So I will start of with yes I am on my period. I usually am never this emotional however today I feel like I could break at any moment. I seriously have nothing to emotional about. It should actually be a good day but for some reason I am down in the dumps today. I had a great night with the pups. Trav worked last night so it was just us but I am used to that! What in the world is wrong with me? I feel like I am, what I have heard of, bipolar. Help me make it stop!
(ps hoping that writing this will push me into my normal happy self.)
Wild One that was awesome.
My mood is slightly picking up throughout the day. stuck at work but figuring out ways to make myself giggle. I am sure my co workers think I am crazy but I dont really care! Going to try a good workout when Trav goes to work tonight. Lord hope that the pups can leave me alone until I am finished.... ooo wait we put in a new fence in the back yard... they run I excersize woo hoo I will have it made!
A change of scenery always helps me. Pack up the family and go somewhere- a park, library, etc.
If you want to cry, head into the shower and cry. Holding the emotions inside causes stress inside the body and only makes things worse.
These days happen and sometimes it's hard to snap out of the funk. Get outdoors and you'll feel better.
Attitude is everything!! If you want to stop feeling this way - you can. It's hard. Yes. But you can pull yourself out of the slump. You have already started by acknowledging it.
How about if I tell you a raunchy joke? To make you laugh!!
A guy goes to a supermarket and notices a beautiful blonde who waves at him and says hello. he's rather taken back, because he can't place where he knows her from, so he asks "Do you know me?" to which she replies, "I think you are the father of one of my kids"
now he thinks back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says "Oh my God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I laid on the pool table with all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped me with wet celery then stuck a carrot in my butt?" She replies, "No. I'm your son's math teacher."
Yes, it's raunchy - but I hope it made you laugh!!
Start a gratitude log!! You have much to be thankful for!! You are NOT alone!!
Give yourself a few minutes to "puke on paper." Pour out all of your emotional, irrational, troubling, frustrating, ridiculous, agonizing, sad, hurtful, thoughts on paper. Pour out your thoughts till there is nothing left.
Emotions are energy and information. Allow all the energy to move through while you gather the information about all the thought processes that are behind those emotions.
Can you find an activity which might hit your 'reset' button today?
Sometimes, just getting out of the house--even if it's just to go grocery shopping---changes my disposition. Seeing the same people there or at the coffee shop always kind of centers me. I can't explain why, perhaps it's the normalcy of it? Or the fact that they are usually pleasant interactions?
Or getting out and going for a walk, even around the block, will help. Focus on what's growing in the neighbors yards.
Not possible? Another thing that works for me is to send a few 'thinking of you/I love you' emails to friends and family. They're usually tickled to get them, and it makes me happy to make them happy.
Or just get in the kitchen and make something yummy. That makes me happy too.:)
Hope you kick the blues and feel better soon.
Yesterday was my day for that. I cried every time I sat down. There is a lot going on in our lives right now and I've been hiding my feelings from myself so I don't get anxious and stress out. It eventually comes out though.
Perhaps you can just allow yourself to daydream about what's going on in your mind and see if there is something you're trying to tell yourself...lol.
If it's not that they it's hormones.
You already know what's "wrong". Instead of fighting it, see what happens when you just ride that wave until it passes. Turn into the skid instead of going against it. You can even make the most of it by watching a sad movie and getting a good, good cry out of the deal. Just go with it, and it'll end much sooner.
I have found as I get older my PMS symptoms are more intense. Feeling blue and impatience especially.
Soooo, I gear up as I look at the calendar each month. I plan a few outings with friends during the day to get me out of the house and talking. Talking and laughing is such cheap therapy!! Exercise is soooooo helpful too. Endorphines are released and give you a natural high..plus makes you feel better because your body gets a buttkicking.
Getting outside in the fresh air and away from the "to do" tasks at home is good for the soul. Get lots of sleep, pay attention to what you are eating and drink a lot of water.
You are not alone!
This too shall pass honey...until it comes back next month! ;)
I might be wrong but I think you have Mirena? If so, that could be the cause of things. I had it once and it made me insanely emotional. Rapid mood swings. Once I had it removed I was fine.
The first step is to admit you have a problem.
I am with Momma W. the only I get the worse my mood swings are. The only other thing that has done that to me is having a birth control that was way too strong. Have you changed birth controls latly? I had mood swings from hell when I was on the pill. My husband and oldest son did not know what to do with me. I had to change pills. Try not to get too down on yourself. Try to relax and take it easy.
I had a day like that a couple of days ago. You aren't alone. For me it helped to get outside and garden for a few hours, but in Iowa that may not be an option this time of year. Maybe you can do something inside that you really enjoy. I hope you're back to your happy self soon! :)
Go for a long run. And yes, laugh.
That's how i feel on birth control....I've done pills (many of them), IUD, nuvaring....they all made me feel that way....i have much less mood swings without birth control. I still get emotional but nothing like it was.
