look i know pathologizing everything is bad but i’m telling you there’s so much shit ppl with uteruses just assume is normal and it’s literally not. and even if it IS you can probably still get some help and/or it could become unnormal.
listen to me.
debilitating cramps/pain during your period isn’t normal, and there’s things an ob/gyn can do to help you.
extreme and severe moodswings like anger, depression, anxiety and paranoia right before your period isn’t normal, and there’s things an ob/gyn can do to help you.
and even if maybe you’re experiencing ‘normal’ amounts of these things but they’re impairing your quality of life TWELVE TIMES A YEAR, that’s absolutely worth finding an ob/gyn who will help you.
my periods make me wanna kill myself. i get so fucking depressed and terrified. some of you have seen my spiral posts when i can’t even control myself anymore and i’m screaming and crying everywhere because i don’t know what i’ll do if i don’t keep myself busy doing that.
it also makes my chronic fatigue worse. that amount of effort and energy takes a lot out of me; it reminds of anemia, which is extremely common in ppl with periods because the blood loss triggers it (this isn’t specifically my problem, but it is a real and frequent one).
you don’t HAVE to suffer. even if you can 'bear through it’. even if every idiot in your life told you 'haha, yeah, periods just suck’. go ask an ob/gyn. i’m probably a little biased because they DID very much save my life, but the thing is, they might save your life too. it doesn’t hurt to ask.
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