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[BREW-HAHA] PMS: Pretty Much Sucks

August/13/2009

brew-purpleLast weekend, I got hit with the ever-so-popular PMS symptoms.  Now that I’m in my mid-thirties, things aren’t quite as regular as they used to be and I’m pretty sure that my ovaries are firing buckshot instead of bullets in the hopes of me getting pregnant.  Fortunately, I’m not sharing my bed with anyone but the cat these days, so my ovaries can suck it.  Still, there are days I wonder if my hormones are using the buckshot-for-bullets excuse as a justification for amping up my PMS symptoms just for giggles.

I’m laughing.  Really.

I spent the weekend swinging between terribly emo (teary) on one end and horrifically emoting (pissed off) on the other.  Since my cycle isn’t very predictable as of late, I didn’t even think of it being that time of the month.  So naturally, I did what any other uber-driven HPS with high expectations does — I beat myself up over my lack of “grip” on the situation and spent the day wishing they made  emotional Fixadent before my snark teeth flew out of my mouth and bit one more person in the ass.

If you think that being a HPS means you don’t get your uterus (or panties) in a twist from time to time, think again.  And if you’re a HP thinking of marrying a HPS, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a woman who has self-evolved her way out of the need for Midol.  We’re just as likely to send you running to the local altar of Our Blessed Lady of Quickie Cocoa (the counter of the nearest convenience store) for chocolate.

Oh, and Doritos.  Trust me, anything that can bleed once a month and live can survive a Dorito or two hundred.

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8 Comments

  • Heartsong (heartsongshymnal.blogspot.com) | Reply

    Thursday, 13th August 2009 at 12:02 PM
     

    RE: “I did what any other uber-driven HPS with high expectations does — I beat myself up over my lack of “grip” on the situation …”

    This is what is known as beating yourself over the head with a spiritual principle. That’s not what they’re made for. Why do most of us seem hell bent for leather to use our spiritual insights and goals as weapons against ourselves and others?

    We’re all works in progress, darlin’…and when you share your struggles as well as your strength, you help give the rest of us permission to see ourselves in the same light, as people doing the best we can and learning, anomg other things, how torgive ourselves our trespasses as we would forgive others.

    Amen.

     

    • Sitara Haye (sitarahaye.com) | Reply

      Thursday, 13th August 2009 at 11:33 PM
       

      Indeed… indeed. I really don’t want to come off as any sort of person who has it more figured out than anyone else or who doesn’t go through their days feeling alone, or questioning, or PMS-ing, or whatever. I struggle, we all do. But we seriously need to exchange the Louisville Slugger of my spiritual principles for a Nerf bat at least three days per month. :-)

       

      • Heartsong (heartsongshymnal.blogspot.com) | Reply

        Saturday, 15th August 2009 at 11:43 AM
         

        Sitara, you know I’m not a violent person. But I’ll tell ya… I was “surgically croned” about 11 years ago, and before my surgery, I had days when the image of killing my ex was so vivid it scared me. Not just random images….very specific images of wrapping him in a blanket and bludgeoning him to death with a club – not a bat, not a stick…a real hunk-o-wood caveman club – beating him until all the lumps were gone. I’m serious! Removing my misguided uterus and ovaries, sad as I was to see them go, helped. Removing my misguided ex helped even more. Now I’m a very peaceful girl, and the arc of my mood swings has shrunk to a very manageable size.

        Of course, organ removal is not for everyone, and not everyone has an ex that needs to be excised. My little story is just another, “Yeah, I know where you’re coming from,” in the chorus.

        This, too, shall pass…really. :)

         

        • Avren | Reply

          Sunday, 16th August 2009 at 7:55 PM
           

          As soon as I’m done giggling I’ll tell ya, I had one of those ex’s too. My life drastically improved AND my mood to boot! :-) Turns out I am not a psychopath. Hmm and all that time I thought it was just me! LOL

           

  • Millie Fee | Reply

    Thursday, 13th August 2009 at 7:05 PM
     

    Aw Honey! That is what makes you- you! The only time that we can ever reach that spot in the road or in life that you can claim ” I have arrived” is when you part the veil for the next phase. All the rest is one education process after another. Lessons occur to remind us and to educate us. If you are having a need to face regulation on your monthly blessing and are not into perscription medication, investigate New Phase in the vitamin isle. It’s a soy-based estrogen that helps to smooth the emo’s to a helpful level. It works with most every womens metabolism…for me it worked wonders! But they make several.

     

  • Katie Bond (hathorsdawn.wordpress.com) | Reply

    Friday, 14th August 2009 at 1:19 AM
     

    I get this… I’ve got some nasty symptoms that I get. I know I’m supposed to be friends with my uterus and all that jazz, but I’m not thrilled about stomach issues, mood swings, and cramps. Quite frankly, it all sucks. I have anti-anxiety medication that helps me with my mood swings. I get to the point of not being able to function, so prescription medication is a great option for me. For me, this time is something to be endured, but I always feel so much better afterwards.

     

  • Catherine | Reply

    Sunday, 16th August 2009 at 3:03 PM
     

    Yep, nasty PMS here too. I’m 41 and changes are happening. I keep trying to remember this is all normal, blah, blah, blah, but let’s face it, it ain’t no fun. If you can get through the feelings of wanting to beat down your ex (or whatever) without actually doing it, then I think you’ve got a pretty good handle on the situation. You can’t beat yourself up for something that is a normal part of life.

    I’ve also thought that maybe we get so moody when we’re menstruating for a purpose. It’s our way of releasing the stress and negativity that can build in our spirit as well as our bodies. I know that when I’m in the midst of it all, I feel like a monster. But when it’s over and I’ve released all of those bad vibes, I’m much more focused and productive than at any other time of the month.

    It has to be a normal process or it wouldn’t happen to as many of us as it does. In fact, the only women I know who don’t have these kinds emotional issues are in the Crone stage of life.

    I Just try to get as much private time as possible (to protect the innocent), watch a few chick flicks, and ride the wave.

    Hope you feel better soon.

     

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