What I hated most about menopause was the way it messed with my brain. And for a long while I thought it was me, that I was getting senile or having some sort of neurological issues--and it terrified me. Them I read someone describing exactly the issues I was going through and blaming them on menopause and---wow, the relief! Fluctuating hormones are a lot less scary and permanent-sounding than a brain tumor.
I could put the memory issues in the same basket as I put the other menopause symptoms: "this too shall pass". I found that it helped if I thought of it as unusually strong and long-lasting bout of PMS......
Well, paradoxically, I felt way better when I could blame it on menopause. Because menopause, at some time, is finally over. And then no more fluctuating hormones, yay!
What I hated most about menopause was the way it messed with my brain. And for a long while I thought it was me, that I was getting senile or having some sort of neurological issues--and it terrified me. Them I read someone describing exactly the issues I was going through and blaming them on menopause and---wow, the relief! Fluctuating hormones are a lot less scary and permanent-sounding than a brain tumor.
I could put the memory issues in the same basket as I put the other menopause symptoms: "this too shall pass". I found that it helped if I thought of it as unusually strong and long-lasting bout of PMS......
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It's a relief to be able to blame it on menopause and realize there's nothing seriously wrong
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