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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 5, 2011 16:34:23 GMT -5
Ok, So there is a thread about emotion with pain, but after talking to a friend the other day, it got me wondering about emotions tied in with regular ol' menstruation. Do any of you find that your emotions are tied into the overall experience, that they become hard to separate. Not talking about mood swings and crazy emotions before or during your period, but the actual emotions you feel about your period, while it is happening. Do you feel like the two come together as one package, or are you able to experience your period as a separate event, of just something you have to deal with, and your emotions about it are the same as going to the bathroom, or eating?
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 5, 2011 16:34:50 GMT -5
I, for one, have a really hard time separating emotions from my period. Its like they come as a package deal, and when the period is over, the emotions hibernate for another few weeks.
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Post by Karen on Apr 5, 2011 17:28:07 GMT -5
I know I certainly get a lot of anxiety about my period itself, just wondering if/how bad it'll be... Is that kind of what you had in mind?
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 5, 2011 18:18:10 GMT -5
Yeah Karen, I think that's kinda what I mean. Emotions not necessarily about the physical experience of your period, but just emotions you know your period is going to bring about. Just how some women know they will want chocolate, do you know you are going to feel a certain way, or is it a continual surprise?
Or emotions you only experience with your period, like desperation for it to be over, etc..
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Post by JC on Apr 5, 2011 18:32:40 GMT -5
I get this weird hatred toward men when I'm on my period. LOL I just glare at them and think "I have to go through this AND do what you're doing!!" They are lucky and they have no idea the hell we go through on top of having to keep up with everyone else. I actually get really mad about this when I'm on my period. Then when it's gone I go back to being normal again.
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 5, 2011 19:19:28 GMT -5
I get this weird hatred toward men when I'm on my period. LOL I just glare at them and think "I have to go through this AND do what you're doing!!" They are lucky and they have no idea the hell we go through on top of having to keep up with everyone else. I actually get really mad about this when I'm on my period. Then when it's gone I go back to being normal again. I get this too, and sometimes when I am spotting even, only less severe. I've always wondered if its triggered by hormones, or if I'm just weird and go through a monthly man hating stage
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Post by chicagogal2 on Apr 5, 2011 20:48:43 GMT -5
Girl, this is a thread for me! Right now I'm not in a good place mentally at all and it's tied to my periods for sure. I am anxious all the time and I feel like my life is filled with well I can't do this or that because I should have my period then. I know that when my period comes it wil bring the inability to pee, the feeling of my ass falling out of me from pain, and no way to control it is awful. I am so over this.
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 5, 2011 21:42:45 GMT -5
Chicagogal I get the "so over this" feeling for sure. You have plans for your life and you just want to live them! I find it so frustrating and irritating that periods get in the way, with all their pain and unpredictability. Emotionally, to me, its a weird connection. I find it to be almost a very love/hate relationship. I want my periods to keep coming, but at the same time I can't bear the thought of them coming ever again, let alone for a few more decades. I also want to experience my period without feeling like my world is ending for a few days, until I snap out of it.
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Post by pretty on Apr 6, 2011 12:23:37 GMT -5
what a great thread. I actually hold my emotions in so much, that on my period, and PMS, I sort of enjoy blowing it all out. My hubby too seems to pull back on his own blowups for me to have 'room' to express my.... total bitchiness seems the right word!
it's the only time of the month I allow myself to be super whiny and needy, so in some sick way I think I look forward to it. keep in mind this is POST SURGERY talk here. pre-surgery, I was in total abject misery all the dang time lol....
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Post by littlestar on Aug 20, 2012 16:18:16 GMT -5
Hi, I'm new to the forum. i just posted a question about moods and emotions in another area, but I think I found the right spot. I recently went off the Birth control that I was on for ten years, and its as if I am reliving my childhood and teenage period years all over again with the Endo. Talk about moods, and out of control anger and overly emotional. Trying to figure out ways to deal with this without acting like a teenager on a giant tantrum. Just started a vitamin regimen of B's, Salmon oil, Vit E, Calcium and Magnesium. I 'm up for any other suggestions. Thanks! I can relate.
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Post by 1234 on Aug 21, 2012 9:36:54 GMT -5
Hi Littlestar! Sorry I'm late to welcome you.
How long have you been off of the BCPs? It can take a while for your body to reset and your natural hormones to be able to work without throwing you off balance. I'll let other ladies help with suggestions on vitamins for mood, because I don't know. Exercise always helps me, and helps me regulate the mood swings and recognize that the anger is just a physical thing happening because of the hormones, not something else. I hope that this period subsides soon!
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Post by littlestar on Aug 25, 2012 19:39:57 GMT -5
Hi, thanks for the welcome! Just looking around on the forum especially the alternative and natural treatments have given me alot of info on things to try. So far as I can tell I may have to change my diet a bit and I am interested in an herb called Chasteberry. I have been off the BCP's for a year, actually that is not that recent, but it seemed as if the moods were getting worse over time so i figured it was time to do something different. I definantly am up for exercising, And if I think about it , Yoga seems to help me a great deal. So maybe what I need to do is get a little bit more diciplined about it because I believe it is when I slack on doing the things that are helpful is when I have the most difficulty. So I'm going for a walk right now!
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