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Your bad mood may hate #17.

Menopause hair met ChatGPT

I don’t feel attractive anymore. The weight gain from menopause has changed my body, and sometimes I barely recognize myself in the mirror.

Sometimes I snap. Maybe it’s deserved, maybe it’s not… but I’m always the one apologizing, like I’m the problem. I know if I don’t say sorry, no one else will.

What if the symptoms aren’t the only thing making perimenopause so difficult?

Lately I feel this low simmering anger: at myself, at my life, at how stuck everything feels. I’m tired of the same routines, tired of waiting for things to change. I’m just… fed up.

👋 Hello to the woman who remembers being sensual, playful, and alive… and would like to know where that version of herself went. I met Eva through LinkedIn, and during our call we connected over our personal stories, this strange midlife chapter, and what it feels like to start something new when life is already changing. We both talked about the challenges of building something of our own,…

Menopause has me asking: why do I feel guilty when I rest, but empty when I’m productive? I just want to know what would actually make me feel fulfilled.

The beauty changes that mess with your mood... or NOT

I wish I wasn’t this bitter sometimes. But it’s there, sitting inside me, changing how I feel about everything.