tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post4746729276319646465..comments2015-06-21T02:26:14.170-04:00Comments on down the rabbit hole: Losing my mindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post-62586209161796739372010-08-02T23:26:39.884-04:002010-08-02T23:26:39.884-04:00Thank you Swan, it is disconcerting. I know it wi...Thank you Swan, it is disconcerting. I know it will pass, but I wonder who I will be when I am out the other side of this. The worst part so far is the lack of concentration and forgetfulness. I get very frustrated with myself and just feel dumb. After years of working with people with disabilities, I feel as if I have a disability myself. Unfortunately, I lack the patience and understanding with myself that I have with them. It is reassuring to know that what I am experiencing is normal (or at least not unexpected). Since I have no choice, I guess I will muddle through and keep trying to take care of myself.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027350217120088046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post-37557821764501258522010-08-02T22:14:42.245-04:002010-08-02T22:14:42.245-04:00Alice --
I'm a little ahead of you on this pat...Alice --<br />I'm a little ahead of you on this path. I am mostly through the storms of menopause, and nothing that you write here surprises me in terms of the way it feels to be making the passage. It truly is like learning to live in an entirely different body, and a different mind as well. Disconcerting to say the very least. <br /><br />I'm not sure if there is a typical "menopause" experience, but I think it makes sense to try the things that others have found helpful. Some may work for you as well. Probably not all... Whatever you find, know that it does pass in time. Not quickly enough for most of us, but it does.<br /><br />Hugs, swanSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961893281142538409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post-84470842805926064492010-08-02T20:12:17.357-04:002010-08-02T20:12:17.357-04:00elle and Gillette,
I was a little surprised when...elle and Gillette, <br /><br />I was a little surprised when I saw your comments, I half expected no one to read here anymore. Your words also touched me. I know I am not alone in this, but it so feels that way sometimes. Your words affirm me and give me comfort. I know I will get through this, but I am hating it. Meditation is helping more and more. It is giving me focused time and I am seeing how this is more than the changes occurring in me. It has to do with past experiences too. If I can hold onto that thought I will write about it. Thanks again. I sure hope that it means I am on the right track, because it feels I have left the track and am hurtling through space. :)<br /><br />Hugs, AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027350217120088046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post-66417323072278436572010-08-02T09:52:21.150-04:002010-08-02T09:52:21.150-04:00Hey, Alice-
I know many of us are experiencing th...Hey, Alice-<br /><br />I know many of us are experiencing the same. I am hearing inklings from a variety of alternatively minded women about possible sources:<br /><br />One is that we are ALL experiencing the neuronal effects of increased EMPs from all our electronics. If we are particularly attuned to energy, then these are affecting us even more. One woman I talk to on this Feminine power course I'm taking, is in her late 70's and has finally gotten a device that shuts all that out in her home so she finally feels sane. It makes sense...PLUS if we are going through menopause, then we are even more susceptible because our brains are rewiring. <br /><br />Second...honoring that rewiring, taking great care of our bodies (as you are doing), eating well, taking herbs, meditating all help to mitigate the STRESS that can interfere with the natural process of our physiological shifts.<br /><br />The sun is going through some weird stuff that will increase the next few years- lots of activity that sends out impulses, affects the weather, our machines (phones, planes, etc) so why not our brains, too? Makes sense to me.<br /><br />While there's more possibly in it, I also consider what metaphysicians are saying about how time is, literally, speeding up. The more energetically sensitive we are, the more we feel it. <br /><br />Anyway...just to let you know that you are not alone...and rather than it being something that's "wrong" with you, it may be a sign that you are right on track (well..I hope that's what it means...and I, for one, am sticking to that story ;) )Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937241708513207283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197085117116794403.post-60135605999593665732010-08-02T02:47:56.222-04:002010-08-02T02:47:56.222-04:00Its good to see you here sweety.
You have some ...Its good to see you here sweety. <br /><br />You have some company in the place you're at right now. Several of us, including me, seem to be going through this. In fact it was Sara (findingsara.wordpress.com) writing about this the other day which drew me to writing a piece of my own. While I'm sorry others are going through this, its good not to know I'm not on my own with some of the things I'm experiencing.<br /><br />Gillette (ex-courtesan.blogspot.com) has also written a couple of interesting and thought provoking pieces recently on this.<br /><br />Like you, I'm finding meditation helps a bit....certainly quiet time. For me, writing too, or at least a combination of writing and gathering around me other writings which I'm drawing strength and comfort from as I feel not only my body being changed by this process. Much is not being published, but even that which is deleted feels like a release of some kind, or a way to process.<br /><br />Hang in there sweety.....and know you're not on your own. If I can help in any way, just holler.<br /><br />love and hugs xxxellehttp://www.theoccasionalmuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com