Do you have alters?



I always 'talked to myself' in private and when I got dx with autism assumed it was connected as Autism can cause dissociation and in some cases a tendency a live in fantasy....and 'masking' (having a social mask/more sociable persona) is common in autism too but it was never more than that until I hit peri-menopause.


With the mood swings and hormone levels going crazy I started getting much more personality shifts and switching personalities several times a day.


It's calmed down a bit lately as I seem to be coming out of the other side of peri..and going 6 months or more without a monthly cycle.


I'm unable to go on HRT due to family history of cancer and stroke risks having already experienced one blood clot and lympoedema (sp) ...leg swelling ..... but looking back most of my worst symptoms including physical stuff like hot flushes and bladder issues were back in my 40's when I didn't actually realise the peri had started!


There is a type of schizophrenia triggered by pregnancy and also by going through the menopause ....not saying you have that but my point is....if menopause can cause a woman with no existing dx to get schizophrenia what else could it trigger??? ...the hormone shifts directly affect the brain!


Many mention a great increase in anxiety levels, my Tinnitus has got worse but with the covid vaccines too and I have had covid too I can't be completely sure which one of them has made the Tinnitus worse.