ADHD, Hormones, and the Emotional Goblin That Clocked In Every Month
ADHD and hormones can be a spectacular tag team. One day your usual coping strategies are clocked in, wearing name tags, and doing their jobs. Another day they’ve apparently abandoned the building through an emergency exit and left no forwarding address.
😳 “WHY AM I FINE… THEN READY TO FIGHT A LAMP??”
For years I honestly thought I had two personalities.
One was:
👉 friendly
👉 patient
👉 easygoing
The other?
👉 showed up once a month like a deeply offended goblin in sensible shoes
Ready to fight… over absolutely nothing.
🫠 THE ACCIDENTAL OVERSHARING PHASE
And here’s where it gets even better.
Because not only am I emotionally activated…
👉 I’m also suddenly sharing my entire life story with zero warning.
Like:
👉 “I didn’t even like her in 2007”
👉 “This reminds me of something my aunt said once”
👉 “Actually let me explain everything from the beginning…”
WHY am I like this.
No filter.
No exit strategy.
Just full emotional TED Talk nobody asked for.
👹 THE EMOTIONAL GOBLIN
And I mean NOTHING sets it off.
👉 someone chewing too loud
👉 someone breathing too loud
👉 someone existing too close to me
And suddenly my nervous system is like:
👉 “That’s it. I’m leaving this planet. Pack a bag.”
🤡 THE CONFUSION
At the time?
👉 I thought it was random.
One minute:
👉 normal human
Next minute:
👉 everyone is auditioning for “America’s Got On My Last Nerve”
Then later?
👉 calm again
👉 patience returns
👉 I feel like myself
Like the goblin clocked out and took its attitude with it.
🧠 THE PATTERN MY ADHD BRAIN MISSED FOR YEARS
Looking back?
👉 obvious.
At the time?
👉 absolutely not.
Because my brain runs on:
👉 NOW
👉 NOT NOW
That’s it.
So something happening monthly?
👉 didn’t register as a pattern
It felt like:
🎭 surprise emotional chaos in disguise
Meanwhile reality:
👉 “HELLO. I COME HERE EVERY MONTH.”
My brain:
👉 “Wow. A mystery.”
💡 THE LIGHTBULB MOMENT
One day I asked:
👉 “Could this be my cycle?”
And suddenly…
👉 things started making sense
This wasn’t random.
👉 this was a pattern
😵💫 WHAT IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE
During that time:
👉 tolerance = wet paper napkin
👉 tiny things feel HUGE
👉 everything feels personal
👉 oversharing level = UNHINGED
Examples:
👉 chewing? jail
👉 too many questions? jail
👉 me explaining my entire childhood mid-conversation? also jail
Then later:
👉 “Well… that was dramatic.”
🧠 WHY THIS IS SO SNEAKY WITH ADHD
ADHD affects:
👉 pattern recognition
👉 time awareness
👉 emotional regulation
So instead of:
👉 “this happens every month”
Your brain experiences:
👉 jump scare chaos
🥊 BRAIN + HORMONES = CAGE MATCH
Hormones enter the chat.
ADHD brain responds:
👉 “Perfect. Let’s take everything personally AND overshare.”
Now it’s:
🥊 logic vs emotion
🥊 calm vs chaos
🥊 privacy vs “let me tell you everything real quick”
👉 nobody wins
🚨 REAL QUICK (BEFORE YOUR BRAIN RUNS OFF 😏)
If this feels familiar:
👉 emotions hitting fast
👉 reactions feel bigger than expected
👉 you randomly become an oversharing documentary
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🧠 WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS
This doesn’t happen to everyone the same way.
But for many women with ADHD:
👉 hormones amplify emotions
👉 timing awareness drops
👉 reactions hit faster than logic
And just knowing this?
👉 changes everything.
🕒 THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING CONNECTS
This isn’t just hormones.
It’s:
👉 time blindness
👉 emotional intensity
👉 pattern tracking issues
👉 reaction timing
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💥 This helps you:
✔ spot patterns
✔ reduce “random” reactions
✔ catch the spiral earlier
✔ stay aware instead of blindsided
👉 your brain finally has backup
🎬 MIC DROP
I didn’t have two personalities.
👉 I had a pattern I couldn’t see yet.
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