Hi, I'm 29 years old, have been through a rough couple of years progressively getting worse until every day is now a challenge. It's taken over a year to be diagnosed correctly (I pushed hard after finding endometriosis matched my symptoms) and I'm very lucky that an MRI picked up on elements of it.
Right now I am struggling with the mental health side of it caused by the physical side..I've had to quit my job and completely reshape who I am as my jobs have always been physical which I am incapable of at the moment. I am emotionally exhausted, angry and frustrated to wake up every single day in pain or feeling sick or like I'll pass out. I am so uncomfortable in my own body that it feels impossible for me to manage being in it every day. I'm breaking down, I think mostly I am angry at myself and my body and I don't know how to not be and just accept it and it's driving me in a depressive hole.
It's getting a lot for my partner so I have nowhere else to turn right now for support, has anyone been in this place and knows what to do to get out of it cus I feel incapable of managing my body or mind right now...
Tia x
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I’ve been there and I’m still going through it but I’m in a better place now. I left my job as a dental nurse as it was too physically demanding and I often found myself in so much pain I had to lay down at work during my lunch break and was constantly fatigued. I have been off work for about 1 year now and have found ways to keep myself in good spirits, such as :
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Gentle exercises or stretches
- Diet changes I tend to make a conscious effort to eat cleaner and healthier foods cutting out refined sugars and processed foods. Tia Mouwry has actually made a cook book for her diet, which helped her with her endometriosis pain here it is I hope to try it soon . amzn.eu/d/gNJc2Dz
- I spoke to the social prescriber at my GP to help with financial aid and support with gym membership
- I regularly visit the sauna and steam room and get massages to ease the stress
- Having 30mins naps during the day to balance the pain and lack of energy.
- Going for walks in the morning, afternoon or evening (at least two a day)
- Attending short social events or doing workshops such as pottery as I cannot sit too long with the pain I tend to lose a lot of social time with others so try to do something short and have mini breaks in between where I walk around to ease the pain.
- Journalling my feelings I even keep a diary of mad thoughts lol when my hormones are raging I pop it in there as a release so I don’t lash out at my loved ones or others around me.
- I also listen to relaxing music especially when I’m having bad cramps and it helps me take my mind off it.
- Regular counselling sessions or speaking to a friend.
- Meal prep always saves me for terrible days when I cannot stand up and cook or simply can’t be bothered. Sometimes I even use those days as take out days.
- I’ve used this time off work to up-skill myself and take self paced courses or CPD so I do hybrid work or work from home in the future, as I’m not sure how long this whole process will take and I still want career development.
I hope this helps, but most importantly take time with yourself and your body and after taking action with some of these steps your body will thank you in response. I am not completely out of pain, but this has helped me drastically to accept my new normal and manage day to day life better. I had to push several times for the GP to send me for a MRI and I was told several times it’s in my head and people thought I was exaggerating, but they finally gave it to me and found something on my pelvis area. I still struggle in relationships and with others around me not understanding the chronic pain I have, but all these things above has helped me remain at peace and calm. They referred me to a gynaecologist who suspects endometriosis or pelvic congestion syndrome and I’m currently waiting on more treatment and exams, but in the meantime I doing what I can to help myself.
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