These were the exact words that ‘Sheila’ said to me, as she shared her earlier experiences of the menopause.
I was in the process of collecting data for my research project. I was a 45year old single mum of 7yr old and 23year old, who decided to return back to university to do her MSc in Psychology, not realising the challenges I would be facing along the way such as brain fog, difficulty concentrating, maintaining focus and emotional overwhelm.
Go figure, I was in the menopause too, but I didn’t know it!
Makes perfect sense why it would take me almost half an hour to construct three sentences or why I would suddenly burst into tears for no apparent reason, but it wasn’t until I went to the GP thinking I was in the menopause and being told I was too young to be in it. (LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS). Did I feel completely lost and alone, just like ‘Sheila’.
Rewind one to two years prior. I was a comfortable size 12 and could even squeeze into a size 10 jeans (depending on the brand), on top of this I could do burpees for days hold a plank like a rock and would dream of eating a packet of custard creams in one sitting. Now, at the time of writing, I am a size 16 and can just about squeeze into a size 14 leggings, and my boobs are like rocks tripling in size going from a 36C to a 38EE. Even that, I was in denial about desperately trying to squeeze my puppies into a D cup.
Denial
Living in denial, can we talk about this, because I personally feel this was certainly the hardest part for me, and I know for sure I am not alone there after coaching and speaking to so many women.
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