🍟 Am I Crazy… or Is This Perimenopause?

The Real Talk No One Gave Us

Let’s just start here:

You’re not crazy.

But I get why it feels like you might be.

🤯 That “Something Feels Off” Moment

It usually doesn’t hit all at once.

It’s subtle.

You wake up one day and just feel… different.

Not sick.

Not necessarily tired.

Just off.

You forget why you walked into a room.

You get irritated over something small.

You feel emotional — and you don’t even know why.

And then comes the thought:

👉 “What is wrong with me?”

🧠 The Part No One Really Explains

We hear about menopause like it’s one event.

Hot flashes. Done.

But what no one really talks about is everything leading up to it.

👉 Perimenopause.

The slow shift.

The confusing phase.

The one where your body starts changing before you even realize what’s happening.

⚡ The Symptoms That Make You Question Everything

Let’s just say them out loud:

• mood swings that don’t match the moment

• brain fog (where did that thought go?)

• random anxiety• sleep that suddenly isn’t great

• feeling unlike yourself

And the hardest part?

You start blaming yourself.

💭 The “Am I Crazy?” Phase

This is the phase that hits the deepest.

Because it’s not just physical.

It’s mental.

It’s emotional.

It’s identity.

You start wondering:

• “Why can’t I handle things like I used to?”

• “Why does everything feel harder?”

• “Is this just me now?”

🔄 The Moment It Starts to Click

And then…

Something shifts.

You hear the word “perimenopause.”

You read something.

You talk to someone.

And suddenly:

👉 it starts to make sense.

This isn’t you falling apart.

This is your body changing.

💡 This Changes Everything

Because now instead of:

“I’m broken.”

It becomes:

“I’m going through something real.”

And that shift?

It matters.

😅 Let’s Be Honest for a Second

Some of this is frustrating.

But some of it is also…

Kind of funny.

Like:

Walking into a room with full confidence…and immediately forgetting why you’re there.

Or getting emotional over something random and thinking:

👉 “Okay… that was a lot.” 😅

❤️ You’re Not Alone in This

This is happening to so many women.

Quietly.

Individually.

Without enough conversation around it.

And that’s part of the problem.

🔥 The Sex’n’Fries Takeaway

You’re not crazy.

You’re not losing yourself.

You’re not broken.

You’re changing.

And maybe…

Instead of fighting it…

We start understanding it.

Working with it.

Giving ourselves a little more grace.

🎧 LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE

Want to hear the full conversation?

👉 Listen to:“Am I Crazy… or Is This Perimenopause?”

on The Amber Dea Lux Show

💬 FINAL THOUGHT

This phase of life isn’t about losing who you are.

It’s about meeting a version of yourself you haven’t fully understood yet.

And once you do?

Everything starts to feel a little less confusing.