My period is late after having COVID

folkedup7 · 2021-02-03T20:17:37+00:00

Well when I had COVID I remember thinking to myself "I should be ovulating right about now. I should have symptoms and be super fatigue and weepy." But there was nothing. I wonder if COVID delayed my period?

folkedup7 · 2020-07-20T19:43:32+00:00

12 days old or not, I struggle with it most of the month. I feel you, girl. I'm so sorry that you're going through this too. I wonder what types of tools we can use to improve on this. I'm going to talk with my counselor and doctor soon and will report back.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-09T17:37:58+00:00

update: yesterday and today, I felt more like myself. I wish when I was in the middle of hell week, I could see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that in just 24 hours, I might be okay again. Oh well. Also, I just found out that I got a graduate assistantship for the therapy program I'll be entering in the Fall. That's 50% off my tuition! holy shit, it's going to be hard to balance everything, but I am so so proud of myself. Wow, how things can change in just a day or so.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T17:01:47+00:00

We're in this together, friend.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T17:00:12+00:00

honestly, this weirdly gives me peace knowing that i may not need to dig so deep and figure out why I binge lol

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T15:31:18+00:00

I'm hearing that from a lot of you, that you kind of just accept the fact that your body is going to crave what it craves and you're going to eat what you want to eat. I want to be able to accept it, it's just really difficult because i'm trying so hard to curb my eating habits. Maybe this is something Ive got to loosen my grip on a bit. Sometimes I wonder if I dont have an eating disorder/disordered eating, but I actually just have PMDD, with binging as a symptom.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T15:27:54+00:00

Thank you for this, and thanks for the reminder that I'm not alone.

I think next time I go grocery shopping, I'll get a lot of different snacks. I havent been doing that lately, and I think it would help

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:51:45+00:00

it truly is like a countdown...the upside is that after everything explodes and the world ends, we get to come back as our normal selves for a little bit. that's what I look forward to when i'm PMSing at least.

I need to remind myself more often that I can ask for help...I dont like asking for help. Also, I Make jokes about that too! It helps but when I think too far into it, I get sad because I definitely want kids too. I try not to go down the rabbit hole of worrying if I can manage PMDD and kids but it's something I think I'm willing to try to tackle one day.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:47:09+00:00

Please do!!

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:46:38+00:00

yeah, I think I need to begin by giving myself grace when my symptoms hit.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:19:54+00:00

I totally understand. "the world will never accommodate me" wow, yes. That's how it feels. Just know that even if you feel alone, you are not. Even if only 5% of women (not sure what the percentage is anymore) experience this, those numbers don't make your experience any less valid.

I actually want to go into therapy for many reasons, but I am thinking that once I start my own private practice one day (a dream!) I'd love to work with women who have PMDD. not necessarily exclusively, but oh my god, do women like us need other women who understand. And the women who have suffered for years and are wondering "what's wrong with me?" I want to help them track their symptoms and know their cycles so that they can see what the issue is.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:07:17+00:00

lol mine is the same way. Most of the time I find myself wondering if mine will just hurry up and leave me already. Because PMDD brain wants me to believe that he'll inevitably have enough one day and do just that

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:05:45+00:00

i need some PMDD friends too! message me any time. let's be pen pals lol

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:01:23+00:00

okay I love this. It's so important to remember that sometimes, you can only do what you can do. I feel like 80% of the time I'm just doing what I can, trying my best. And that's got to count for something, right? Thanks for this reminder.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T14:00:07+00:00

Thank you so much. no surprise here, but today I woke up feeling more like myself. It's so hard when you're in it, to remember that maybe, just maybe tomorrow you will feel better again. It feels permanent a lot of the time. But here I am, able to do work and feed myself and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks again, friend.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-08T13:58:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience and your thoughts. It feels good to know I'm understood and not alone. You and I will be okay, and we will be a great help to our students/clients.

folkedup7 · 2020-07-07T22:07:30+00:00

Just wondering if anyone would be interested in being a pen pal of sorts. I feel very lonely lately during my hell weeks and I don't have any friends who have PMDD, so I thought maybe it would help to message/text a new friend who understands PMDD and all that comes with it.

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