#cw: menstruation

[sleeptokens]

So, this month I've been dealing with a new period symptom which is really bad nausea. I cannot even begin to explain how miserable I've been lately as someone who has emetophobia...

[imtheiliad]

having med resistant cramps is the most ridiculous evil thing my body has done to me actually

[tinknevertalks]

Tfw you have to change half your outfit because your uterus decided to work.

[leiascully]

🧠 Scully of corse

Hmmmmm a headcanon for Scully is that she doesn't actually want the house with the picket fence in the suburbs, but she can't justify her own wants to herself. Mulder shows her a freedom that she yearns for, but she still craves stability. Basically, she wants to be on a ship: a home that carries her to adventure.

Also putting this one under a cut because cw: menstruation

I think she gets a little feral around her period sometimes and loves period sex.

[nakedmonkey]

birth control update

IDK if this is of any help to anyone, but in case it is, I thought I'd give a little update:

I'm on my 4th month of birth control now (this is to regulate my heavy ass period and diabolical menstrual pain) and everything was starting to feel more balanced at month 3, except I decided I wanted to skip a period because I'm having my anemia checked so i wanted to give myself the best shot, but anyway, here's what I observed month by month:

Month 1 & 2 on contraceptives

so many headaches

irregular period (I bled/spotted most of month 1)

nausea

weird periods that got noticeably shorter on month 2

Month 3

spotting fully stopped between month 2 & 3

normal, defined period with minimal cramping

no PMS symptoms

period length went from my usual 8 full days to maybe 4 days of bleeding following some light spotting

my actual period changed drastically here: On my heaviest days I'm used to emptying my menstrual cup on the hour, on especially horrible days, I'm changing it every 30/45 minutes. now, I'll empty it every couple of hours on a really bad day (this was literally just one bad day) and can then go HOURS without needing to even check it the rest of my period which is...a miracle for me I've never had this before in my life.

Month 4

For the reasons stated above, I decided to go straight into the next pack of BC and have found I'm having some cramping, a little nausea, some headaches, and very light bleeding (less blood red and more bbq sauce type bleeding. Menstruating homies, you know what I'm talking about) but it's super manageable.

My doctor says it should take about 6 months for my body to fully get used to this, so I will keep you guys posted on any new developments.

I honestly don't see myself going back after this. It's made my life so much easier and I cannot believe I went this long without it. If you've been thinking about contraceptives to regulate your period, and it's available to you (can't believe this is a thing we have to worry about in 2024) I def recommend you try it. It's so worth the initial discomfort.

p.s: my skin looks fucking amazing

[kocourmokroocko]

dneska jsem zjistil, že zvýšená roztržitost a zapomnětlivost je běžným příznakem PMS a ne jen můj individuální výstřelek, co jsem si vyrobil, abych byl zajímavej ✨

[clonerightsagenda]

This post has generated a lot of interesting discussion, so instead of working on my WIP I'm making a poll.

Help me waste more of my time this evening

[luminaryofblood]

... Had a dream Morgott was massaging Mohg because he was having a bad case of period cramps.

[lxvvie]

To that Anon being on their period, same here 😭 the biggest joke for April fools day is my period 🤡 no but to add onto that Simon would definitely use his large hands and just massage (despite having knowledge of being a hitched, he knows how to tenderize meat, he could be your personal masseur), but I’m here needing a John Price and his tea because his voice just makes me sleepy

Simon's your personal pillow and masseuse but John's your personal chair.

Price will make you a nice cuppa and let you be his lovable clingy koala. You're resting comfortably in his lap, your head tucked under his chin, and his free arm is wrapped securely around you.

He'll be reading, doing paperwork, and the like. In intervals, John'll check up on you, inquire about your well-being, and get you another cuppa before kissing the top of your head and returning to his paperwork.

[imtheiliad]

i am fully aware i’m about to start my period and yet i still am like why am i so depressed and feel so terrible and everything is annoying and angering and useless and like i don’t matter or should just —

[mrsoharaa]

Fuckkkkk.

I’m getting jabbed ruthlessly with satans pitchfork (Iykyk!) 😖😭

[dasmondkuss]

'i heard that!' for Alois

@lured-into-wonderland

At that point, Alois and Dominicus didn't give much attention to Nunnally's sudden shows of passive-aggressiveness. They have learned to deal with it by laughing at it. Clearly, they didn't mock her, nor were they looking to change her. If something they've learned about being a family, it's that everyone has their flaws. Sometimes, it is annoying and exasperating, but it does not change the level of care and loyalty they have for one another.

Alois knew that his best friend wasn't his wife's favorite. Yet, she let her true feelings leak out of her pores when he had a crash accident a couple months ago. Alois was in Japan, in a different time zone, sleeping while his wife ran to handle everything. She stayed by Dominicus' side until the doctor cleared him out. Then, they both decided to keep quiet so as to not make Alois a knot of worries.

Alois learned the truth when he returned to Germany and noticed a missing car. He asked; they were terrible liars. It all ended up with wine and laughter on the balcony, resembling the closeness he always dreamt of them having.

