02/02/2026
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ - along with my smart-*ss comments๐
๐ฃSurvey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health.
(No s*it sherlock!)
๐ฃAlmost two in three women over 50 struggle with their mental health as they deal with menopause, relationship breakdowns and changes to their appearance, a survey has found.
(We didn't need a study to tell us that, did we ladies)
๐ฃHowever, an โepidemic of silenceโ surrounds the challenges women face to their mental health in midlife, as almost nine out of 10 of those affected seek no help to cope.
(Maybe that's because the wait periods are so long, most of us a priced out of care and when we do get there we are totally dismissed)
๐ฃโWhat is most alarming is that a staggering nearly nine in 10 women [affected] are facing mental health struggles but feel the need to hide it!!! For many women over 50, midlife mental wellbeing challenges are having a devastating impact on their day-to-day lives.โ
(๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ผ๐น โ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต.)
๐ฃThe negative consequences of a widespread โholding back from opening upโ included trouble sleeping (59%), gaining or losing weight (43%), avoiding social events (38%) and withdrawing from friendship groups (28%), according to the survey, undertaken by the market research firm 3Gem. (๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐โฆ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.)
๐ฃโMenopause can lead to symptoms such as brain fog, poor sleep and memory loss, which can make women question their own competence and abilities, alongside this many are navigating a transition in their home lives. This might include grief, taking on caring responsibilities for ageing relatives, young adult children leaving home, or the breakdown of a relationship.โ
๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐... don't go through this in silence. We need to stick together and support one another through this. We need a place where we can get information, support and validation.
I'll pop the link in comments. It's a free group - come on ladies, let's do this together!
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