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My theory on lack of recovery stories

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toria_07298
toria_07298

all of you lovely strong women must know how traumatic this is, and how going to the doctors and being told over and over that its just anxiety that much that you actually start to believe it destroys you, i was thinking before i remember the last memory i have of feeling normal, i was walking with my headphones in singing to myself and smiling, no pain etc etc, i went to bed and everything changed, ive not had a single symptom free day since that day over 16 months ago, it tries to break your soul, it destroys your faith in doctors and in yourself, everything changes, so i think if you go through all this for years and years, being knocked down day by day being told its all in your head you lose your will to fight, its wears you down, so if you get through it the last thing you want to do is talk about it, its ptsd! lets change that! if we feel better lets get it out there, the more places the better, to help others and hopefully let doctors see, ps, smile, youre all amazing ❤

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  • bev27429
    bev27429 toria_07298

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    What a fantastic post, Toria! I love it! I gave up on doctors long ago. They don't have a clue. I know exactly what's happening to me. I understand the physical and mental symptoms, and I have learned how to cope. It's brutal, especially when the symptoms are unrelenting, but I also know that I have the strength to do it. Regardless of how awful and painful the symptoms have been, I have always persevered and I always will!!

    The women who have a severe menopause are nothing less than rock stars in my eyes! They should all be given survival medals, once they get through this. You and I included.

    Big hugs to you and to all of the women who are having the fight of their lives. Life is precious and worth it; we just have to keep plugging away until one day, when it's finally all in the rear view mirror.

  • corinne62311
    corinne62311 toria_07298

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    i was thinking this exact thing yesterday - I said"gee I wonder if the women on the site now suffer PTSD?" and I do believe that would be the last thing I want to do because when I am feeling good I dont want to visit this site as it brings a flood of emotions of remembering and also such empathy for those going through it it breaks my heart. 😦

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 corinne62311

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      when i went through brutal antidepressant withdrawal i set up a support group, i was ill for over a year, when i got better my friends who i met going through it who were still tapering off took over the reigns but i made sure i answered everyone questions first but i was bloody hard to do that x

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