This post is a little different from most of my other posts,
but . . .
I don't understand something and I wonder how many others of
you out there have this problem . . .
Okay, so the picture is over the top, but you got the idea. |
I get angry over things that I have every right to be angry
about, but I take it a little further than I normally would. I even start
beating myself up (emotionally). Those are the worst days of the month that I
get down on myself about everything. I even know that I am getting carried away
and I can't do anything about it. I feel like I don't have complete control
over myself. This makes me wonder if I am the only one out there . . .
We all hear about moodiness in PMS (PreMS), but what about
what I go through? Do any others out there suffer the same way? Is it just
hormones, like I hope, or is it some further deep seated issue?
My typical cycle: About a week before I start at new cycle
(a.k.a. get my period) I lose it. I get weepy over everything. This month I get
extremely touchy about the fact that my girls didn't want to spend any time
with me on Saturday. My hubby has been working on Saturdays and while this is
good for our finances (sort of), it's hard on me. But to have my girls not even
want to snuggle up and watch a movie, which was the straw that broke the camel's
proverbial back. The following Thursday, I started my period. Friday (I think
it was) my hubby and I got in an argument all because I was too sensitive. Then
Sunday, I started feeling a little bit angry/irrational, but yesterday was bad
and this morning, it's even worse.
At this particular moment, I am angry because I feel like my
youngest is pushing every button that she can. (Acting up at the dinner table,
refusing to do what she is told, and trying to get away with everything that
she can.) Then, I am also sensitive about my weight, which won't
budge for three months now. Add to that the fact that I don't feel
attractive or like a good person in any way, shape, or form and I am about to
lose my mind. Now, all of this has a little truth behind why I am angry, but I
feel completely irrational about it.
Yes, most of the information that I found refers to PMS, not
moodiness during or after menstruation. I did find some helpful information,
though.
Apparently, the reason some women experience mood swings a
few days before and after their period is due to hormone influx. Well, duh, but
what is really behind it?
The causes of menstrual cycle changes & mood swings can
be attributed to stress, overdoing things and fatigue, which can cause
emotional instability. But physical causes for menstrual cycle changes &
mood swings are much more prevalent. Hormones have a definite effect on your
mental state. Because your menstrual cycle regulates serotonin levels in the
brain, which manipulate your mood and sense of humor, hormones can produce mood
swings. So, when your serotonin levels drop, your mood will worsen, and when
they rise, your mood will improve. Imbalanced hormonal levels are the most
common cause for menstrual cycle changes & mood swings.
Understanding why these mood swings occur is the key to
being able to defeat this troublesome roller coaster of emotion.
As a woman's progesterone levels fall, they begin to experience
menstrual mood swings. One type of moodiness is characterized by anxiety, irritability
and mood swings. These feelings are usually relieved with the onset of
bleeding. Most likely, this type relates to the balance between estrogen and
progesterone. If estrogen predominates, anxiety occurs. If there's more
progesterone, depression may be a complaint.
So, basically, this is normal? How many of you suffer like this?
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