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We All Know About The Physical Pain, But What About The Mental Pain?

A MyEndometriosisTeam Member asked a question 💭
Brighton, CO

Have any of you experience an emotional spiral? Waves of emotions, upset for no particular reason, crying and you don’t know the reason why?

I’m not on any meds although when I was on some couple years ago to help with the Endo pain, my mental state was at a very bad place to where I started to feel uncomfortable in my own skin. I finally got myself off it over a year ago and I’m finally starting to feel myself again.

Yes it’s common to have with periods, oh it’s us being girls, it’s biology… read more

April 8, 2020
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A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Yes, the hormones drive me crazy. Sometimes I feel happy, and sometimes I cry over nothing. The mentality of knowing this will be a life-long battle is discouraging sometimes. My husband tries to understand, but he just doesn't get it, like you said. They can't know what it's like.
But through therapy, and fighting for good doctors, and doing thorough research (as in, peer-reviewed medical research), I have come to understand how I can best deal with this.

April 8, 2020

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