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Anxiety dip again - May have to cancel holiday!!!

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raelene_44389
raelene_44389

Hi Everyone.

Having a horrible dip of anxiety/depression again.  I just wish this feeling in the body would go.  I've gone 5 months without a period and I just wonder if the last year of perimenopause is the worst.  (probably the worst time in the past 12 years)

I was feeling rather well a couple of months ago and I was really brave and agreed to go on a holiday to Bali with my very supportive and loving husband and our 17 year old son. Holiday are few and far between with us due to my unsettled health over the past years.  I agreed to go thinking surely things will start to improve soon.   We are not going for another month and I just pray that this dip is over.  If not I dont know how i'm going to cope.  The plane ride will be a nightmare for starters with the added anxiety and I don't want my son to see how much i really struggle with this.  My only option is to drug up on valium if its still hanging around.  I only use valium (4mg) on really bad days just to give me a little bit of reprieve. 

Please keep me in your prayers that I will be on the mend soon and be able to enjoy my holiday with some inner peace.

Does the last year get worse in perimenopause as the periods start to stop?  I sometimes doubt myself with all this and wonder if it's my hormones at all or could it be something else I'm missing.  When I read other posts on here I actually get reassurance that other woman are going through the same roller coaster of up and downs and it helps ease my mind.  I would love to hear from other ladies that are having dips of horrible anxiety/depression and if it's easing the closer you get to menopause.

Just feeling so lost and alone. (I've lost so much of my life)

Love to all  xxxx

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    fightingmadness raelene_44389

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    Hi, so sorry to hear about all your troubles.  Try yoga, it is all about breathing deeply, when we are stressed we hold our breathe.  Yoga is about getting inside of yourself, breathing and concentrating on what you are doing, so it is very stress-releaving, for that reason alone.  You are not thinking about anything else, just the poses.  Have a look on youtube and give it a go, my love, it has been my life-saver!  You do not need to be fit, you just need to do what you can do!  Give it a go, xxxx
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