I was wondering if anyone had any experience with hormonal disorders due to their menstual cycle and irrational fears at night.
I have endometriosis and suspected PMDD (doctors at reluctant to diagnose as ‘they can’t do anything about it anyway’.
I’ve always suffered with mood swings but in the past 2 years (since having my child) the anxiety is crippling.
I lay awake at night and panic about fabricated events that might happen.
I mostly obsess about losing people close to me and how I would cope with them dying (as I don’t think think I could).
I also worry my daughter could be abducted whilst out shopping or on holiday, her falling ill or something happening to her.
I obsess for hours and I can’t sleep. During the day I seem to be able to quash these fears as I know they aren’t currently happening but at night it’s as if the fear takes over. It becomes very real and I can’t snap out of it.
I’ve tried counselling and CBT but these don’t help with me fears at night.
Has anyone got any advice as the older I get the worse it’s becoming.
I just don’t see a way forward at the minute but I don’t want to resign myself to this forever as it’s exhausting.