The anxiety is a pain, but mine comes and goes, and now I've worked out that it is hormonal, I can give myself a good talking to, which calms me down. I know I'm fortunate not to have suffered as badly as some with this.
The thing I find hardest to cope with is the physical change, which has really knocked my confidence. I've had to change my style of dressing to accommodate the hot flushes, and that and the way my body shape has changed, I feel like I'm living in someone else's body. It's a horrible feeling. I wouldn't say meno rules my daily life, although I've had to make some major adjustments to work round it, but it certainly rules my social life - or rather stops me having much of one! I went out with a friend last week and the room was so hot, I couldn't stay, I was just dripping. And one of my best friends is talking about her plans for her wedding & how she wants me to be there, and I am just dreading it. Last time I went to a wedding, someone took a photo of me without me realising it and posted it on Facebook - I was in the middle of a major hot flush, so there I am on the web, wet hair, dripping face, sweat patches all over my top... Lovely.