I felt like I would vomit.

My room wouldn't stop spinning. My head felt like it was trapped in a vise and my lower abdomen felt like it had been stabbed. 

My period wasn't due for another two weeks.

I lay on my bed and didn't move.

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"I think the excess stress has been making my hormones worse...."

"What stress?"

I looked at her. "From our job."

"But I do most of the work."

I didn't know how to respond.

So I didn't.