Does every woman cry at least once a month?...

[JustCri]

...in the years when we have our periods, usually sometimes between ovulation and the beginning of the period?

or is it just me?

No.

Didn't used to till I was in peri, then all sorts of things could set me off, like a soap opera. Also got the feeling of utter worthlessness pre-period. I learnt to check the date and avoid making important decisions for a couple of days, if I could.

Hormones can be such fun.

Yeah ..I've been thinking about this idea of making sure no major decisions are made when I feel like this, thanks

All of your comments made me wonder what on earth is the evolutionary advantage of feeling so delicate and vulnerable so regularly, especially as it coincides with the most fertile time of the month?...is vulnerability our best way to attract a mate? At least biologically speaking?Am I talking complete rubbish? I just never thought of it this way...

No, i can't remember the last time I cried. Definitely not linked to periods for me. I deal with a lot of very distressing information and events at work which I wouldn't be able to do if I was someone who cried at the news.

No

All of your comments made me wonder what on earth is the evolutionary advantage of feeling so delicate and vulnerable so regularly, especially as it coincides with the most fertile time of the month?

With me, it was more premenstrual. At ovulation, most fertile, I tended to feel great.

Tears can wash out hormones. Maybe it's that.

I learnt that tears wash out hormones when our DS was little so I see tears as positive generally...thank you for the reminder🫂

🤣 I'm a child protection conference chair and cry every other day about non work things. Your theory does not stand

I'm a crier, always have been! I can't help it, they overcome me. Been crying a lot recently because my youngest has been ill, and life and anxiety has got on top of me.

I'm more emotional at points in my cycle, but I'll cry throughout the month.

It's actually quite annoying and I wish I could control it a bit more. I always feel wiped out afterwards.

My sister is the opposite and almost never cries. It was the same in childhood. She thought I was manipulating the situation by crying, but I have no off button for my tears!

I do but not hormonal! Usually it's when I miss my mum, who died last year, or sometimes at something on TV! Or if I've just had a frustrating day with DC, sometimes I might have a cry at the end of it.

I don't think it's that unusual tbh, I'm a very happy person generally so it's not like I'm moping around on the edge of tears all the time.

Oh and I've both worked in emergency services and in the news media and seen some absolutely horrendous stuff. I can compartmentalise it. I've never cried at work!

I used to get intense rage , cry , be clumsy act impulsively and lash out verbally one week a month . I no longer get this since going through the menopause. If I had known what life was like not having PMT i would have begged for a hysterectomy

I'm now perimenopausal but my periods, irrespective of whether I've been on contraception or not (have had big chunks of time for both) have never made me emotional in that way, and have rarely cried as a result of my period.

But everyone is different. Hormones etc all affect us differently. When I was pregnant with my youngest I would have cried at almost everything!

No, I'm lucky that my cycle doesn't affect my mood at all.

Spots and migraines though...

I only cry if I watch a sad movie and I have a list of films which I avoid because they make me howl.

No and I can't remember when I last cried fully, more than a few tears.

I do tear up quickly when going to the theatre and things like that or watching DD perform but they aren't really sad / upset tears. Although we saw Birdsong the other week and that had me tearing up big time but it's about WW1 and it was more knowing real actual men experienced it.

Not necessarily, but yesterday I felt like my life was totally rubbish and today I started my period and feel better.

I struggle to cry but try to make myself when I feel sad because I know it releases the cortisol. It's not healthy not to cry and I'm actually trying to train myself to cry when sad (which is a bit sad in itself!)

I get this completely, the instant I get my period is like a big blanket has been lifted off me...

I cry about once a year, if that.

I do, I’m in a deep peri stage now so periods are sparse but before i was more emotional just before my period.
I don’t cry about songs or smells but can have tears if it’s particularly difficult program on TV e.g abuse of children.
I cry about problems in my life and as I have them a lot my crying might be hormonal but it’s understandable.
Most of others in similar circumstances take antidepressants, I cry.

I'd rather cry too...

of course it’s not a remedy but it certainly helps me in a way. I went through a phase when just after DD was born I couldn’t cry for probably 8 years and it was more difficult for me. In a way it was a relief when I started crying again, it was like a sign that I’m not keeping all emotions bolted inside anymore.
I don’t think not crying is a sing of strength by the way. It’s what you do afterwards and how much you can control it.

I cry a lot.