Menopause: How to Be Happy at This Stage

Menopause is a natural and biological process that women go through at the age of 40 to 50; It is defined as the permanent cessation of menstruation due to the gradual exhaustion of ovarian follicular activity. Menopause is the phase of the normal aging process in women.

On the other hand, 4 factors influence menopause; psychological, social, family and physiological. In this sense, it is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of menopause, which range from hot flashes, sweating, vaginal dryness, pain during sexual intercourse, and sleep disturbances. When these symptoms combine, this can cause high levels of stress, anxiety or depression and, as a consequence, body somatization. Fatigue may appear throughout the body, osteoporosis, irregular or complete absence of menstruation, hair loss, recurrent mood swings, etc. The good news is that There are ways to manage these alterations to prevent them from damaging the quality of life of the woman.

Keys to prevent menopause from taking us away from happiness

Today there are various medical treatments and psychotherapeutic systems that help women who are going through menopause have a satisfactory life, full of happiness and emotional harmony.

Psychological therapy has been shown to have the benefit of helping women in the perimenopausal stage; An additional benefit is that there is an interesting saving compared to what pharmaceutical costs would entail.

Effective improvement of the physical and psychological symptoms associated with menopause has been demonstrated using highly precise psychotherapeutic techniques that have been developed over years by research psychologists. Some introductory techniques that are very effective are progressive relaxation techniques based on full concentration.

1. How is mindfulness applied in the context of therapy?

For this technique, the person must memorize the steps to follow, or they must ask someone to read to them with a serene and modulated voice the steps to be executed.

Lie on the floor without a pillow, breathe deeply and slowly in 8 counts with your diaphragm; Have in your mind the image of the numbers you are counting (8 seconds inhaling and 8 seconds exhaling) relax your entire body from the toes to the scalp; feel how your heart beats slower and slower, if you start to feel sleepy it is completely normal; Imagine that you are in a place that transmits peace, that gives you security, tranquility, harmony.

This exercise should be done for 10 minutes until you reach full relaxation. To do this, leave your mind free of worries, resentment, fear, frustration, and anger; These are feelings of scarcity that do not allow us to have peace. On the other hand, focus on gratitude, your ability to love, appreciate, enjoy, grow, give, learn. Feel now in possession of that peace, tranquility and health you are looking for.

2. Psychoeducation

Another technique is psychoeducation as a therapeutic resource; It is based on being well informed about the problem to be faced, about what is happening in your body, so that in this way your mind remains calm and does not feed myths about menopause and unfounded worries. The mind does not distinguish between what is real and what is imagined, and this is why many people get sick from imagining that their body is deteriorating, believing that they are going to be worse, that they are going to have many illnesses.

The mind somatizes emotions. If you have harmful emotions as a result of your thoughts, imaginary thoughts that have not been proven, but that you still maintain, these thoughts may be part of the causes of your illness.

3. Rational emotive evaluation techniques

You are not affected by what happens to you, but by the meaning you give to a certain event. Let’s remember that if you are going through a bad situation right now, maybe it is only bad because you assign that meaning to it.

Remember that the more you know yourself, how your mind and emotions work, the easier it will be for you to access a state of peace and health.

4. Behavior modification techniques

One of the ways to apply these techniques is to write down what you want to change, why, and what you are willing to do to achieve it. In second place, draw up an action plan that will specify the time and time you will dedicate to changing your unwanted behavior to the new behavior desired; Be consistent and disciplined in daily execution, the results will come.

There are several behavior modification techniques, but here I leave you the simplest and most effective.

5. Advanced deep introspection technique

This technique can only be applied by a professional who guides you through verbal instructions, the process adapts to access your subconscious and generate a deep and lasting change.

If you want more personalized attention, someone who listens to you and understands what you are experiencing, exercises and techniques that suit your symptoms and lifestyle, you can contact us and we will gladly help you cope with this menopause process in the best way.