I tried posting this in menopause but didn't get many responses so thought I'd try here. Not even sure if it is peri or just January blues by my god, it's getting me down.
You know people say that when you get older, you don't care about what people think? Well I feel like the opposite is happening to me.
I'm 40 and irritable. I let tiny things get to me. Friends and family who I love seem wind me up by saying the wrong thing. I feel Prickly and defensive all the time. I seem to have lost my sense of humour and instead of taking a joke I stew on stuff. I read into stuff things which probably aren't there. This isn't me, I used to be self deprecating and funny if I say so myself.
Is this a peri syndrome? I can't stand it and i feel like I'm not myself at all. How do I start to not give a fuck about this kind of thing?