Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 You're never a failure until you totally give up. Don't do that. Just start over. > > So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so completely > depressed that I can't function. All I want to do is sleep, eat badly > and cry for 4 days straight. Right now I am in the middle of that funk > and I have subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work > out today. What is wrong with me? I feel like a failure in every sense > of the word. I'm only beginning week three...have I ruined everything? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Have you seen your Dr. about what you could do? I find that exercising and eating right and drinking tons of water, even if I don't really want to, ends up making me feel better. stephanie wrote: So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so completely depressed that I can't function. All I want to do is sleep, eat badly and cry for 4 days straight. Right now I am in the middle of that funk and I have subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work out today. What is wrong with me? I feel like a failure in every sense of the word. I'm only beginning week three...have I ruined everything? __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I totally agree, but " starting over " probably isn't the best thing to tell yourself. It implies that you failed yet again and have to somehow go back to the beginning and do it right this time. Instead of starting over, keep going! No matter how messed up things get, don't stop. And most of all don't feel guilty and call yourself a failure. Guilt only leads to more overeating and depression. Forget about it and move on like nothing happened. On 6/29/06, dexdog8112 <no_reply > wrote: > You're never a failure until you totally give up. Don't do that. Just > start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thank you for all of your help. I used to be severely anorexic and after I recovered my hormones/brain chemistry just completely whacked out and now I get so depressed sometimes that it's hard to move. It makes it hard to stay in a relationship or function on all four cylinders all of the time. Most of the time, I'm fine, but around my period I'm a completely different person. I have medicine but I hate taking it because of the side effects (I have gone back on it because this time around the depression was just too much for me to take). I'm going to keep going because I need something like this in my life. Thank you for support and I'll call the last 2 days a wash and just keep on chugging along. Steph In , Tara Winnett wrote: > > Have you seen your Dr. about what you could do? I find that exercising and eating right and drinking tons of water, even if I don't really want to, ends up making me feel better. > > stephanie wrote: So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so completely > depressed that I can't function. All I want to do is sleep, eat badly > and cry for 4 days straight. Right now I am in the middle of that funk > and I have subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work > out today. What is wrong with me? I feel like a failure in every sense > of the word. I'm only beginning week three...have I ruined everything? > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 " Failure isn't hitting rock bottom,it's staying there. " feeling blue.... So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so completely depressed that I can't function. All I want to do is sleep, eat badly and cry for 4 days straight. Right now I am in the middle of that funk and I have subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work out today. What is wrong with me? I feel like a failure in every sense of the word. I'm only beginning week three...have I ruined everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 > So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so > completely depressed that I can't function. All I want to do > is sleep, eat badly and cry for 4 days straight. > Right now I am in the middle of that funk and I have > subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work > out today. I feel that when binging hits, its like the body needs or is 'missing' something. I always link it to choice of carbs because these increase the moodcalming/sleepy/feelgood hormone called seratonin. So scrutinizing your food intake is one place to start - especially if you'd rather find more natural ways to fight off your period depression than take that precription that makes you feel funky :-) You may ned to increase (plan more) your eating and up the carbs at this time. You may need more sleep and or even exercise (do some fun stuff) to up the endorphins. Also many women say taking EFA's (essential fatty acids)the 'good fats' found in flaxseed oil (like BarLeans) or another blended brand called UDO's Choice Blends can be VERY beneficial to easing that time of the month woes and increasing their overall energy. Just a few ideas - hope you are back in the swing of things in the next few days! :-) joni -------------------------------------------------------- *Your attitude is everything. Commit to the idea of changing your lifestyle and continuing no matter what happens or how long it takes. The year will go by anyway, so make the most of it. If you get up every day and act like a healthy athlete, sooner or later you'll start looking like one. - well said by /skwigg ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 What is wrong with you is that your hormones are all screwed up this time of the month. You know it happens, you say it happens, you know that it is not a character flaw, so don't beat yourself up about it. There are several ways to try to keep your hormones on a more even keel, getting onto/off of the pill is often recommended. I was on one form of the pill that had me all turned around...very depressed the whole time I was taking it. On the other hand many people have had their moods even out by going onto the pill. Talk to your doc about that. Many women on here have felt that taking flax seed oil help even out their pms symptoms. Are you supplementing with anything? Almost ALL people report a lift in mood when eating right and exersising. Now, I know..you have been doing that for a couple of weeks, but it might take a while. You might try changing your foods right before your period too. I have found that I need a little more carbs right before. Adding a little more might avoid binging. All that being said, you have not 'blown it all'. All you did was have a couple of days that you didn't eat as well as you should have and missed a work out. In the larger scale of things that will not matter much. You should not " start over " , but rather take into account what has happend and CONTINUE your challenge. Life is going to happen over the course of 12 weeks, no matter when you start the count. If you continually start over you will never get to a 'finish' point where you can review your results, cause and effects. Dust yourself off and review your goals. Think about what you need to do to reach them and continue on the path. Also, this is going to happen again in 28 days...plan NOW for how you are going to handle it. Plan ahead and you will probably not binge as badly. But, if you do...forgive yourself and eat right the rest of the time. After all, if you stick to plan 3 weeks out of four you STILL are being better to your body than you had been, right? Hang in there, it will be okay. Barbara > > > > So I have this problem where when my period hits I get so completely > > depressed that I can't function. All I want to do is sleep, eat badly > > and cry for 4 days straight. Right now I am in the middle of that funk > > and I have subsequently binged 2 nights in a row and I skipped my work > > out today. What is wrong with me? I feel like a failure in every sense > > of the word. I'm only beginning week three...have I ruined everything? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Go to the OBGYN and tell her/him what you told us. Debilitating PMS is treatable. 4 days of this each month is too much. A couple of grumpy spells and some chocolate cravings should be all you deal with, on and off for maybe 2 days. There are even some good herbal remedies. Are you taking flax oil? When you are eating way too lowfat your body can't transport your homones very well so you get some crazy highs and lows. Also google for PMS supplements. Good luck! Jami --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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