Girls, Can stress really affect your period?

[Anonymous]

Please dont mention pregnant I am infertile and not sexually active. I usually have a 7 day period It was really heavy on day 1passing clots.( Sorry for t. m. i.) which was Thursday. I have been under MAJOR STRESS DUE TO HEALTH issue Im facing aND life. I have been crying non stop ever 5 minutes. I mean bawling like a baby. I noticed Friday day 2 it slowed down and I didn't even need a tampon. It never slows down on day two that's always my heaviest day. Well Saturday day 3 it just slowed even more. I saw pink spotting and then brown discharge. Today Sunday it's completely gone. I have not needed a tampon since day 1. I've been hearing high stress will interrupt your period. Is this what happened?

[Beautifiedgirl123]

It's happened to me a few times. I remember during high school when I had exams, I would never get my period because I would be stressing myself. It's happened quite a few times to me. So if you're stressing and under a lot of pressure it can stop. Also if your health isn't great it can't also stop. Basically if your body doesn't feel like you can handle having a baby at the time maybe because your body isn't up for it such as health reasons or stress then your period won't come. The body is an amazing thing, it can stop if it feels like you can't handle a baby for whatever reason. Since you've mentioned both stress and health issues, I'm guessing this is why your period stopped

[BellePepper]

Stress can definitely affect your period. I would def chalk the short period up to stress.

Holy cow though your normal period sounds helacious. Is there anything they can do for you?

[Anonymous]

High stress, with lots of crying, did have an effect on my period once, but it made it last about 12 days instead of slowing it down.

[Asker]

Really?

[Opinion Owner]

Yes, my dad beat me up a bit throughout the day and my mom was giving me a hard time, so I cried a lot that day. I had my period and it lasted 12 days when it is always about five.

[tomakievil]

That's happening to me now haha. It's terrible. On my 11th day now. -.-

[Anonymous]

I was really stressed a few months ago and it was almost two months between my periods. Every so often, I'll get super stressed and miss it, but I don't realize I missed it until I get my next one.

[zombiebabe]

yea stress can mess up your cycle