Hey guys, so about a month ago, I realized that I had PCOS, which has been the cause of all my hormonal issues. I have it because I was born three months premature, so my endocrine system is pretty messed up. As a kid, I started noticing some things that were different, and I went to the doctor, but then the symptoms just kept adding and adding on and I had no idea what to do. Running really takes my cortisol on a whole new level and it makes me sad sometimes that I now sometimes feel scared after a run. The sad thing is, I can’t get rid of it, but I have to manage it, which means cutting out a ton of foods and changing a lot of my diet. I can’t eat dairy, as that hurts my cystic acne, I can’t eat candy or chocolate and I can’t eat a lot of carbs. I have to make sure I’m getting at least 8 hrs of sleep to make sure my cortisol is low. It’s getting to the point where even the foods that I eat will destroy my skin and hormones, and I’m worried about the future. But now that I understand I have to practice being kinder to myself, as this struggle is almost a blessing in disguise, as I was given this instead of deafness or blindness or being paralyzed, but my mental health has been a wreck so I’m trying to be nicer to myself.
