How do you manage emotional overreactions, overthinking, and anxiety during PMS and period?
How do you manage emotional overreactions, overthinking, and anxiety during PMS and period?
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How do you manage emotional overreactions, overthinking, and anxiety during PMS and period?
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I try to tell myself that it’s just hormones and that it’ll pass.
Birth control 😅
L-theanine and St John’s Wart (the latter may not be able to be taken with some medications and birth controls)
Mine goes a little further into PMDD, and menstrual psychosis- but I have to constantly remind myself that it isn’t my husband’s fault, my friends’ faults, anyone’s. It’s hormones, just take my meds as usual, keep my appointments with my psychiatrist, call him if I need to, make sure I’m getting enough sleep and eating regularly, exercising, and all that good stuff that they tell you to do on you period
I made a notification light to warn me that it’s about to start. That helps me to realise why I’m feeling bad, which in turn helps me recognise it earlier.
i’m on medicine for PMDD 🥲
I stop myself in my tracks, take a breath, and say to myself:
“Stop being a stupid c*nt, you’re being ridiculous.”
And then I move on. 🤣
Awareness has helped the most. Just acknowledging that I’m in that phase helps me take my feelings seriously without spiraling. I give myself more grace, avoid overbooking my schedule, and try to stick to grounding routines—hydration, sleep, light movement, and journaling. And if it gets too overwhelming, I remind myself: this is temporary, and I’m not broken, just hormonal.
Not well! 😅
I let myself go through the feelings, I just try not to involve anyone (Aka if I feel emotional, I isolate myself) cause I know, a day later it’ll feel stupid lol
I yell at traffic
I usually try to chill out with some self-care, watch Netflix, and eat some chocolate, tho I guess sometimes I just gotta ride out the emotional rollercoaster…
I stay away from people I care about
Stay at home and cry with snacks
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I eat comfort food, but if that doesn’t work, I say fuck it and say later
I curse a lot.
If it’s heavily affecting your life you might look into being checked for PMDD.
I stopped fighting it and started using it.
PMS-me has sharper instints, lower tolerance for BS, and doesn’t pretend things are fine if they aren’t.
I cry through it. I do know it’s the storm but that doesn’t mean it makes it any easier.
I acknowledge that it’s just hormones and the feelings are not real, they will pass like always in a few days. I try to take things easier in general, eat more fun snacks, and distract myself with tv.
Awarness is the most important thing, for both me and my partner.
I usually work out less (or less intensive at least), go to bed earlier and eat a little more. This does mean that my partner usually has to do a little more around the house during that time but he’s totally okay with that and even encourages me to take it easy (even though I feel guilty a lot of the time lol).
i let myself spiral then cry it all out and im good to go!
Lugols iodine completely stopped this for me.
It is so hard to handle it, but I try my best to calm down and maybe isolate for some days.
I just check myself, take a breath, and try to be more gracious with myself and others the rest of the day. If that fails then I just keep to myself 😂