Women’s Space Peer Support Megathread

[Lookingtoflyfree]

I feel you, I've been feeling so needy/clingy today. I hope it goes away. I almost never feel this because I always isolate myself. Must be PMS doing its thing though :/

I'm curious how our cycle affects when we isolate. I've used a few period apps and it just usually says 'youre going to be bloaty and tired', but think I have PMDD and my cycle feels more severe

 

[almost-there]

Hi!

I'm in my 20's and I was wondering if any of you also have a worst mental health during your period. I am kind of stable during the rest of the cycle, but during those 3 days my mind just collapses. I get worst and it's so hard to do anything. The suicide thoughts get so so hard and repetitive. And I am somewhat impulse, so I'm 90% sure that if I overcome SI it will be during my period when I'm on my lowest.

So, I wanted to know if any of you also experience this, and If so, do you do something to avoid it or reduce it? And, even if you don't experience it, what activities makes you happy/relax/confortable/etc? I'm just finding solutions to avoid thinking so hard about killing myself during those days.

English is not my first language, so, sorry if something didn't make sense. Let me know and I will fix it.

 

[astr4]

Hi!

I'm in my 20's and I was wondering if any of you also have a worst mental health during your period. I am kind of stable during the rest of the cycle, but during those 3 days my mind just collapses. I get worst and it's so hard to do anything. The suicide thoughts get so so hard and repetitive. And I am somewhat impulse, so I'm 90% sure that if I overcome SI it will be during my period when I'm on my lowest.

So, I wanted to know if any of you also experience this, and If so, do you do something to avoid it or reduce it? And, even if you don't experience it, what activities makes you happy/relax/confortable/etc? I'm just finding solutions to avoid thinking so hard about killing myself during those days.

English is not my first language, so, sorry if something didn't make sense. Let me know and I will fix it.

i noticed these past two months when i was off my birth control that i was much moodier and more agitated, especially the week before my period.

honestly, if it's extremely bad, it might be worth using birth control of some sort to just stop getting your periods altogether; that's what i normally do because i find getting my period annoying. if it's making you more suicidal that's an even better reason to take it, tbh, although i understand hormones might be a little intimidating.

(some info if you want: https://www.letstalkaboutit.nhs.uk/media/whrl3ibq/continuous-combined-pill-taking.pdf)