I am the type of person that runs and runs and runs. There are times that feel like I am the energizer bunny and never stop. This has always caused problems with the family. I was always told that I needed to slow down and relax, take life one day at a time. During my teenage years I was not able to find a happy medium of balancing out time with my family and what makes me happy. I was not able to find that until I was in my early twenties.
It seemed like a switch was flipped and I started to understand that family was more important then what I thought. But they did not understand what I was going through. The mood swings, the irritability, the pain, the depression, nobody understood that I was not making it up and that I was really suffering. I tried to explain to them what little I knew about it and they thought it was all an excuse for why I wasn't doing something. I could not get them to understand what was going on.
So how do you help people understand what is going on with you and how do you make them see that this is not something that you can control on your own?
For me it was easiest to print out the information that I found and have them read it. This gave them the information that was needed for them to start understanding what was going on in my body. The worse things got the more information I would share with my family. They started to understand that things weren't going to get better until I found a system that actually worked. When I found the PCOS system things started to change. I was able to get my hormones back on track and started feeling better, the mood swings were starting to go away and I just felt happier and healthier. As long as I followed the system and stayed on top of my food intake I started to feel better. When you start to feel better the people around you start to see it and it makes them feel better as well.
The worry and the concern that comes from your family can be stressful if they approach it the wrong way. So the best way that I found to get the help and support that I needed was to tell them what I needed and how I needed them to help me. Communication is the best way to get what you need and want from your family. Talk and Talk and keep talking until they get it. Let your voice be heard and reach out for the help that you need. Trying to handle everything that you are going through alone will sometimes make things harder for you.
Finding the support group, that works for you is very important when dealing with PCOS. Being able to talk with others and hear their stores, being able to hear their suggestions can sometimes lead you to the best possible treatment plan for you. It can give you ideas, and other medications that may work better for your body. Talk things over with someone you feel close to, someone who has your best interest at mind. Whether it is a family member, a close friend, someone in a blog or forum, whoever it is having that support will make things better and easier for you.
As always I am here if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you
Tabitha
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