more than you wanted to know

[falcongrrl]

Today I am craving salt, bloated, achey, and pretty sure I'm going to start my period soon, and early at that. I thought maybe I was trying to sync up with one of my friends, but my quick poll doesn't show that anyone's starting or on theirs now.

Anyway, I'm also exhausted and highly distractable. My thoughts jump from one topic to the other entirely too fast, to the point that it's hard to articulate anything well. Case in point: my aunt had called me a few days ago, and I've been meaning to return her call. This afternoon I picked up the phone, dialed her number, and forgot whom I had called entirely by the time she answered the phone on the second ring. I had to stammer greetings for a few minutes until I coaxed my brain into remembering with whom I might be speaking.

I'm wondering if the two could be related - if ADD-like symptoms ever correlate with PMS. I know that I've read that sleep deprivation can make distractability issues worse. That definitely seems true for me, as well as increasing symptoms of anxiety or depression in general if I'm not getting enough sleep.

I do feel okay today psychologically, though. I'm just a bit more flighty than usual (!).