Menopause Support Group
Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.
Well, now that I am in peri-menopause, I am beggining to understand some stuff. I remember my mom going from the nicest lady on the planet, to.....well....and angry lady on the planet. The deal is, she had every right to be angry. As a matter of fact, she was that generation of housewives that were treated like doormats, and were not to complain.
I'm a nice enough person. Now that I get angry over the way someone treats me, it is hard to be that snippy person and know you have a right to be snippy, but your friends and loved ones are shocked by it.
I also have a great sense of humor. I tell everyone to just get away from me, (my family) if they don't like it. I really can'[t help it right now. We all joke about it. They will throw something in the room and yell, "is it safe???". One daughter bought me an angry bird stuffed animal, and I hold it when I am angry and it is comforting and a WORNING. I also recieved an angry bird T-shirt. I also wear it when I feel angry and can't help it.
I just think talking about it when it's NOT bad, and letting people know you can't help it, but still love them is the way to go. And humor. Humor will get you thru ANYTHING. Don't be afraid to use it.
I read a post on her from a lady who snipped at her husband and later brought it up. Telling him you are sorry that you are not yourself, and letting him know it is going to happen again is the way to go.
Blessings !!!!
Dana
I'm a nice enough person. Now that I get angry over the way someone treats me, it is hard to be that snippy person and know you have a right to be snippy, but your friends and loved ones are shocked by it.
I also have a great sense of humor. I tell everyone to just get away from me, (my family) if they don't like it. I really can'[t help it right now. We all joke about it. They will throw something in the room and yell, "is it safe???". One daughter bought me an angry bird stuffed animal, and I hold it when I am angry and it is comforting and a WORNING. I also recieved an angry bird T-shirt. I also wear it when I feel angry and can't help it.
I just think talking about it when it's NOT bad, and letting people know you can't help it, but still love them is the way to go. And humor. Humor will get you thru ANYTHING. Don't be afraid to use it.
I read a post on her from a lady who snipped at her husband and later brought it up. Telling him you are sorry that you are not yourself, and letting him know it is going to happen again is the way to go.
Blessings !!!!
Dana
I love how you use sense of humor to get thru things. I also love to look at things in an ironic way, and that helps too....seeing the absurdity in all human problems helps me to feel in control I told myself the other day, (I had been fretting about something), that "well someday you won't have this worry, bc the grave has no worries..." Just that thought made me realise how stupid I am....to waste time fretting uselessly....it will work out, and if it doesn't....as you point out, we always have our sense of humor!
I need to find my own angry bird! DaisyC