Stress worsens my PCOS, and my PCOS makes me more stressed. How do you break out of that loop?
Omg yes 😭 it becomes this horrible loop where your body feels worse so your brain gets more anxious… then the stress makes symptoms louder again 😕. I used to get so frustrated with myself coz I’d think “just relax” but it’s impossible when your body keeps reminding you something feels off. Honestly the only thing that helped me a bit was stopping the pressure to “fix everything” at once n focusing on tiny things that made me feel even 5% calmer… PCOS can be so mentally draining too…
I relate to this sooo much 😕 stress doesn’t “cause” it but it definitely feels like it turns the volume up on everything… then the symptoms themselves make you more stressed and round n round it goes. I used to feel guilty like maybe I just wasn’t coping well enough, but my body genuinely reacted during stressful periods. It’s such an exhausting cycle honestly.
Same 😕 It’s like stress makes the symptoms worse, then the symptoms make u more stressed, and suddenly your whole body feels stuck in this constant state of tension and inflammation 😭 Sometimes I can literally feel a flare building after an emotionally exhausting week.
I swear the stress and PCOS cycle is horrible 😭 The more stressed I get, the worse my symptoms become and then that stresses me out even more. What helped me a bit was slowing down during flare days and not expecting myself to function normally all the time.