I’m doing okay, definitely improving from the worst of this setback but I still do get a bit anxious from time to time because of the ocd theme I’m experiencing. I have a doctor’s appt next week so definitely gonna do blood work to see what’s up with my hormones and stuff. But overall I’m better than July/early August, and now I’m focusing on school again so my mind is occupied. How are you?
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I’m glad you’re feeling better and I definitely agree with you about this most recent episode being insane. I really thought I was back to square one. I had a few good days at the end of the month and then I started my period yesterday and it was the most painful one I’ve ever had. I literally threw up and nearly passed out. The pain has subsided today but I’m just feeling really depressed and I have for the past few days. Depression is pretty unsettling for me because I’m really used to the anxiety, but I don’t deal with this quite as much so it always worries me. And the intrusive thoughts keep popping up every once in a while to convince me I’m a terrible person. Just feeling kind of hopeless right now but I’m gonna hang in there and wait for it to pass! I also have therapy on Friday so I’m really looking forward to that.
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I hope you get better soon! I get the same way around my period and I’m just such a hypochondriac I always convince myself something is seriously wrong, even when I know I’m okay. Literally just a few minutes ago I was watching tv and the screen was bright, I could’ve sworn I saw a light flash in the corner of my eye and I instantly went to Google. I know it sounds dumb but things like this are part of my intrusive thoughts and it sucks lol. But anyways I know you’ll feel better eventually, the depressive feelings always pass for me and I know they’ll pass for you too!
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Ugh the irrational thoughts are the worst! Last night I made dinner for me and my boyfriend and as I was serving it I got anxious thinking: “what if I blacked out and did something to the food?” And then I was like that’s a ridiculous thought I’m definitely going crazy and then it was a spiral. Now I’m afraid to cook. It’s so ridiculous and I hate it.
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Dude those thoughts when you’re just like why the heck is my mind even going there are the worst, I know this is probably easier said than done but if you can challenge yourself to cook again! I feel that facing the ridiculous thoughts head on helps overcome them! I think I’m ovulating and I feel a little weird like the intrusive themes are a little more frequent but I’m still able to dismiss them. Hoping for better days this weekend :)
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Omg yes I get thoughts like that every now and then and it makes me feel like I’m trapped in my mind. I hate that we have to deal with all these irrational intrusive thoughts but I’m glad we have this forum to come to and talk about it! Hope you all start feeling okay soon
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HI ladies, when I was struggling with the same issues, I discovered that it had to do with cortisol levels being to high causing the mental and physical anxiety. Once I found the supplement to help with that, it stopped in 3 weeks.... Ovulation is a time when you will feel like it gets worse because estrogen is an "excitatory" hormone whereas progesterone is a calming hormone. ashwagandha.is very good for bringing cortisol under control. along with B 1, B2, B6 and B12 (but in like high doses of 25 - 50 mg per day) and magnesium and omega 3 ... give yourselves 3 months at least for these supplements to have a chance to replenish your stores. Stay away from coffee and all forms of stimulants and this will aggravate your cortisol levels causing the anxiety cycle to continue.
It's been 18 months since I've fully recovered and feeling my normal self before all this nonsense happened and these are the supplements that helped me. I'm still taking my be complex and omega 3 as I realized how much they helped me.... Ladies with PCOS seem to take a little longer to recover due to their cycles not being regular but yeah you ladies are not going to be stuck like this forever but you do need to make some lifestyle changes to help your bodies heal (especially your hormones, and by that I'm not just referring to sex hormones as sex hormones rely on other hormones - like cortisol for eg - to function properly.
It's been 18 months since I've fully recovered and feeling my normal self before all this nonsense happened and these are the supplements that helped me. I'm still taking my be complex and omega 3 as I realized how much they helped me.... Ladies with PCOS seem to take a little longer to recover due to their cycles not being regular but yeah you ladies are not going to be stuck like this forever but you do need to make some lifestyle changes to help your bodies heal (especially your hormones, and by that I'm not just referring to sex hormones as sex hormones rely on other hormones - like cortisol for eg - to function properly.
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Thank you so much for all the recommendations and info!! Your posts always helped me a lot when I was in the worst of this experience. I have PCOS so I know I’m definitely taking a while to recover.
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Just curious if anyone else feels worse in the morning and better at night? Most of my symptoms subside at nighttime and I get all this hope for the future and then the next morning I wake up super anxious all over again.
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Believe me when I tell you that this is probably THE most common symptom I’ve seen on every forum about this!!! I’ve gone through it during every single setback and I hate it. I think it has to do with our cortisol levels being high as we wake up and then they decrease throughout the day, and then they’re low at night
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I had such an awful night, I can’t wait to be fully recovered from this :( my main theme these past few months now is that one day I’m going to develop schizophrenia or another serious illness. I think I really messed myself up by doing so much research these past two years because my mind latched onto themes that I never even had before. Ugh this sucks I can’t wait until we all can see the light at the end of the tunnel
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You’re not alone! One of my constant themes is connected to my dissociation, so I convince myself that I’m going crazy or that nothing’s real. It’s so hard but I know we’ll get through it.
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Thanks for replying! Yes I’ve experienced that before too back when I dealt with bad dp/dr. I get so worked up about the future and it makes me wonder if I’ll ever fully enjoy life again without questioning my sanity and every single thing. I have to remind myself of the good days I used to have though
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Hi ladies just wanted to let you know I’m here with you, I think it’s pretty wild how we are all experiencing similar set backs at the same time, although I wish you guys weren’t going through it I want you to know you have helped me more than you know. Just by forming a sense of community It has made the world of a difference for me.
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I was thinking the same thing! In a way I’m kind of glad we’re all experiencing it at the same time because we can help each other through it. I don’t know where I’d be without this forum either!
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