, and of course my anxious mind thinks I’m losing it. Does anyone else deal with this? I always freak myself out lol
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YES! I do too! You’re definitely not losing it and I know we can all get better. I just had an appointment with my naturopath who’s going to be testing my hormones again. The last time I saw her I made a lot of progress so I’m hoping for good results this time!
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Oh wow I’m not alone! Every time I start overthinking I just assume the worst especially because I’m 21 and after researching so much these past 2 years it scares me because I know serious mental health issues can begin in the 20s. I hate that this whole experience has made my mind try to convince me that I’m just gonna lose it one day but I guess it’s just the anxiety. I hope your appointment goes well! Keep us posted
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I’ve also been having intrusive thoughts about terrible irrational things. Like, what if I go crazy one day and hurt someone? And then that scares me so much I just spiral and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s so hard but I truly have hope that we can get through this. I just wish it would happen on a faster timeline lol
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Same! That’s actually how this experience began for me 2 summers ago, I had thoughts like that and was not able to stop thinking about them and couldn’t even eat. Since then it’s gotten better but I still think about them during setbacks and even when I was feeling almost fully myself for months I had them in the back of my head. I get especially worried because I’m a psych major and this fall will be my last undergrad semester, and next I’ll be going to grad school to get a masters in social work. It makes me anxious because I feel like what if I’ll just never be able to have a career in my field because its too triggering or something. Ugh I really hate this. Sorry for the rant I just had to get this off my chest lol
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That must be so rough. I’m sorry! But just think, you’ve felt good before, you can feel good again. It won’t last forever!
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HI ladies, I've been reading through your various posts... how many of you have been diagnoses with PCOS?
I went through all the same stuff you ladies are going through for about 6 months and from there on I've been fine.
I see that you ladies mention set backs which tells me that there must a reason some of us have recovered with no set back and others that haven't?
The first reason would be PCOS, this is hormonal issue that needs to be addressed with diet (healthy eating) natural supplements, vitamins and minerals etc. the PILL or BC does not treat PCOS, it just masks the problem. The root of the problem need to be addressed.
The second reason I can think of is high levels of stress which throws off the hormonal balance ...
I went through all the same stuff you ladies are going through for about 6 months and from there on I've been fine.
I see that you ladies mention set backs which tells me that there must a reason some of us have recovered with no set back and others that haven't?
The first reason would be PCOS, this is hormonal issue that needs to be addressed with diet (healthy eating) natural supplements, vitamins and minerals etc. the PILL or BC does not treat PCOS, it just masks the problem. The root of the problem need to be addressed.
The second reason I can think of is high levels of stress which throws off the hormonal balance ...
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Well I think it’s pretty safe to say there’s some added stress here lately, especially for those of us in America haha.
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