OK, girls, here's the deal... because I no longer have health insurance, I could no longer afford to continue taking "The Pill". I ran out a couple of months ago and figured that it would be just fine, that whatever symptoms the Pill had been regulating would be minimal and easy to adjust to. Not so, my friends!I do remember (pre-Pill) dealing with pain and nausea and other girlie-symptoms I won't get into. However, I've never (at least not to my recollection) had to deal with hormonal (i.e., emotional) issues at "that time of the month". Imagine my surprise when my hormones went all out of whack on Tuesday. I was a basket case. If you looked at me wrong, I would cry. If you talked to me, my hormones misinterpreted most things you said before they reached my brain.... and I would cry. If you didn't talk to me, I would cry. If you said something nice to me, I would cry. I WAS NUTS!!!
Poor Michael... I think I about scared the bejeebers out of him! He was about ready to run for the hills and never look back. He didn't know how to handle me or how to take it or what to do. He really got the brunt of it. When I think back over Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, there are so many nothings I made into somethings. Wow! It's really, truly crazy. Thank goodness he's a forgiving man.
The worst part of it is that you know what you're doing, but you're helpless to stop it. At least I felt that way.... perhaps because I had no prior experience in knowing how to handle such out-of-control emotions. For those of you who have to deal with that on a regular basis, what do you do???? I need some practical advice! I don't want to be a crazy person a couple of days out of every month. How do you combat hormones when they take over?? Any creative solutions? There has to be something! I really don't want to be that person again.... I had a hard time dealing with myself, so I can only imagine how it affected Michael & the boys and any other unsuspecting victims.
Thankfully I woke up this morning with everything back to normal. The real Becky returned and whoever that other person was went away. I can't tell you how good it feels today to be "normal" again. I'd like to think that the hormonal imbalance was a one-time freak occurrence. And yet I'd also like to be prepared for next month just in case.
Can any of you help me?.... I'm open to any and all suggestions!
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Go to a health food store and buy vitamins/supplements that are specifically for when you're PMSing or have cramps. They seriously help. I've even cut back on how much Advil I have to take to manage my pain. (I even had to take Hydrocodone some months!) Ask Khonda about it. She introduced me to it.
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