Challenges

This year has been a challenging one for me.

Last November I struggled with mild depression.
It was horrible.
I struggled with admitting it out loud.
One evening I was talking with my mother-in-law and finally brought myself to say it.
I'm truly grateful that it wasn't something I had to deal with for an extended period of time.

This Spring I was doing really well.
I felt on top of things.
I absolutely love the spring months.
I was busy with work, planting all the time.
I felt ambitious and took on a side job.

I took too much on.
Stress.
Feeling over loaded.
Exhaustion.
Always feeling stretched too thin.

Through out the summer I continued to feel the same.
I had finished the side job.
Overtime had finished at work.
My calling at church seemed to be too much.
I continually felt exhausted
I could barely manage my everyday tasks.

I attributed it to my boundaries.
Learning about what I can and can't do and being okay with that.
If I pushed myself too far...
the next few days would be rough.

Mitch and I both went in for physicals this past month.
The NP that I saw thought to add a thyroid lab with the rest of my blood work.
She called me with the results the next day.
Blood pressure, glucose, liver functions...
Everything looked pretty good.
But she did tell me I was hypothyroid.

I didn't even know what a thyroid was.
She asked if ever feel mentally foggy, fatigued, dry/brittle hair...
She recalled that I complained about weight gain this past year {~15lbs}

After the call, I looked up what hypothyroid is
It makes a lot of sense...
many of the symptoms listed are things I've experienced this year.
I had attributed everything to certain aspects of my life.
Never once had I thought that it could be a health problem.


There are days that I feel good
and other days are a lot more challenging.


I'm grateful to know that there is a reason for many of the things I am experiencing.
There is hope with medicine and natural remedies that I will be able to balance my thyroid.

Do any of you suffer from Hypothyroid?

I would love to hear your story.

What are some of the challenges you've experienced this past year?