u/sarahleana_01

i'm normally pretty on top of things. and then one week a month i'm sitting in meetings forgetting words, missing details, taking twice as long to do basic tasks. my coworkers don't know what's happening. i barely know what's happening.

i used to think i just had bad weeks sometimes. took me embarrassingly long to connect it to my cycle

does anyone else feel like they have to hide this at work or has anyone actually found something that genuinely helps

like i slept nine hours last night and woke up feeling like i hadn't slept at all. made coffee, sat down to start my day, and just stared at the wall for twenty minutes. not sad, not stressed. just completely empty.

and the worst part is i know it's coming every month and i still can't fully prepare for it

anyone else feel like this specific kind of tired is in a completely different category than regular fatigue