Ladies, how do you feel about your period?

[Anonymous]

do you dread it" how often do you think about it when you're not on it? does it ruin days like birthdays/Christmas/Thanksgiving/any kind of special day? one thing im curious is would you rather have just the bleeding for a week or just the cramps for a week?

[northernlights_0213]

I don't think about it until I feel it coming. I know its coming because I'll suddenly feel tired and agitated, like how people feel after a long and hard day even if it hasn't been a long day. And then I'll feel cramps a day before usually.

It doesn't completely ruin special days, but I dread it when I realize I'll be on it during one of those days. Usually I'll just have to take the day slower, like if you have a cold or something. I'll feel rundown and I'll have my heating pad on for most of the day to reduce cramping.

I would rather bleed than have cramps. Cramps are the debilitating part, at least for me. Sometimes when its really bad, just getting up and moving around will bring me to my knees. So I'll have to cancel plans and take the day a whole lot slower as if I'm sick. Blood is annoying, and it gets everywhere, but you learn how to clean it up quickly.

You get used to it. But the best way I can put it is its like getting sick. For me, I feel rundown and like I have a stomach bug. But you also bleed a lot at the same time. So while your sick (headache, nausea, stomach problems, tired, achy), you have to go to work and do everything like usual with debilitating cramps, while also dealing with blood getting everywhere. You get used to it, but it sucks. Especially since it takes up pretty much a quarter of your adult life.

[Anonymous]

Pre-p I can tell its coming

During period: mine usually stays for a week and 2 days. The cramps hit my stomach randomly then it gets bad for the rest of the day.

After period: I might feel drained for a day or so then I'm fine, but I usually get my period at the end of the month so basically the start of my month is already fucked.

[Guy13]

You know, how we feel about it is relevant too. Like the Pre-Perioditis, Period, and Post Perioditis. Can ladies explain those individual and collective diagnoses please :-)

[Gent207]

I love how your post is mostly guys responding. Honestly why are you even asking these questions?

[Ihelppeoplebymilo]

When I think about my period when am not on it I think about how happy should be when I have the chance. It definitely ruin a lot of special days and I would 100% have only cramps for a week even tho I would go suicidal

[Kasabiian]

they are overreacting it's just a bit of a tummy ache

[Anonmehahaha]

Like I want to punch you in the face

[Avicenna]

They don’t like it

[Iron_Man]

They hate it