I want to know what we may have in common and what’s helped you guys. I can share what’s helped me/ what I’ve seen.
- I have a tremendously difficult time with consistency. It’s been hard to stay consistent enough to see results for things.
- I have begun giving my mother some money to put away for savings. Doing this makes me feel like a child but if it means I can save up for a house then I’ll do it. If I see it, I’m liable to spend it. It doesn’t happen all the time but it’s enough that it’s a problem.
- I have an extremely difficult time with my emotions and keeping them in check. I’ll take deep breaths, be fine for a moment and then get angry again. I have a lot of anger (a lot of it due to trauma and the world at large), but it’s hard to keep a lid on it. I have to warn people when I’m getting there and I rant to myself a ton. I recently found out anger is a symptom of ADHD and depression and I’m going to talk about it with my therapist tomorrow.
- I notice my symptoms get worse when I’m PMSING and it’s one of the few ways I have begun to be able to tell when I’m PMSING due to its irregularity.
- Energy regulation is hard, I’m still trying to maintain it. I have PCOS gummies from Black Girl Vitamins that can be helpful (when I take them) but I notice my energy can be low sometimes even with those. If I have a day where I do a lot, the next day my levels are low even after a decent sleep.
It’s taken me a long time to get to this level of understanding myself. I haven’t always been able to keep my symptoms in mind long enough to notice patterns. I feel like a complete mess and while I know I’m not, functioning in day to day life is a huge challenge. Made even more so by people who don’t understand.