*Your husband/boyfriend/random waiter walks up to you with a smile and offer you help of any kind, you immediately react with the intent to kill, AND it was all their fault just for being there!
*A child, yours or maybe not, is playing gleefully and laughing and you KNOW they are laughing at you, and probably telling all their friends about it and now they too are giggling at your expense.
* About 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon if you do not shove something sugary or salty, and far from good for you down your throat you might literally explode.
*If there was a way to unzip your skin and step out of your body to be anyone, or anywhere else you would do it no questions asked! Just make the creepy intense feelings inside stop!
*One minute you are feeling comfortable and cool and the next minute you make a trip to Hades and your internal temperature is ONE THOUSAND degrees.
*My personal favorite lately is the I have no idea if I said that, when I said that, or who I might have said that to syndrome.
Chicks plus hormones equals a need for others to run for lives!
I might be slightly exaggerating (I hear I tend to do that) but the idea is valid. I don't know about you, but I have had my fill of being insane on moment or day and a normal functioning person the next. I cannot even figure myself out. My poor husband is a trooper. I have not had a period since the conception of my son almost 4 years ago. Yes, that's right freedom from Aunt Flo visiting, but instead I have been trapped in hormone hell. I have investigated healthy options through natural means, and I went to the doctor a while back with no real answers. I am planning to pursue medical intervention here very soon again, but this is not where I would like to focus my heart today.
Instead, I want to chat about the prevalent part these twists and turns in our lives hormonally affect our everything. Seriously, if my man acted half as dramatic as I do at times I don't know what I would do. I think I would assume he was going crazy and needed intervention...QUICK!
I am eternally grateful that he is understanding, confused at times, but very understanding to the best of his ability. I have attempted to explain what it is like in dude terms, but when I am wailing and turning purple with frustration it comes out a little jumbled. Not to mention the fact that he, no matter how hard he tries or how well I explain it, cannot understand it. It is so unique to females, that I think the male species has universally decided that we have come up with the most fool proof "get out of taking responsibility card" ever! Can we blame them really? I can't.
I think the best thing for me, while on the quest through prayer and medical means to find the solution, to do is to be surrounded by people who know me at the root and core of who I am . I think I get the most defeated when I consider how off my "norm" I am at times. Talk about looking through colored glasses....I can hardly see at all. My perceptions are so skewed, and everything becomes personal.
So, here I am sticking myself out there letting all of you know that I am vulnerable and have days of total resignation. But you know what, hope is bigger in me. Even when I feel as though it is all lost just from the overwhelming sense of not being able to think straight, the pit of who I am reminds me that I am a champion. I will get to other side of this mountain, and when I do, I plan to take many with me into the victory circle!
*A child, yours or maybe not, is playing gleefully and laughing and you KNOW they are laughing at you, and probably telling all their friends about it and now they too are giggling at your expense.
* About 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon if you do not shove something sugary or salty, and far from good for you down your throat you might literally explode.
*If there was a way to unzip your skin and step out of your body to be anyone, or anywhere else you would do it no questions asked! Just make the creepy intense feelings inside stop!
*One minute you are feeling comfortable and cool and the next minute you make a trip to Hades and your internal temperature is ONE THOUSAND degrees.
*My personal favorite lately is the I have no idea if I said that, when I said that, or who I might have said that to syndrome.
Chicks plus hormones equals a need for others to run for lives!
I might be slightly exaggerating (I hear I tend to do that) but the idea is valid. I don't know about you, but I have had my fill of being insane on moment or day and a normal functioning person the next. I cannot even figure myself out. My poor husband is a trooper. I have not had a period since the conception of my son almost 4 years ago. Yes, that's right freedom from Aunt Flo visiting, but instead I have been trapped in hormone hell. I have investigated healthy options through natural means, and I went to the doctor a while back with no real answers. I am planning to pursue medical intervention here very soon again, but this is not where I would like to focus my heart today.
Instead, I want to chat about the prevalent part these twists and turns in our lives hormonally affect our everything. Seriously, if my man acted half as dramatic as I do at times I don't know what I would do. I think I would assume he was going crazy and needed intervention...QUICK!
I am eternally grateful that he is understanding, confused at times, but very understanding to the best of his ability. I have attempted to explain what it is like in dude terms, but when I am wailing and turning purple with frustration it comes out a little jumbled. Not to mention the fact that he, no matter how hard he tries or how well I explain it, cannot understand it. It is so unique to females, that I think the male species has universally decided that we have come up with the most fool proof "get out of taking responsibility card" ever! Can we blame them really? I can't.
I think the best thing for me, while on the quest through prayer and medical means to find the solution, to do is to be surrounded by people who know me at the root and core of who I am . I think I get the most defeated when I consider how off my "norm" I am at times. Talk about looking through colored glasses....I can hardly see at all. My perceptions are so skewed, and everything becomes personal.
So, here I am sticking myself out there letting all of you know that I am vulnerable and have days of total resignation. But you know what, hope is bigger in me. Even when I feel as though it is all lost just from the overwhelming sense of not being able to think straight, the pit of who I am reminds me that I am a champion. I will get to other side of this mountain, and when I do, I plan to take many with me into the victory circle!
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ah! Friends unite! This is an amazing journey for all of us and you have so inspired us to feel comforatable in our own skins while on our journeys. Again, thank you for taking us down the harder roads that keep our focus on taking care of one another and giving ourselves permission to be incapable of being perfect! You are a champion and better than that--causing all of us to recognize our superhero powers too! I love seeing God's master plan unfold! It blesses me deeply and reassures me of Jer 29;11--He's known us forever! Rest my friend that there will be a conclusion to this part of your journey and yes, we will be enjoying the fruit of freedom there with you--probably with your yummy delights in hand--enjoying the Holy Spirit as our guide! LOVE LOVE LOVE you!
Hormones....yuck. I have been dealing with these Imps as well. They like to visit me at night while I am sleeping.....I awake wondering who wet the bed and then realize that I am having hot flashes...in my sleep, no doubt...ew. Who stole my body and left me with one with a broken thermostat? and don't even get me started on acne..acne? I'm 39 and using my 17 yr olds Proactiv...not right...I didn't even have acne in my teen years!
So this morning....awww gotta wash the sheets again, and what to do about the zit on my chin? well! a colourful scarf and knit beret should keep people from noticing right? I wish!
Did you know that there are reports out right now saying that women have estrogen overload because of all the additives in our cosmetics and lotions. Lotions and potions to make us younger, smoother, tanner and sexier may be helping to turn us into scary beings (who needs a costume for Halloween?)
Really, just do a bit of googling and see what you find..it is very interesting. I like the web site called "Skin Deep" check it out...if you dare!
okay the above comment is from me, not my son Josh...my computer apparently has hormone issues as well....
I know what you're talking about!
This subject lies very close to my heart! Good that you write about this problem!
When I was 14 I had a very bad week of period. I'm usually a rather calm person (right Linette?)so it felt very strange for me to explode in all kind of weird ways...
When this time of period was over I went to God and felt really bad for my behavior last days.
(Wish I could write in swedish so it was easy to explain... -I make it short instead. I hope you'll understand withouth being "tread on your toes", cause that's not my mention).
I asked God to never ever let me be that bad at my times of period.
Since that day my times of period has been totally ok. It still visits me once a month, but it can no longer destroy my week!!!
I am the same "Mimmis" all month long:)
NO more hormone problems!!!
There IS another side of this mountain and Linette; take PLENTY of people with you to the victorious side of period!!!
I want to meet you all there :)
and I am with you Linette fighting against these bad weeks.
Bless you all!
Meems