BRAIN FOG

Brain fog: having feelings of being confused, not being able to focus well, a lack of mental clarity and forgetfulness. I’ve spoken to quite a few menopausal women who ask me if I too experience those moments when I just can’t get my thoughts together or think clearly since I started going through menopause, and the answer is YES! My concentration is sooo not what it use to be! I find my mind wandering a lot more and have to laugh at myself sometimes when I catch myself drifting away. I named it M.A.D. Menopausal Attention Disorder Lol! My poor husband, I feel so sorry for him that he has to put up with me during this WACKY! Time in my life, sometimes he could be right in the middle of telling me something and I’ll just start focusing on somethings else! It’s so totally rude! But I truly can’t control it! I just can’t get my brain to cooperate with me, I have to apologize a lot! I spoke about the assistance of sticky notes and inotes in an earlier blog, due to how my memory is just not the same. I really have to struggle a bit more to focus on a task at hand, I mean, I’ve always been a little spastic in my thoughts, but now! I’m really drifting out there! Lol! Definitely not as sharp as I use to be, let’s just say, if I use to be sharp as a knife, now I’m more like a dull number 2 pencil. ? I’ve tried some supplements that seem to work very well, a little on the pricey side, but AMAZING When I’m taking them, I just need to be more consistent, I just hate taking pills! Even those that are helpful, just being honest, I always tend to take them when I have to take a class or workshop that requires me to stay present and focused!

Taming the tongue

The Bible talks a lot about the tongue being a small member, but also how it is so hard to control! It has the ability to sooth, upbuild and comfort others, and at the same time! It can tear down, slice others to pieces and start emotional fires that could be hard to put out! So be careful with the use of your tongue during your menopausal transition. Something I’ve noticed with myself, I’ve always been a very truthful person, but it’s  just something about menopause that causes a women  to want to give those they deem deserving, the TRUTH! And by God! Nothing BUT! The TRUTH! But as we all know ladies, the truth can sometimes hurt!  There is nothing wrong with us holding a little of the truth back if we know that it will absolutely shatter someone’s world! I’m  Not telling you to lie! I’m just saying you don’t have to deliver the truth in deadly doses. If we feel we really have to go there, be tactful about it, I cannot count how many INSERT FOOT IN MOUTH moments I’ve experienced, and most times it’s toward those we love the most! It’s really bad when you wish you could run after each word you just throw out of your mouth at the speed of some world series fast balls! You try to become a word catcher! But it’s to late! Some things just don’t need to be said, but it’s like a burning in your soul until you get it off your chest! You just had to say it!  And that’s not always good, cause after it’s all said and done, you feel terrible inside, I’m constantly checking myself on this tongue point. Before menopause I had more of a handle on choosing my words wisely so as not to injure, now a days, I have to think it through and even with that! I don’t always get it right, but I don’t stop trying.