May 26, 2006
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PMS Part 2
PMS is an issue that has touched us all in one way or another. I had three sisters so I gained some insight into the issue. I asked a while ago in a post how many days a woman should be allowed to blame a bad mood on PMS.
If I remember correctly, a few women mentioned that some woman may play up the issue more than they needed too. I want to deal with this issue at the risk of running across some lady this evening who is dealing with the effects of PMS.
Do women tend to exaggerate the impact of PMS?
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some do, I know for certain. But it ain’t no picnic boys.
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Yeah probably
where should i send the bandages?
A lot of them do just to have an excuse to be pissy.
Some do, some don’t. Some are just high maintainence and aren’t actually PMSing.
Yep I know a lot of people who use it as an excuse to bitch at people
some, and then i think there are the guys who try to play off of that as well…
7!
sometimes.
i dont pms
if it works to thier advantage sure
I wouldn’t know…
but then I would not really ever know since I will never have pms
some do. some dont. it just depends on how b****y they want to be
idk
some do exaggerate the impact….however, others don’t even realize that their being a royal pain in the butt until someone points it out.
How do you tell the difference between a woman with PMS and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist.
I am actually going through PMS right now… and yes, I think that some women over do it on the PMS issue. They think that they can be a bitch to whom ever they like because they’re PMS’ing… It’s not right, but it’s life.
if anything i downplay them. i own my bitchiness, not because of fluctuating hormone levels, but for the simple fact that i am a bitch.
I can provide viewpoints from both sides! No, I haven’t had a sex-change operation, but I did get a complete hysterectomy at age 25 due to cancer. I can report that although I didn’t think that I was having terrible ups and downs before the operation, that’s because I had no idea of the peaceful, steady-state nature I was to enjoy in the 16 years (so far!) since the operation.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Yep, I had PMS before, and I suffered from it, and I didn’t enjoy it. I don’t recommend my particular solution, but since it has happened, I might as well appreciate the benefits!
Some probably do, but it really does make us crabbier than usual. We’re not just making the whole thing up.
Some do. I guess sometimes I was apt to do it myself, but there comes a point when you realize that being a woman is no excuse to become a bitch once a month…just like being a man is no exucse fo being an asshole 98% of time.
I’d say fifty percent do, and fifty percent don’t.
NO Grrrr
It depends. If I get really mad at one of my friends or something for something stupid, then yeah, I’ll probably blame it on PMS. It’s a quick answer that people generally don’t want elaboration on. That’s the only time I do, though.
I know some that do but I never would…I get really emotional without realizing it and I HATE when I realize I have been…when it happens it feels justified that I am that mad…or sad or w/e…it’s no fun having your emotions take you hostage…NO fun
sometimes. It depends on the person and how PMS actually affects them. But, then again, some lie. Soo..
I think some definitely use it to their advantage.
~Caroline~
just to let you know, PMS actually affects VERY few women. people just blame bad moods on PMS. but i mean, if you’re on your period, you’re probably not gonna be very happy. what im trying to say is PMS isnt just something that comes along with your period….its symptoms that come with it, IF you have PMS. people just call their bad moods ‘PMS-ing’
Ah jeeze, yeah they do! I mean, wtf. All women have to go through it too, not just that certain individual. Other girls play it up sooo much that it bothers me. Just cause they have PMS doesn’t give them reasons to be a bitch towards me. (And yeah, I’ma girl too.) I try not to complain about it cause I know just about… gee… I dunno, every other female has to go through it too, maybe?
I can understand if the PMS causes seriously bad cramps though. Cramps, pains, totally understandable. But jeeze. XD
shore, everyone likes a good excuse to be grouchy and crabby for no reason. Gah, I hate that.
And I swear men get it too
I don’t believe in PMS.
Let’s give you some major crampage down near your man-parts, swelling of the chest, the overcoming desire to eat bad foods, and then have you bleed from the strangest parts possible. How would YOU feel? Do you think you would need to exaggerate?
I guess I’m extremely lucky, but I don’t PMS.. I don’t get bitchy, I’m never in a bad mood at all really, and I rarely have all the crappy side effects (bloating, cramping, etc)
Apparently I’m a medical wonder, so I guess I’m biast.. but I’ve seen my sister PMS MANY times, and she by far isn’t over exaggerating.. after she had so many kidney stones, infections, and her brain tumor removed all she does is hurt, and puke.. so She has a pretty good right to be bitchy..
Now of course we are the extremes on each end of spectrum, so i can’t say whether someone in the average area of the spectrum is being over bitchy.. who knows? not me lol
Some do, but I’m a rip roaring bitch during PMS. My family even breathes wrong during that time.
It would be a gross generalization to say yes or no. Some do.
37TH!!!
Yes.
Sometimes..
but sometimes it really is that bad
<><Renee’
I don’t know, but if you have sex with a woman who is having her period…..well be prepared to have a bloody general if you get my meaning.
I think a lot do.
yes i’d say some do, but men also exaggerate the way women are during it. and men exagerate other things like blue-balls. but being of opposite sexes we will never really know the plight of the other sex sso it is hard to judge. i do know that pms can be really bad sometimes and for some women, my step mother had a tumor or something in one of her ovaries causing her immense pain and bleeding leading to bed rest for days everytime she had her period until she finally got it removed…you can’t judge till you’ve walked a mile in someone else’s shoes and sadly as far as pms goes we will only know the pain we personally go through…so…there is no way to know outside how you yourself personally act.
I think that they do, but I never blame PMS for my bitchiness. I am proud of my B-card.
