Anxiety, Panic Attacks & Perimenopause: How to Cope When You Don’t Feel Like Yourself | Not Us Podcast

In this episode of Not Us Podcast, we’re talking about anxiety, perimenopause, and menopause and why so many women are struggling in silence.If you’ve ever felt like your body changed before your mind could catch up, or like your usual coping tools suddenly stopped working, this conversation is for you. We talk about what anxiety feels like in the body, panic attacks, hormonal shifts, medication, high-functioning women who no longer feel like themselves, and why so many of us think we have to just “push through.”This is not medical advice. It’s a real sister-to-sister conversation about what it means to feel overwhelmed, disconnected, emotional, highly alert, and not quite like yourself anymore, especially during perimenopause and menopause.What anxiety can feel like in real lifeAnxiety vs panic attacksWhy hormonal shifts can make your nervous system feel louderPerimenopause, menopause, brain fog, overwhelm, and emotional changesThe pressure on women to suffer in silenceMedication, alternatives, and advocating for yourselfWhy you’re not broken, even if you feel differentIf something feels off, different, heavier, or harder than it used to, this is your reminder to listen to your body and ask questions.Keywords: anxiety, menopause anxiety, perimenopause anxiety, panic attacks, menopause symptoms, perimenopause symptoms, women’s health, hormonal changes, HRT, nervous system, brain fog, overwhelm, high functioning anxiety, mental health for women, midlife women, Not Us PodcastIn this episode:Hashtags: #Anxiety #Perimenopause #Menopause #WomensHealth #MentalHealth #PanicAttacks #Hormones #MidlifeWomen #NotUsPodcast #BrainFog #HRT #HighFunctioningWomen