tj444
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ORIGINAL: Kaliko I am very thankful that Awareness not only understands (better than I) how my cycle affects how I think, but he is proactive in helping me find ways to combat the ups and downs. In fact, for many years, I dismissed the emotional turbulence as an actual thing. I was on birth control pills for a good part of my adult life. My moods were just fine, thanks. Then, when I no longer used them, I started to experience what I had heard so much about. And yes, I can assure you, that my thinking is affected during the week leading up. Everything is more bleak, I get all mid-life crisis-y, and I usually want to quit my job and start a food blog, travel across the States in an RV, or take a poetry class....but I also start cleaning more. (Thank God. At least my house gets a good run-through at least once a month.) There is good and bad to the man in my life being so aware of what's happening with my moods. The good: It's not an insult at all when he reminds me that I'm feeling a certain way due to my cycle. It feels comforting that he understands. The bad: I'm not allowed to bring up the possibility of any major (or minor) changes in our lives until after that time is over. He shuts me down pretty quickly. I love these differences between men and women. You may be able to learn to do that yourself.. I figured out that when i would get moody, emotional, overly sentimental, get angry very fast or for little reason that it was pms.. when I felt like that i would go look at the calendar and yup, it was the hormones/pms trying to fuck with me!.. for me, that gave me control over the hormones cuz I would say "oh, thats why" and "this isnt me" and learn to push those feelings down/away.. Just knowing it was pms calmed me & allowed me to control it, rather than it control me.. I dont like anything to control me, not booze, not drugs, etc so I wasnt gonna let a few sneeky hormones do that to me (even temporarily).. Imo, anyone can learn to do that, it does take time, patience and persistence tho..
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