tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post5719412898243070880..comments2023-10-10T07:04:37.427-07:00Comments on Breaking the Silence: Aunt Flow Loves PunctuationLGBT Voiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588389608055410787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-42918570499436522032011-11-18T22:09:07.745-07:002011-11-18T22:09:07.745-07:00I have the cysts on my ovaries too! But I have the...I have the cysts on my ovaries too! But I have the opposite problem and my body sometimes likes giving me two periods a month. I really don't mind my period anymore. It's a hassle if you're trying to live your life, but inside you're thinking, "If I don't change my tampon in the next five seconds..." But I embrace the week (or two weeks if I have those two periods) where I'm not a robot like I usually am and get to feel some emotions (albeit sometimes too violently) and cry. It's a great time to talk to my mom about gay stuff because then she feels bad instead of getting angry because I'm a weeping mess.<br /><br />I just hate that PMS. I don't get grumpy, as often stereotyped. All of the hormones mess with my existing depression/anxiety issues and some months all I think for those few days is that suicide is the logical way to deal with anything terrible that happens, as minor as it may be. And a whole bunch of cutting/self-harm stuff is triggered and that's no good. <br /><br />But I love syncing up with my roommates. None of them ever do. <br />Me: We're period pals!<br />Roommates: ...I hate you...MormonLesbianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448003491822671773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-24992924119164193842011-11-16T12:21:17.299-07:002011-11-16T12:21:17.299-07:00Uh, I'm sorry, ladies. I have no idea what PCO...Uh, I'm sorry, ladies. I have no idea what PCOS even is, but from what you're describing it sounds HORRIBLE. I would probably hate my period too. But, just because I'm being defensive about loving my period I'm going to say that PCOS is NOT your period, so mostly your period sucks is because of this other syndrome or whatever it is and not because of menstruation. <br /><br />Now that's out of the way...Thanks for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. And I'd love to learn more about this PCOS...it sounds scary. How many people do you suppose has it? <br /><br />I think it's interesting that periods do create this sense of mystery and power while at the same time creating a sense of weakness in women. Thanks for pointing that out.TA Demingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208290063433622691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-71135733586970162712011-11-14T21:25:28.824-07:002011-11-14T21:25:28.824-07:00I have PCOS too. And my cousin also. She referred ...I have PCOS too. And my cousin also. She referred to the cysts bursting as "being stabbed with an ice pick." While I didn't like knowing my cousin was in pain also it was nice to know I wasn't crazy with these freakish periods and pain all the time (don't get me started on the extra fat and hair). <br />As for the menstrual cycle post I thought it was morbidly fascinating because in my family we don't talk about. My grandma didn't get a talk about it until she was pregnant at 17 (a little too late in my opinion) and no one thought to tell me that bleeding all over the place was normal. Anyway it was nice to have it so out in the open and how you are so comfortable with it. Maybe instead of hating it I will just lovingly refer to it as hell :)Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968879156196070439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-51923409768560654462011-11-14T10:13:47.000-07:002011-11-14T10:13:47.000-07:00I'm currently being treated for PCOS. It's...I'm currently being treated for PCOS. It's where you don't have enough estrogen in your system to properly have periods, so you get cysts in your ovaries instead. Considering how few periods I've had in the past ten years, I assume that my ovaries would burst and cause severe internal bleeding before I turned fifty. <br /><br />So, I started on birth control to try to even out my hormone flow, along with a few other daily pills. It's been one huge ride since, and every single day involves cramps. I think periods are terrible things, but they do have a sense of power to them. Women are forced to know what blood is and know what the pain of bleeding is every month--giving them even just a little more strength in the face of danger. <br /><br />It's something that has granted women a position of mystery and magical power across many cultures. It's been an excuse to expose women as weak and powerless (and sometimes for good reason.)AKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100203618838386050noreply@blogger.com