It existed. It was there. Under the pile of superfluous issues every human being had, their walls of protection, so fear isn't panic, and defeat isn't humiliation.

Alois moved closer to Dominicus, tiptoeing to his side as his wife walked away. She flipped her hair as if to sweep away from her body the mild outburst she had.

"Have the English landed...?"

"Yeah, there are communists in the funhouse."

"Bloody Mary!"

"... A curse, for sure."

"It's not her fault. It's the moon time."

"Correct, that time of the month. Aunt Flo arrived..."

"And she's having the painters in."

Dominicus and Alois' silly word game was abruptly interrupted by Nunny's shout, letting them know she had heard everything.

"Oh, shit, it's the Crimson waves!" They both said in unison, unable to keep the laughter to themselves. They pushed each other out of the room, trying to help one another survive.

"There's ice cream on the fridge!" Alois reminded her before losing himself in the hallway.

"And chocolate in the pantry!" Dominicus added, taking the left turn to his room.

[the-midnight-in-me]

Started sobbing over an episode of nightmare kitchen last night and realized "oh, that's probably why my body hurts more than normal as well" The cycle continues to shorten.... If this is now the norm, I have dropped about 4 days in the span of a year. Could be other reasons but I guess it's not super rare for perimenopause to start in the late 30s. 24 days is hardly considered a "short" cycle but it used to be 28 nearly on the dot except in a couple of cases where stress caused me to skip entire months (usually army stuff lol--not that I'm complaining about not having to deal with my period at all during my 2 months at basic combat training!)

My body just feels uncomfortable and unhappy all around, lately. I think I need to seriously consider getting back into consistent work outs, even if it's just more walking to start with. And I need to find a healthier outlet than emotional eating when work gets stressful...which is literally ALL THE TIME. I'm sure my body would appreciate more vegetables and proteins and less pizza/chocolate/pastry/sugar/etc, regardless of what my monkey brain (I should give them a name lol) wants to grab for that easy dopamine hit. x_x idk y'all, I can FEEL it when I haven't eaten something green for too long. I must be getting old.

[cyazurai]

Don't read below if you don't want to think about lady problems.

Second period this month (nothing wrong, just that January's was super late and went into February)... so far this period has been easier, but I've had a horrendous headache every day since Sunday, and I'm ready for it to be DONE now. 🙄

[queerlilchinchin]

I'm in intense pain that won't go away with my usual methods, and am pissed off about it, so I'm going to just... be a pissy source of knowledge for a moment.

*disclaimer: I know not all non-ovary havers fit the context of this message, and if you are sensitive to the pain of having ovaries, this isn't about you and you can ignore this.

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One thing that pisses me off the most about having a menstrual cycle isn't the pain I have to endure, it isn't the bloating or the lightheadedness. It isn't the nausea from the pain or the shakiness I get on intense months. It's the annoying fucking comments from those that don't have to endure it.

"oh, you're whining about pain? Hah, I played sports. Buck up, cramps aren't that bad."

"oh, you're having a bad day and are snappier than usual? You must be on your period."

"hah, stop whining about your pain. You don't see athletes whining about their muscle cramps."

First of all, even if arm/leg/etc muscular cramps were the same as menstrual cramps (which, btw, they're not), it would still feel different because it's a different part of your body.

But that aside, that's not even what annoys me personally about these comments the most.

I don't know about my fellow ovary-having lovelies, but the thing that pisses me off the most about those that don't experience cramps mocking my pain is the fact that you compare the pain to something that is derived from doing something fun. Something people do as a hobby.

People choose to join sports, to run, to swim, to play football. They made the choice to partake in these activities. Their cramps are essentially voluntary. They joined these activities knowing full well that they could potentially have muscle cramps and soreness.

Did I choose to have ovaries? To have fallopian tubes? Did I choose to have a body that creates life? Was it my choice to have this body? Was it my choice to have to endure this every fucking month?

Do women go to the olympics for best childbirth? Do we pick up the hobby of childbearing? Do we go to school and sign up for childbirthing clubs?

You choose the activities that cause muscular cramps. You can't compare your voluntary sports to our involuntary bodily functions.

Let us have the space to be able to express our displeasure with the fact that our bodies put us through excruciating pain in order to be able to give YOU a family, without you mocking us or trying to outdo us. Or put us in our place. If anyone needs to be put in their place, it's you. If you feel the need to shut a menstruating person in pain up because you don't want to hear it, YOU'RE the problem, not them.

People who do not have the parts to create life but want families: stfu if you ever want to be able to marry/be with someone that'll be able to bear your children, because let me tell you now, it is extremely, horribly unattractive to be dating someone you're considering one day having a family with who feels the need to undermine what you're enduring in order to be able to give them the family they want.

It's disrespectful, it's hurtful and is enraging.

Knock that shit off.

[branches-in-a-flood]

Not to TMI anyone but (menstruation things and complaining under the cut)

This might be the worst fucking period I've had in YEARS. I've gone through THREE super tampons this morning. I feel like I've been hit by a truck. The brain is not braining (I combined so many words talking to clients today.)

Please. Ticketmaster. Please just let me buy tickets.