Women’s Issues

6 Signs of Menopause and Anxiety

Melissa Plantz2025-11-04T08:17:47+00:00November 4th, 2025|Anxiety, Featured, Individual Counseling, Women’s Issues|

For some women, menopause is the signal that a new chapter of their lives is just beginning. The third act is full of possibilities. Unfortunately, menopause also comes with hormone fluctuations that can leave a woman tired, anxious, and with new physical conditions, such as hot flashes and headaches. Some women never experience any symptoms, while others experience most of them. When it comes to mental health, anxiety worsens with the reduction of estrogen and the increase of cortisol and adrenaline. Recognizing the signs of menopause and anxiety will enable you to seek help earlier and lessen the effects. 6 Signs of Menopause and Anxiety Below is a list of common signs of menopause and anxiety. Not every woman experiences all symptoms, and some women never experience one. Speak with your doctor or a counselor if you experience any of the following or if the signs interfere with daily activities and quality of life. Worry or Fear Anxiety, worry, and fear can prevent you from living your best life or continuing in your calling. Persistent worry can also keep you isolated from those closest to you. Appetite Changes Hormone fluctuations combined with anxiety can change your appetite with cravings for unhealthy fare. Women vulnerable to eating disorders may increase their risk as they try to control weight gain and body shape changes due to hormonal shifts. Sleep Issues The stress hormone cortisol rises early in the morning but may also stay steady throughout the day during menopause as other hormones decrease. This can cause trouble falling or staying asleep. Waking up in the middle of the night and being unable to fall back to sleep is common. Mood Swings Irritability and mood swings are common signs of menopause and anxiety as serotonin and other feel-good chemicals decrease. It may be [...]

Anger Management According to the Bible

Do you struggle with anger management issues and wonder what the Bible has to say? If so, this article on Bible verses about anger may be just what you are looking for. Knowing what it says about anger can help you process it and deal with it more positively. The Bible tells us that not all anger is bad. Anger can be righteous or unrighteous, depending on what makes you angry, what you do with it, whether it controls you, etc. If you're looking for support, Flower Mound Christian Counseling can offer guidance on how to manage anger from a Christian perspective. Anger Management: Righteous anger Righteous anger is a response to injustice and wrongdoing, to people taking advantage of the weak and poor, to things that dishonor God. It focuses on the defense of others or principles and confronts both the sin and the sinner. Righteous anger is the kind of anger God feels toward the wicked, and that Jesus expressed when He drove the moneychangers out of the temple. It does not stir up conflict, cause quarrels, or lead to wrongdoing or unforgiveness. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. – Romans 1:18 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple, he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” – [...]

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