"Life is too short. I can't control everything in my life. Trying to is exhausting!!" - member of myPCOSteam

When first faced with a PCOS diagnosis, a common fear is a lack of control over our health. How could our bodies betray us? How do we grab the reins back and fix the situation? Living with PCOS forces us to recognize what we can and cannot control.

Members on myPCOSteam have various strategies for letting go of control and fear, including:

1) using guided imagery to visualize letting go
2) opening up and trusting others
3) organizing or cleaning the house
4) reaching out for support from other women on myPCOSteam

Here are recent conversations from the women on myPCOSteam:

• "I'm learning in those moments not to be down on myself, but rather to re-evaluate what I've been doing right, wrong, what I can improve and what I need to let go."
• "I'm also learning to let go of the guilt when I'm tired. I'm fatigued a lot but constantly feel pressured to do everything. This weekend I started to get anxious and then I reminded myself that this is a chronic illness and I need to treat it as such. That means that sometimes I just have to work on self-care."
• "I realized I've chosen the road not taken. I'm making my own path through my life and that sometimes means letting go of certain perspectives I hold, people and situations that don't serve my destiny..."

Have you had moments of letting go just when you needed it most? What helps you 'let go' of things out of your control? Share in the comments below or directly on myPCOSteam.com.