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#26
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I like to bring in logic when I start to get nervous about talking to T about bodily issues. For me, in this situation, I would remind myself that over 50% of the world is female, and most have or had periods. And your T is a female, so she has periods too. Your T is helping you with anxiety and is a woman, so she will be understanding to your situation.
As far as long periods, it's okay and normal that they are shorter or longer than 5 days. Some women have spotting throughout their cycle. It's okay if your cycle is longer or shorter than 28 days. Some women even miss periods. And the amount of blood loss might seem a lot, but it's because it's comprised of other things woth the blood. Still, the only way to know for sure is a doctor. You were very brave to post this here. It takes a strong person to do that and you have the strength to tell your T too. Just a suggestion: if you can, you might want to read the book What Your Mother Never Told You About Sex. A T recommended it to me when I was about 19. It really helped me feel more comfortable with my body. We actually went over some parts of the book together. Maybe you and your T could do the same? If not, at least you will be able to learn about how your body works, what's normal.
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ive talked about my period to my male T. im on a high dose of antipsychotics and it made me lose my period for like 6 months. i didnt tell anyone about it til i thought about it and realized it prob wasnt a good thing. i started taking metformin because it reverses that side effect from APs. when i first got my period again i texted my T about it all excited. lol. i dont think its weird or anything. i think ur T would want to know about ur anxieties around this so she can find a way to support u.
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#29
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The topic is not too personal for a therapist. They hear about all things menstrual related since mood is often tied to your cycles. They need to know about the physical so they can correctly assess what's happening with you psychologically. Not eating will affect your period as well as anxiety level and overall mood. It is all very crucial to tell a T and nothing to be embarrassed about. No one can force you to do blood tests, although it might be a good idea so medical professionals can assess what may or may not be going on with you. It's even more important for you to have this information so that you are aware of what's happening with your body.
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I don't even think it's necessary to tell your therapist exactly what the problem is if you just find it too stressful to talk about. The main problem in terms of therapy is that your high level of anxiety is keeping you from getting health care. That's the thing to deal with because your therapist can't give you medical advice.
Can you tell her in an email that you have a health concern that's causing you a lot of worry, that your anxiety over seeing a doctor is keeping you from getting health care, and then ask if you could work on that specific anxiety during session. You could even say you don't want to go into the specifics of the health concern. Her expertise is in the anxiety, not medical issues, so that would be my way of approaching it. |
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Just an update, my flow has gotten much lighter and to be honest it stops for most of the day, and then starts again then stops again. So I'm sort of leaning toward the stress factor because I think my body has really taken a beating for the past 2-3 months. Still not up to telling my therapist though...
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Another update, not a great one. Had my appointment today, just got back and im crying my eyes out. As soon as i walked in she asked if anything caused a lot of anxiety this week and I sat there and lied straight to her face and said no. She got so happy because now she thinks my anxiety has gone down, little does she know how much im crying. It still hasnt ended, and i dont know what else to do.
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#33
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hey anxious girl, please check your private messages! I sent you one the other day
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[quote=AnxiousGirl; i dont know what else to do.[/quote]
Well, you know what doesn't work: not telling her what's really going on. That leaves a lot of room to try something new. Could you email her with a note that you panicked and misled her about your level of anxiety? Could doing that be anymore painful and distressing than keeping this to yourself? |
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Can sending an email feel any worse than you feel right now? ok it might at the hit send moment but I'd place a bet that in the long run you'll feel better just getting this off your shoulders. Most of your anxiety seems to be coming from how to tell your T things, I think there is going to come a point where you might just need to take a risk and try something new because right now you are hurting week after week and are getting no relief. Can you try sending just a simple one line email saying this week you have felt more anxious than you admitted to in session?
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I wrote the email, but now I'm too afraid to send it. I need some motivation!
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Sometimes waiting for motivation is what trips me up. Just hit send.
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To slow down the flow, try an ice pack, wrapped in a towel, on your abdomen.
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I made a promise to myself to send it before I sleep.
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The flow is extremely light, it's just heavy once then it's all spotting.
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I'm beginning to stress about almost everything and my flow is getting worse. I do think it's stress but I still haven't sent the email as of yet. I wrote it 2 days ago but still worried about sending it.
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Okay, I sent it about half hour ago. Hopefully it gives me some reassurance. As for the flow, I think yesterday my period actually started. The weeks before it was just light and spotting. Who knows anymore.
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Still no reply, not sure if she got it or not.
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Did you ask her to reply? If you didn't, try not to read anything into this. There are a lot of possible reasons you haven't heard back from her yet. You put it out there and let her know what's really going on. That's what's important. If it's something she wants to wait for session to talk about, at least you will be dealing with your anxiety and not hiding it/making it worse.
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I'm glad you Emailed your T. This is NOT a big deal for the T (I know it is for you), so if that helps you to feel more at ease, great. It's part of being a woman (I don't miss that part at all!!).
I have a hard time saying things to my T, and sometimes I'll go home and send her an Email, telling her the difficult things. She is completely supportive of this (for now) and pushes me to do it. I think her belief is, whatever it takes to get me to share, she will support it. The time for talking in front of her can come later. Now, she just needs facts. You can even ask your T not to bring it up... that you're just sharing for her knowledge for now. I don't usually put that stipulation in an Email, but my T is pretty good about not bringing things up unless I do. So I could probably tell her something big in an Email, and she still wouldn't say anything about it until I did. It has been very helpful for me, and I greatly appreciate her being open to it. I think she just gets so darn frustrated with me not talking that if she had to stand up and do a dance with a hula skirt on to get me to talk, she probably would. I'm trying not to be so closed up....it's hard. So my T is just going with my baby steps for now, and remains understanding. I'm sure yours will too. I think sometimes they have to tailor themselves to fit the client, and I believe my T has done that very well for the most part.
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#48
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#49
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hey check your PM's!!!!
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Yesterday my period stopped the entire day and I thought it was over, it wasn't. I started experiencing multiple anxiety attacks an I'm not sure what to do. If you're going to say see a doctor just dont comment please. I want to talk to my therapist first and my appointment isn't until next week.
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