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"Endo-rage" is absolutely a real thing, and so many people with endometriosis experience it. The guilt that comes with it is just as real — but it's important to know this isn't a character flaw. It's biology.
Endometriosis involves hormonal and chemical changes that can directly affect mood. Add chronic pain, disrupted Show Full Answer
Not rage per se but PMDD, yes. My anxiety/depression gets way worse when everything is bothering me down there, gut being an issue, those days in Luteal :(
I have it but feel its perimenopause.
Yeah but I feel like it’s mostly an overall stress thing rather than an endo effect. Although stress can cause flares ans flares can cause stress
I don’t exactly experience it as rage at least not rage towars other, I experience it as a frustration that escalates into a panic attack that I can't control the frustration so it is largely directed at myself. The mood iritability is real, it comes crashing in even when you have every possible support piece in place to feel calm. My breath therapist says "Welcome to be human." You won't be able to stop that wave of the world feeling shook beneath your feet but how you react to it will shift and change. I found breath
therapy very helpful as there are these releasing techniques that take the edge of the kettle that feels like it is going to pop its lid. The fact that you have a name for it and are recognizing that it is something you want to change is huge. Keep working with that recognizing and you will catch it sooner and sooner which helps protect the people around you. I hope you find a way to ride that wave that feels safe for you and the people around you.
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