I cried in school yesterday, and then started my period a few hours later. Sometimes it is your period making you act like that, but it's still rude to assume
Yeah. It's true that we can often get emotional before our periods, but calling us out in front of the whole class to say that, or even alone still hurts, and it's just plain offensive.
Hey! Boys! Periods don't change your mood. It's a myth.
But some girls have it hard with emotions BEFORE theirs!
But, anyway, if you were half-dying and being cut in half by abdominal pains, would you be all happy-go-lucky?
Never ever say anything like this to a girl, thank you! :)
Boys would usually be the ones to assume. They don't have periods
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Well, it does mess with the body's hormones, which tends to affect one's emotions and moods. Generally mine makes me prone to anxiety, sadness, and anger, but I've had a couple rare times where I was inexplicably happy.
50/50 chance but still it's delegitimizing one's reasons for being upset. Why does nobody ever ask guys that? Guys also have a hormone cycle that makes them more emotional at times, the only difference is that you can't track it cause there's no blood or pain.
"it's delegitimizing one's reasons for being upset."
Which is okay if their reason isn't legitimate.
"Why does nobody ever ask guys that? Guys also have a hormone cycle that makes them more emotional at times"
Because it's not nearly as pronounced, though that probably has to do with cramps.
Unless you watch someone's entire day, you don't know if their reason is legitimate. It might be, it might not, but judging before you know the details is what makes many people even more upset.
That is true, being in constant pain does not improve your mood. But hormones are so random they could make you happier while on your period. Personally I'm sometimes more extroverted and active in conversations and sometimes the exact opposite with a pinch of depression. It really depends and hormones can easily override the discomfort. So saying that the rule is "period = angry" is just factually wrong and stems from some outdated stereotype (maybe it's just me and the rest of the female population is angry, idk but I doubt that)
"you don't know if their reason is legitimate."
If I'm missing relevant information then of course my judgment can be off, but if I know the reason and I witness the reaction I can make a judgment on if the reaction is appropriate.
"saying that the rule is "period = angry" is just factually wrong"
I didn't say that, though.
I agree, premature judgments are off more often than not, but if you know all the details then by all means, judge how much you want.
You didn't, but the post implies that it is the most common way of thinking, which is true.
But some girls have it hard with emotions BEFORE theirs!
But, anyway, if you were half-dying and being cut in half by abdominal pains, would you be all happy-go-lucky?
Never ever say anything like this to a girl, thank you! :)
Which is okay if their reason isn't legitimate.
"Why does nobody ever ask guys that? Guys also have a hormone cycle that makes them more emotional at times"
Because it's not nearly as pronounced, though that probably has to do with cramps.
That is true, being in constant pain does not improve your mood. But hormones are so random they could make you happier while on your period. Personally I'm sometimes more extroverted and active in conversations and sometimes the exact opposite with a pinch of depression. It really depends and hormones can easily override the discomfort. So saying that the rule is "period = angry" is just factually wrong and stems from some outdated stereotype (maybe it's just me and the rest of the female population is angry, idk but I doubt that)
If I'm missing relevant information then of course my judgment can be off, but if I know the reason and I witness the reaction I can make a judgment on if the reaction is appropriate.
"saying that the rule is "period = angry" is just factually wrong"
I didn't say that, though.
You didn't, but the post implies that it is the most common way of thinking, which is true.