Más que dolor menstrual: Luz Marina Araque comparte cómo la Endometriosis cambió su vida para siempre

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00:00It was very difficult for me to not have someone to talk to.

00:04Because even though my parents listened to me and supported me,

00:07and they still do today,

00:09they didn't understand what I was going through.

00:13And in my family, there was no one with an endometriosis diagnosis,

00:16neither among my friends,

00:17so I always felt different,

00:20like we say here in Colombia, a weird bug,

00:22because it was the only one in my close circle

00:25who had this disease,

00:27which I didn't know much about,

00:30and which I didn't understand much about.

00:32And limiting myself to taking a medicine every day

00:36that inhibits your menstruation,

00:37that disconnects you from your cycle,

00:39that was also very difficult for me.

00:41There were times when the symptoms were controlled

00:43and I felt very well,

00:45but there were other times when I had relapses,

00:47and I felt very bad,

00:49so that affected my relationship with the environment a lot,

00:52my social life,

00:54I stopped accepting invitations,

00:56I stopped spending time with friends and family,

00:59I stopped being at home,

01:01I was in a lot of pain.

01:03All of that ended up affecting my mental health.