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Learning that you’re
going through premature menopause can be devastating and it’s
not unusual to suddenly fall into a period of depression upon
receiving this unwelcome news.
Even if you weren’t planning on having children, learning that
you’re suddenly infertile is an experience that can wreak havoc
on your emotions. Somehow you feel as though you’re less of a
woman or perhaps no longer sexy; as if a very integral part of
you has died.
You try to share your feelings with friends or family, but early
or premature menopause is something that few others understand.
Like suffering a miscarriage or the death of a parent, unless
someone has gone through it, they just can’t comprehend how
emotionally devastating and upsetting early menopause can be.
Because early menopause is often unexpected, women who
experience it are more at risk for depression than are older
women who are approaching or experiencing symptoms of menopause.
Women who are faced with early menopause as a result of surgery
are often even more devastated due to the fact that they’ve not
only gone through a major surgery, but a big part of who they
believe they were is suddenly gone.
No matter what the reason for early menopause, all women who
experience it – both mothers and career women – feel a profound
loss and a significant amount of grief, shock and disbelief.
These feelings won’t disappear right away; as a matter of fact,
there’s a healing process that most women must go through before
they begin to accept the fact that they’re experiencing
menopause prematurely and much sooner than they would have
preferred.
One woman I interviewed for this project says “Once I learned to
accept what I had become, I realized there was nothing I could
do about it. I finally decided that I would do the best I could
to remain young and feel good. What choice did I have?” So,
certainly, you will mourn and it will take time, but eventually
you will get through this and you will feel better. As a matter
of fact, each day will bring less feelings of despair and time
will bring you back to your old self – determined, strong and
capable; perhaps even more so than before.
One of the first steps to returning to the old you is by looking
in the mirror and seeing how you really are still yourself. Your
youthful appearance is still intact; as a matter of fact, all of
you is still intact. Yes, your reproductive system is not
working the way it should, but you’re still a wonderful, young
and vibrant woman with so much potential and so much to offer.
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Susan
Megge started experiencing symptoms of menopause several years
ago and researched various avenues to deal with these symptoms
naturally. This led to her discovery of the significant role
that exercise plays in making menopause a very manageable, and
even wonderful time in a woman's life. Susan Megge is the author
of "Being Beautiful Beyond 40," a book dedicated to helping
women to be inspired, confident and beautiful as they approach
menopause. Learn to cope with symptoms of early menopause by
visiting
http://www.40isbeautiful.com/Early_Menopause.html.
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