Yes, periods make me emotional !!

[blondiecurly]

I get SO emotional on my periods. I cry easily, I anger easily, I excite easily. Once it passes, it’s like a fog lifts and I can finally think rationally and recognize how much I was overreacting.

So this is annoying enough on its own, but it also sucks feeling like I’m proving misogynists right. Like, yeah, you got me, I’m a hysterical mess during my time of the month and no one should listen to what I have to say. I’ll probably regret it.

I hate periods!!!

They should listen to what you say more as you are connecting more with your emotional truth

You’re not someone else when you you say or feel anything

Reads like you have PMDD

I probably have PMDD and ADD. Only thing good about the peri menopause is that I rarely have periods therefore PMT/PMDD now - bliss.

I did lots of research and take tonnes of supplements that seem to help.

PMDD. Sertraline has changed my life!

So I need to see a doctor to be diagnosed with PMDD, but I'm not interested in taking medication. I've heard that medications can be addictive, and at the age of 25, I don't want to take them on a regular basis.
Is there any type of therapy that can help? Is there anyone who has had therapy for such severe symptoms?

When I first learned that body changes would affect my brain and my thinking, I was really upset about that. And I have spent years speaking and acting carefully to make sure that my emotions haven't led me astray, and that I never say something which isn't really true because I'm upset, either for something real or just because my hormones are all over the place.
Which is why I find it so ridiculous when I hear men say nonsense about being more logical or less emotional or something. Maybe I am more emotional sometimes, that just means I have way more practice keeping my emotions under control.

Why should we pretend that hormonal fluctuations don’t affect us? They do, some people more than others, but many people ARE more emotional around the time of thief period- it’s biology. But that does not make us inferior in any way or less able to play our roles in society, but it does mean that life is harder for us sometimes. In my personal experience though, hormonal fluctuations also meant that at certain times of the month I was MORE capable than usual - more creative and more confident.
We are not defined by our biological make- up - but it is a factor in our lives. Why should we hide it or medicate it away?

The thing that had the biggest impact on me was magnesium and b6 supplement. It takes 3 months to have an impact.

Then also I started SSRIs which are anti depressants (Citalopram). They aren't addictive and you don't have to take them forever.

I take Vit B6, magnesium citrate, taurine - definitely helped massively