How do I stop my fainting experiences from making me feel insecure?

[ahrt95]

I used to faint at least once a year because of my low blood pressure and the fact that I didn't eat a lot. a lot of the times, I would lose too much blood because of my periods which are the main reasons I would fain. And everytime I would faint, I would find myself in a dark space, alone, and helpless. Sometimes other things would happen as well. Like one time I heard a funeral music in my head when I was unconscious and found myself in a dark black space. The last time was also different. Like always, when I fainted, I found myself in the same dark space, but because it was my period that day, my stomach pain was extremely painful. And when I fainted and was in that dark space, I kept screaming and screaming in pain but nobody could hear me since I was unconcious. That scared me and it made me feel even more helpless after all my fainting incidents. And now I feel like I have this mentality that I'm too weak. Like I'm 4'9 and I weight 80Lb so it's pretty noticable that I'm small. And occasianally I've been told by others how small I am. Like they dont mean it in an insulting way, but often they say stuff like 'wow, you're so small'. And I feel like this idea of me being weak and feeling helpless has made me feel insecure around others. Now I'm more concious about my weight, and I do eat more often just so I could become healthier, but I still feel weak.

[BelleGirl21]

A medical condition is not who you are as a person. Don't let these experiences define you. There's a girl at my gym that has epilepsy, well she's the toughest chica there and she knows it and so does everyone else. It definitely doesn't slow her down. Don't let it get in your way.
You should make sure you're taking an iron supplement especially while on your period. Eat lots of spinach. Good luck!

[ahrt95]

okay thanks for helping me :)