The Peri Personality quiz

You wake up in the morning and your first thought is:

“Lovely. A new day.”“Coffee!! Before anyone speaks.”“Why do I feel like I’ve been awake since 2003?”“Why is morning happening again? We literally just did this yesterday?”

What’s happening with your periods these days?

No points for this one - we’re just nosy. 😉 Your periods can tell you something about where you are, but they’re not getting to decide your Peri Personality.

Still pretty regularChanging a bit - timing, flow or bothAbsolutely no idea what they’re doing anymore. One month it’s CSI, the next it’s Gone Girl.They’ve stopped completely

Your energy lately is:

Pretty reliableA little more up and down than it used to beApparently operating on a rota nobody shared with meIf anyone finds it, please send it home

Your confidence lately feels like:

Pretty steadyA little wobbly, but still thereDepends on the day, the sleep, the hormones, and the moonMissing. Last seen somewhere around 2019

Someone loads the dishwasher wrong.

You mention it, then move onMild irritationA TED Talk takes placeYou have genuinely frightened yourself with your own rage and volume

You go to bed at a normal temperature. A few hours later…

Still normalOne layer removedDuvet kicked to Narnia, window open in JanuaryYou’ve considered sleeping in the garden

A quick breather. You’re not imagining it.

Peri/menopause can start years before your periods stop, affecting everything from sleep and mood to confidence and your sense of self. Ten questions to go.

You walk into a room with a clear purpose. You arrive and…

Remember exactly why you’re thereNeed a second to rebootStand in the doorway doing an inventory of your own life choicesLeave, go back to where you started, and hope the room explains itself

Someone cuts you up in traffic, says something mildly annoying, or breathes near you wrong.

Barely register itFeel a flicker, then let it goCompose a strongly worded letter in your head that will never be sentGenuinely frighten yourself with the rage and put yourself in a time out

An advert for insurance, a John Lewis Christmas ad, or a dog reunion video comes on.

Unmoved. You’re a rockSlight lump in throatFull tears, but still technically watching the advertSobbing so hard you’ve accidentally adopted a fictional Labrador

Your keys, phone, or glasses situation today:

Know exactly where everything isOne item, brief panic, found itFull search party, several rooms, someone’s name gets shoutedCurrently missing something and have made peace with never finding it

Your libido this week has been:

Present and correctWent on a little holidaySent a postcard, but isn’t coming back yetYou forgot this used to be a thing

Still with us? Brilliant.

Confidence isn’t fixed. It’s influenced by what’s happening in our bodies, what we’re telling ourselves and the people and situations around us. Five more to go.

When someone asks, “Are you okay?” you say:

“Yes, I’m good, thank you.”“Just tired.”“Physically? Emotionally? Spiritually? Please specify.”“I was, until you asked and now I’ve remembered everything.”

Your current sleep pattern is:

Pretty normalA bit lighter than it used to beWake up at 3am with a full life reviewSleep is now a rumour other people talk about

Your tolerance for noise, clutter, or people needing things is:

FineLower than usualOne more noise and I may need to leave the buildingI love everyone deeply, but from a distance

At work, your brain currently feels:

Clear and focusedA little slower to startLike there are 47 tabs open and one is playing musicLike someone has replaced my brain with mashed potato, and maybe a little gravy

When you think about this stage of life, you feel:

Mostly okayCurious, but a bit unsureRelieved to know there might be a reasonReady for answers, support, and possibly a badge that says “Handle With Snacks”

What’s Your Peri Personality?