watch out!!

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

i am definetly getting my period soon. i know when it's coming, because the first sign is always feeling super irritable and bitchy and emotional!!!

this morning my dad came into my room and tickled my feet to wake me up. and i got so angry about this, when i don't think i usually would- usually these behaviors from my dad would amuse me, but not this time and i kicked him in the leg. and i think it hurt him too. i'm horrible! the worst part is, this morning it made me SO angry when he did that, i blew it way out of proportion. now, i feel awful because he didnt deserve to get kicked.

THEN, i yelled at him when he made me coffee for me(which was a nice thing for him to do)-but made it too strong, so i freaked out. oh goodness! my hormones get so out of control.
i am usually very nice and sweet!

anyway.. i must admit while being a megabitch is slightly fun, i know it's uncalled for. do any of you girls have similar experiences and what do you do about it?

Comments

[bonniebon.livejournal.com]

I do, oh my poor boyfriend hehe
I try not to get moody with him, but I just can't help it. He knows that I try, and he's sympathetic, he is a very observant person so by now he's quite familiar with how my PMS moods go. Apparently it goes

1) angry outburst
2) paranoia
3) Guilt (over being a moody cow)
4) Uncontrolable crying
5) Happy, silly hyper mood

then it goes back to 1 again.
The only advice I can think to give you would be to tell those close to you that you have PMS, this way they won't hold it against you if you have outbursts, and they'll probably keep a respectable distance.
There are a few supplements you can take for PMS too such as calcium & magnesium, evening primrose oil, dong quai and agnus castus (chaste tree berry).
hope that helps :)

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

i go through the exact same cycle! it's really frustrating that i know that i am irritable because of PMS but i really can't control it! Thank you for the advice, Bonniebon! :)

[quietexpression.livejournal.com]

LOL! I can so relate! I do the same thing but it's with my boyfriend. Normally, like touching my back or something would be nice but when I'm PMSing it's like DON'T TOUCH ME. GGRR!! *laughs* Later, when I get my senses back (usually that day or the next morning) I just apologize and tell him I've been grouchy due to PMS. He's cool with it and understands that womens hormones go all over the place.

Your dad sounds like a wonderful nice guy, by the way.

oscar the grouch

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

:) my dad is great. i told him why i'm so moody, and he said that he already knew. then he told me about this woman he works with, he's a customs officer at the airport- they have to carry a gun. and he told me that this woman has a sign on her desk that says "I have PMS and I have a gun" i thought that was hilarious.

Re: oscar the grouch

[quietexpression.livejournal.com]

That is SO hilarious! Hehehehe. Thanks for sharing with me.

[eatme69.livejournal.com]

I think I got lucky when it comes to mood swings. I don't really get them. I do get mad a bit easier than usual, but so far I've never blown up at anyone or anything. I pay for my fairly stable mood though by going through almost unbearable cramps and fatique(sp?) for the first day. It sucks really bad.

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

I get horrible cramps the second day, actually. The first day of my period is really light, but then the second day you'd think the red flood came! I don't know if you're into pot, but i find that smoking marijuana when i have horrible cramps completely alleviates me of my pain.

[euthanasia.livejournal.com]

HA! my poor poor boyfriend. i just tell him and warn him and hopefully hell remember when i said "hun im getting my period".... everyone around me is effected in some awful way or another

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

i hear ya!! i need to walk around with a warning sign or something. great icon, by the way!!

[christoph69.livejournal.com]

it certainly wouldn't hurt to apologize to your dad for snapping at him and whatnot (especially if you feel bad about it)

whether or not you want to explain the PMS thing is up to you. you could just say that you were moody without going into details.
but I'll stop rambling

[honeyassassin.livejournal.com]

i told him, and he said he already knew! my dad is very cool with women's stuff. he actually bought me Our Bodies, Our Selves when i was 13. And he buys me tampons.

[goodjoan]

Thats so sweet! I am married and I have 4 kids and I am certain my dad still firmly believes I am a virgin or perhaps more correctly, totally asexual! :) I think it's a fantasy many dads have! I know he doesn't want to know anything that might prove otherwise!

I remember one time my mom made him talk to my sister to try to explain that her period was normal (she was hiding her stained underware and wouldn't listen to my mom or my grandmother) Poor dad was 9 shades of red and sweating, trying to get my sister to realize it was nothing to be ashamed of.