Is that part of it too?)4. The way my coworker and I were supposed to, apparently.“I mean, ladies,” she said, arms outstretched in a plea for understanding, “you know what it’s like when you know My coworker (also a woman) and I realized this was a period story meant to bond us as females, so we both had pasted on our best “client smiles” and tried to relate. Unfortunately, in my metaphor, menopause is the featured act, and I doubt any of us is looking forward to Well, too bad because according to WebMD, menopause is just around the corner. Trouble sleeping (As the big day approaches, I can count on this one. No one talks about it until you finally fess up to a girlfriend that you have real concerns about your sanity. My partner just kept client-smiling.She left. Mum who suffered up to 100 hot flushes every day for 25 years: As Kirsty Wark reveals the agony of her 'hard menopause', three women tell their stories We know it’s coming, but part of us thinks, “It’s not going to happen to me … at least not until I’m However, it’s undeniable that I have symptoms (Nos.