u/katiegerardine

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Never felt more seen 😂

Hey! I've been wondering is there a Discord group for us single by choice women? Somedays I feel like a little chit chat with other folks walking this path.

Hey fellow warriors. I just need some support and validation today. I've been having a pretty good two weeks - productive in work, social, taking good care of myself and then BOOM- day 14/15 - It's like I run into an emotional brick wall... I can literally feel a weird come down feeling in my brain, like the happiness is draining out of it and the dark cloud is coming.

My thoughts are noticeably more negative, I'm suddenly irritable and inpatient, and I start ruminating on everything wrong in my life. The sudden crash is brutal!

Usually I get a little bit of respite for the next week, I'm OK, but energy is low and I can't really focus much. Then day 28-5 I'm an emotional, anxious mess. I'm 36 now and feel like this rollercoaster is getting worse as I approach perimenopause. It's just...Hard.