Menstrating by Mystique

I just wanna know what all you women out there think of menstrating?

Do you hate it or embrace it? I know lots of women who hate it and wish it never happened, but I personally think it's a great thing, it's very cool to have a natural, monthly cleansing..and the fact that it's screaming out "you're a woman!", which I feel very priveleged to be, which hopefully we all feel glad to be. I love how it connects all us women, all around the world, There's a lot of mystique to this "phenomenon" and I'm interested in what others think of this. Not to say I don't complain about the pain, but I think it's important to use this gift as a gift and concentrate more on healing ourselves, it's always good for making me drink more tea Anyway, just wanted to hear others' input on this.

 

I'm sorry, I am so quick to post, I realize there's posts that say the same things...oops

 

I like it because it doesnt bother me at all..no pain no cramps or head aches or anything..i dont mind it at all

 

I like it because its very feminine. I think its kool that only women can share the experiance of menstrating, although, having menopause when im older might change my mind about that, but for now i like it.

 

I loathe it with a passion....since you asked.

 

not so big a fan, but my birth control choice makes it so that I don't menstruate anymore... it's a good choice for me, but not for every chick. I do understand a certain amount of mystery around menstruating, particularly from those who don't (men, young girls)... especially from men, considering we can bleed for up to 9 days easily without any health repurcussions (generally speaking)

 

http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39222I don't mind it..mine are prety short but they use to be 8 days long. The only thing I don't like about it is how I get really moody and depressive for about 2 weeks before...and I don't think my cycles are like 28 days I think they are more like 38 days...so I always think I'm pregnant then I start..

 

hmm - i can't decide. I can see that it's great to know you are feminine - but the cramps are evil, as are the moodiness/bloating etc....yuck.

yeah, if it was pain free then great...because of evil i-can't-walk-cramps i'm not the greatest fan.

 

I freakin' love it. The good and the bad. I have about a zillion rituals centered around it...my period makes me feel very rhythmic and in touch with myself. Healthy. I know if my periods are healthy, I must be.


It's a damn amazing thing, when you think about it. All the spiritual moon type stuff, I mean.

 

i feel so much cleaner and fresher after menstruating. it's not a great joy in my life or anything, but it's definately refreshing. i dont' know why. i feel abetter about my body when it's all over.

 

I love it because it's like my body is telling me 'Hey you're not pregnant'

 

it's my husband's favorite time of the month

 

wow. 1m 14 and i haven't gotten it yet. my firends tell me me that this is extremely bizzare ( peppered with : lucky biatch). I can't see it being that big of a deal, but it does seem like an extreme inconvinience. no swimming, always checking your behind.... then again i've gotten paranoid about it so i'm turning around every 5 min anyway.....

how much does it interrupt your life?

 

I don't like it. It's just yet another painful reminder that I will never have another baby. Getting my period each month reminds me of that. I'll be having to deal with this monthly visitor for years to come, and for what reason really?

Peace...

 

I don't love having my period. But I really do love feeling that I have a cycle, because in a way, I define myself on that. This makes me feel that I am a woman. And I love being a women. I have bad cramps on the first day, but not that bad that I can't enjoy a pleasent day in bed , and I love how men are usually very caring, since they have no Idea how bad it is.

The cycle is also the reason why birthcontroll pills are not an option to me. I think it would take a lot of feelings away from me, a lot of confidence that I have in my body.

 

Huh? I'm on the pill and I still get my period. You simply stop taking the pill for the week you "want" to have your period. I for one don't have confidence that my body won't make me manic-depressive for a week, or won't make me miserable with needless cramps. Nope, I trust the pill way more than my body!

 

I do love my period, I think the same way you do on a lot of aspects. I just hate the horrible horrible cramps! A few minutes ago (because the painkillers I took were taking too long), almost killed myself, no one else is home so a ran madly around the house for 15 minutes looking for a hot pack, a cold pack, hot tea, pills, etc. I ended up going temporarily crazy and yelling at everything around me
Of course, PMS has it's benefits, like I can get sad about nothing or angry at people who do stupid things or become very moody or strange, and I have an excuse! I can also be lazy and a chocolate-fiend for a few dayslol No, I think it's very spiritual once the cramps go die...

 

Like other people said, I like how feminine it is, and the thought that it means that everything is working just fine and I can one day have children, but I never look forward to having such bad cramps where the only thing that relieves the pain is being knocked out asleep for a couple hours. I just started today, actually! Thank God Ionly get cramps on the first day. The next three days (mine are short) will be fine.

 

ya know, black cohosh tea works wonders for my cramps. it seems within a half hour they are definately much more tolerable or gone. blue cohosh is always recommended too, but i've never tried that...just to put it out there

 

i really dont mind my period. the only thing that really annoys me about it is the headaches, PMS, including the mood swings and all that. besides that for me my mestruation has always been something that i rather embrace as part of my femininity. Ever since the beginning, i always felt like it's part of me and I'm a woman, and i should be proud of that.