Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: aja on September 26, 2025, 06:33:09 AM
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Hello!
I was always good at handling stress in my life with a lot of work and everything. But perimenopause completely destroyed my resilience to stress.
I am now 48 and i am startled and shaking with every small stressor.
Is this normal for perimenopause? Does it get better after menopause? do we regain that stress resilience?
thank you!
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Hello aja
I don't know the answer to this but just jumping on to say I'm feeling similar, you are not alone. Things help, like mindfulness, talking myself through things etc, but considering I was well skilled in all that for most of my adult life, it's like I'm having to learn it all over again. I'm taking hrt but it needs a thorough review. I know that when I first began it my resilience bounced back without any effort on my part. Now, not happening, so something needs changing.
Anyway, I hope you feel stronger soon, but I do relate and I think a lot of others will do too. :)
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Thank you JuliaC
It helps a lot knowing that someone understands you.
There are so many changes and they come all of a sudden out of nowhere that I am not able to absorb them all and digest all this and to adjust.
I don’t know myself anymore because so many things changed to worse that i just watch with fear.