Brief version: my brain let me down this morning convincing me to change platforms at a station I’ve used weekly where I know the correct platform. I was hot and sweaty. I am 47. My period is due and I feel very unsure of myself and I can’t concentrate. Is this peri-menopause? Sleep is ok (i wake to go to the loo, which is annoying), no alcohol, exercise lots, healthy eating (probably a bit too much refined sugar).
long version: I went to catch an early train into London this morning for work. My husband dropped me to a nearby station that isn’t my everyday one. However I’ve lived in the area all my life, so I know the station and use it once a week.
At the last minute I convinced myself I was on the wrong platform. Fast trains into London have left from this platform for the 47 years I’ve been on this planet. In fact I caught a fast train from this platform last week!
i decided to walk back up the stairs to get to another platform (the stopping service) and I missed the fast train. I was hot and sweaty all of a sudden. I also missed the stopping service as I felt paralysed with just not knowing where I should go so I stood still. I will now miss my connection to Manchester.
i have no idea why I did this. My period is due and I have always felt a bit clumsier than usual in the days preceding, ever since I was a teenager. I am struggling to concentrate and easily distracted these last few days too.
i have never experienced something where I doubt myself this much. Is this a sign of peri-menopause? I’m 47.