In My Feelings - Menstruation Edition

In this edition I will be talking about the time of the month. I wanted to make this site to uplift others but realistically life isn’t all rainbows and butterflies all of the time. I think it’s important to show an honest viewpoint and acknowledge that all feelings are valid here.

I have always suffered with particularly heavy and sometimes debilitating periods from the age of 11. For most of my late teens and twenties I was on birth control which helped lessen my symptoms. Since coming off birth control a few years ago I have noticed that my hormones have been all over the place and have awful PMT. To the point where it almost feels like I’m being hijacked and have no control over my emotions.

I recently heard about PMDD and how it’s coming to be a recognised condition. I haven’t been diagnosed with it myself but some of the elements I feel I can really relate to. Vicky Pattison, who I follow on Instagram, brought it to light for me. She has described it as ‘a fog coming in’ and I couldn’t have said it better myself. I feel like my monthly cycle can be a real joy thief and my whole body aches. All I want to do is be cosy in a blanket on the sofa and wait for it to pass. However, women are expected to carry on at work and at home consistently throughout the month, when we ourselves can feel like we’re on a rollercoaster. This can feel like we’re almost set up for failure as some days it’s hard to even climb out of bed.

Hopefully, with the continued research into conditions like PMDD, it will bring more attention and change to how menstruation is viewed in the world. Have an allocation of days you can take off from work like sick days for menses. More sympathetic viewpoints from companies that we are human and not workaholic machines. Just a kinder, softer world to live in. We can but hope.

This was just me In My Feelings. There will be more positive, uplifting and passionate content to come but this was on my mind today.

Thank you for reading.