Do you ever get self cooncious on your period?

[Anonymous]

I'm usually a very confident person who loves their body, but on my period I feel the most ugly, bloated, fat, person I'll ever feel. I hate feeling like that, but I can't help it. I'm not even fat, I go gym a healthy amount of times. But on my period I feel very self cooncious.

[_Maya_]

No not self conscious but just feel like crap for the first couple of days. I have similar period symptoms as you. Pretty typical for most of us. My birth control does a pretty good job keeping them to a minimum. Really it is only the first two days that are annoying and then just spotting from there on. I just soldier on and suck it up knowing it won't last that long and things will be back to normal. Are you on birth control or anything? It really does help finding a good one. Lessens the symptoms.

[Asker]

No I'm not on birth control, but it helps knowing that it lessens the symptoms

[_Maya_]

It really does. Feel ya girl.

[Cynicaldreamer]

Definitely. Everytime mine comes on, I feel like a busted can of biscuits because I feel fat and bloated. And yeah, I know it's mostly water weight and hormones, but it definitely isn't great for my self esteem :|

I'm already self conscious about my weight (like yourself I exercise regularly) but still, you feel and look bloated that time of the month!

[WhitneySnow]

Yeah I get that way sometimes.