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after having an ovarian cyst for a while and finding out 4 months later that THATS why I was feeling deranged and horrible all the time I can’t get this thought (truth) out of my head — hormones are kind of everything! period cycles interest me so much now in a way they didn’t before bc I can clearly see the effects of them on our psyches/energy. for example I can always tell when a friend of mine is ovulating or PMSing. now I’m 24/7 yapping about menstruation/women’s health to all my friends.. or anyone who will listen really. mind-body connection fr fr
OUT: thinking that asking about periods is rude; men Tiptoeing around the subject of periods; discounting what hormones do to our bodies and minds !!!!
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but PMS isn't real and women can do anything men can do and like hormonally we're not even that different and biological sex is basically fake and colonial and the real problem is that i am mentally ill and lazy and fatphobic and sexist and if i consume enough therapy and instagram infographics i can cure it. pms isn't real. but, periods are dehabilitatingly painful and that's normal. in a non sexist way. and women's body's are not an illness and we're the same as men - who are genderless - but also periods are so painful and that's normal. but it's also not normal because men don't have them so you should take birth control because periods aren't medically necessary but also your body isn't an illness. just take the pill and be normal.
May 12, 2024
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science and medicine has progressed enough to the point where women can opt to stop having periods. i’ve had two hormonal IUDs over the course of 8 years now, and therefore haven’t had a period in 8 years. no cramps. no heating pads. no cravings. no tampons. nothing.
every womens body is different and i can’t promise everyone will have the same experience ive had with my IUDs. but if your periods suck like mine did, it can’t hurt to ask a doctor ab going on some sort of HRT/birth control. why are we still letting our uteruses dictate and manage our lives for one week out of every month? (for some, like myself at one point, well over just one week)
not having a period is great! it’s freeing!!!!! i feel as if i can put my personhood and identity first, and not sacrifice any sort of happiness or autonomy to my uterus!
Sep 25, 2024
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I got my period at about 4am this morning, 2 days after winter solstice and the day after a full moon. the sybolism of it all, the kismet of it all. i've ended up going inwards in a way I don't often during my period. i welcomed her instead of groaning under the effort. i've decided to see it as cleansing, grounding, enveloping, slowing. i coccooned myself and treated myself right. i dragged my mattress into the garden and stared at the sky for 3 hours. i did """self care""". i feel good. i feel grateful to women who came before me and battled this with less than I have.
Jun 23, 2024
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Got me pretty permanently back into reading (I read it in September). even if I’m not currently in a reading groove I still can recall how fucking fast I got through the secret history and I have confidence I can do it again! That’s how good this book is!
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