I had a terrible night the other night. I cried myself to sleep. I have felt like I'm all alone recently. Not that I'm the only one with PCOS, but that my support system doesn't understand. I try to explain myself sometimes, but I feel like all I'm doing is complaining. But recently my girlfriend let me know that she is going to try to stop smoking. I feel more connected to her, at least I have this past week. She's going through the withdrawl and all the other symptoms that go along with trying to stop. I have talked to her more about how I feel, being alone, not understanding what's wrong with me, and what my future holds. I feel trapped with this thing, that there is no way to escape it.
Hey, if YOU are feeling trapped, then we are ALL trapped... and I seriously doubt that each of us feels trapped everyday.... tho I will add that I completely hate life and damn PCOS now and then!!!
You aren't alone... there's no way. I know where you are coming from... but look at all these people with forums about all of the gross side effects we have to deal with... so, not alone. Maybe we can't exactly escape it, but we can just accept it and deal with it knowing theres many like us having to do the same. Sure would be nice to escape it. Doesn't it help knowing that all of the oddities in life are all part of this thing called PCOS? I used to think I was crazy. I honestly walked around and looked at other girls and was trying to rationalize why the others don't seem like they have to shave their legs alllll the time, or why their arms aren't as hairy as mine, or why my hair falls out all over the place, or why my stomach is fat but the rest isn't really, or why I never EVER had to buy tampons... and I couldn't. But since being diagnosed, it all makes sense.
So, who is your support system? Honestly, mine is this board. My boyfriend is great too - but he shouldn't have to be and I don't like that he has to deal with me going through this whole newly diagnosed and newly medicated phase. Course now I have an excuse for not shaving my legs everyday since they will just pretty much always be real hairy! Seriously though, I like having this board of forums to refer to with even the randomest column.
Where do you live? How old are you? In school? Working? Married? Kids?
__________________ Mags age 27 - headaches! Metformin. Acupuncture. Herbs. Factor V Leiden. MTHFR. Overweight. Simply no AF. haven't done anything to not TTC #1 since 01/06, considering to tackle more seriously 01/10.
I hope you find the support you are looking for here. I know sometimes its really frustrating when they people around you don't seem to empathize at all with what you are going through. It's nice to find a place like this where you realize you are never alone. No matter what you are going through and how random or isolated you think it is, someone here can usually relate.
If you need to talk ever send me a message or IM me. I love to listen and try and help out! :-)
__________________ The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation.
Minds are like parachutes, they work best when OPEN.
There's only us, there's only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, NO DAY BUT TODAY! ____________
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