I know I havenāt posted for a few days and Iām sorry yāall. I have been working long hours because of the holiday season and due to the fact that I work retail in a mall. Plus, I got my period yesterday! I felt like this was a good time to #endthestigma because Iām filling my weekly medicine right now. A couple of these bottles are duplicates, but I take around a dozen pills a day to keep my body functioning the way I want it too. There are certain medications that if I were not taking, could put me in the hospital. I have something called secondary adrenal insufficiency, which means my adrenal glands donāt function the way theyāre supposed too. It also means that I have to take daily steroids for the rest of my life. āAdrenal glands produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions.ā Source: https://medlineplus.gov/adrenalglanddisorders.html I have a pituitary gland disorder as well, called pan-hypopituitarism. The pituitary gland is tiny, but it produces a most of the hormones inside our bodies including (anterior & posterior) Prolactin, Growth hormone, Adrenocorticotropin, Thyroid-stimulating hormone, Luteinizing hormone, Follicle-stimulating hormone, Antidiuretic hormone, Oxytocin. My body does not produce at least half of these hormones. I just want everyone to know that even if someone doesnāt ālookā like they are disabled, it doesnāt mean they arenāt. I donāt ālookā autistic, but I am. I donāt ālookā like I have chronic pain everyday, but I do. I may not ālookā disabled, but I am and am not ashamed to call myself that word. Donāt judge people based on the way they ālook,ā because more often than not, youāre probably wrong. #yallmeansall #bathandbodyworks #holidayseason #retail #period #periodcramps #pmdd #pmddawareness #adrenalfatigue #adrenalglands #adrenalglandinsufficiency #secondaryadrenalinsufficiency #endocrine #endocrinology #hydrocortisone #stressdosesteroids #pituitarygland #pituitary #pituitarydisorder #panhypopituitarism #panhypopituitarismawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness (at Gainesville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXKzWrJsIMZ/?utm_medium=tumblr