So feeling very sensitive today, anyone else find that they're Anxiety is worse when its "that time of the month" I feel the older I get the worse my symptoms get and my anxiety goes through the roof more so than normal.😂
Everything is more heightened, I've never had problems with it before, hot flushes, headaches, palpitations (I got health anxiety over my heart as it is 😂) that fainty feeling you get, mood swings. Argh hate it! I just want to curl up in a ball and cry.
Yes, I'm the same - my cycles and hormones have a huge effect on my mood/anxiety. My periods are very irregular most of the time anyway but I always know it's two days away when I'm having a really bad day (which normally shouldn't be quite so bad).
Totally understand and can relate to everything you wrote - unfortunatly apart for "you're not alone" I have nothing more helpful to say as I don't know how to deal with it either... at least you know it'll pass (and unfortunatly also be back again next month) and that it's not your fault : )
I've always had PMT but since my anxiety has been really bad it's got 100x worse around that time - I've completely fallen apart over things that normally wouldn't bother me at all and then my period will come a few days later and I'm like- oh ye, that explains it then... And I realise I've been an idiot/over reacted! Like the lady above it doesn't help that mine are really irregular and unusually light at the mo which freaks me out even more each time it comes around. Anyway I think this is normal for anxiety makes an already difficult time worse. It's hard and I often forget, but keep a diary so you know when to expect it and if your freaking out around that time just keep reminding yourself it's probably just hormones and to try and not react to whatever it is you are panicking about until you've slept on it for a few days!
Thank you both for your reply.
Mine has gotten worse too since I started having panic/anxiety attacks last year, mine are on time and are extremely heavy. Where as before I was always late, which was a huge pain. Yeah I've always kept a diary and do make regular checks if I'm feeling a bit funny too, which weirdly comforts me, before the anxiety and panic attacks this never really bothered me at all, but since having them everything seems to be more intense. The joys! 😞 😂