Menopause Discussion > Personal Experiences
A message of hope
babyjane:
--- Quote from: widget49 on January 26, 2016, 12:53:33 PM ---Asking for help doesn't make you weak.
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thank you for saying this, I am learning this only now and said it to a good friend and neighbour only today. Trying to be strong for too long has made me ill and I am having to be honest and reinvent myself. It is hard and painful and will not happen overnight but your timely post has given me cause to smile so thank you :)
widget49:
Such lovely ladies on here.
Sorry to hear you're struggling Babyjane. Being honest with ourselves and others is so important. Don't see it as reinventing yourself, that can sound scary and overwhelming. Small, gradual change is best I think. Baby steps so to speak.
And Dorothy, stay away from trains unless you're using it to ride through the tunnel :-)
CLKD:
"Unto thine own self be true" ;)
babyjane:
thank you widget, perhaps reinventing was the wrong word but the old me was no good for me and as I come to understand better what made me the person I was, I think things will improve.
Suffice to say it was the menopause that brought all this to a head and I am finding it very helpful to be able to lay it down to people who understand :hug:
Kathleen:
Hello widget.
I would also like to thank you for your inspirational messages.
Your comments reminded me of a friend of my mother's who was an ' Auntie' to me. She was lovely and took a special interest in me which was wonderful. I think these sort of relationships can be so life enhancing for all concerned and I hope that being a good Auntie brings you joy.
Wishing you well and take care.
K.
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