I never understood that PMS affected me for many years. It personally ticked me off to hear people blaming their feminity for poor self control. I’m beginning to believe that men have it too (TMT) Too Much Testosterone.
Speaking from experience, a I have to offer a resounding NO!!!! I hate PMS and would rather have no excuse to bitch and also not experience random bouts of depression once a month. In college, my gynocologist considered putting me on anti-depression medication just for PMS.
Also, any of the guys who answered with anything other than “I don’t know”… how would you know?? That’s like women answering as to how badly it hurts to get kicked in the balls!
Some, but not many.
Yep, they sure do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OCD has a point…you should ask how much guys exaggerate the pain of being racked. I’ve played crotchy before (take turns throwing stuff at each other down there), and guys can take a lot more than you’d think when they’re acting for the crowd…
i don’t care really
Im not a woman but it does seem like they do.
Girls are already always overexaggerating stuff
I find myself a little more irritable prior to my period and maybe a little more sensitive (more apt to cry at sad movies, tv shows). I can typically control my response to the irritating things (take a deep breath, don’t snap at the poor person at work who’s asked you a stupid question). So, I don’t really suffer too much. I’ve heard some women are really affected.
I do think some women drag it out, a nice excuse for a foul mood. It’s PRE menstrual. So that’s *before* your period. A lot of the women I hear using the PMS excuse are having their period, so that’s not true PMS. :Þ
Here we go,
According to my recently completed Psychology course, it is all in the mind, but it is still a powerful and unpleasent force.
i think some do, but not all, and my girlfreind ses that most of them do, so id go with her answer.
“Im not a woman but it does seem like they do.
Girls are already always overexaggerating stuff”
Posted 5/26/2006 at 10:16 PM by the_muffin_master
He sounds like someone who will be single for a while…lol…
Seriously, it really makes us moody as hell. I try to hide it, but that doesn’t always work. Some people eventually catch on that my PMS is kicking in. You boys are lucky. You have no idea how much of a pain in the ass it is.
It is horrific to not be in control of your emotions. We are supposed to have self-control and even outwardly do but inwardly it is often gut-wrenching emotionally and physically. It is a constant burden to try to be “EVEn” and fail miserable month after month. Paranoia is another booger. I don’t know which is worse the cramps or the pain. The first girl who is able to mask her cycle will be the only acceptable candidate for President. Only then will our nation see that women are capable of managing EVERYTHING!!
omg yes..you don’t even know..
“Let’s give you some major crampage down near your man-parts, swelling of the chest, the overcoming desire to eat bad foods, and then have you bleed from the strangest parts possible. How would YOU feel? Do you think you would need to exaggerate?”
Hehe.. I agree.
it’s gotten worse for me. things that don’t even normally bother me make me cry around this time of month. that’s when i know i’m about to get my period. and i know to tell myself that it’s the hormones!
I don’t think most women exaggerate the effects of PMS. I think some lose control and “show out” when they should keep it shut b/c you shoulden’t be disrespectful to people, but it is very hard to stay in control sometimes and it takes a super strong effort to be nice…so they aren’t exaggerating how they feel. Do the people who say they don’t believe in pms realize how powerful hormones are? Imbalanced hormones can make you feel like crap, look like crap, act like crap…I mean come on…seriously out of whack hormones can even make someone want to kill themselves…After I had my little boy I was put on a medication for milk production and it messed with my hormones so much I literally became depressed and almost suicidal. Sooo…lucky you if you don’t experience hormone swings but back off and please try to have compassion for those that do.
Nope.
They don’t exagerate the impact.
They just exagerate how the impact lasts.
I regret not being able to get to this site in time to comment about the 666 post. My opinion on it is very strong. I’m very religious (Christian). In the Bible, it talks about the Mark of the Beast. Christian’s will be taken in the rapture. Then, all the sinners remaining will be forced to live in a world with the Mark of the Beast (which is the ID on your hand). Actually, it’s not known if it’s going to be on your hand. It could be ANYWHERE. So yea, I know that I have a strong enough relationship with Christ to know that I won’t live in a world like that (cause I will be in the rapture beforehand). But if I wasn’t raptured up, then I knew that I wasn’t a good Christian so I would accept the consequences and take the Mark.
<3 Sherry
I don’t get PMS at all but i tell people I do, so yes
Some, yes, definitely.
But it definitely is hellish, I promise.
PMS is a very real medical condition that has varied impacts. Some women have little to no problems and then some get near suicidal due to the influx and extreme changes due to hormonal levels. While there are some things that can alleviate the discomforts, the irritability can be very difficult to control. I explain it as a jittery, got to reach out and hurt someone feeling but you really don’t want to struggle. There are times that gets so bad I just leave the house until it passes – a good chic flick usually does the job.
That being said, there are those who lack self control and just let everyone “have it” so to speak, not considering the consequences or caring – pushing off as PMS. Just because I feel crappy is no excuse to make everyone around me experience it too. It comes down to who we really are on the inside – exposing the issues of the heart.
I don’t know.
I do believe that men have a regular cycle as well or at least it SURE seems like it. What is their excuse exactly?
not necessarily on the first few days of having it. then the impact should die down a little.
Some do… others try to pretend they aren’t suffering because of the social stigma when really they are in pain.
I think so.
If I got it, I would. Haha.
I can’t answer for other people though.
I know some do… But let me tell you, it’s not fun by any means. It SUCKS. I usually just keep it to myself, though.
Some do, some don’t
Personally, I choose not to… Everyone has crappy, painful or sick days. You pop your advil or whatever and get over it.
It can be a real problem and its the women who play it up when it really isn’t there that ruin it for the ones who really arn’t coping and it varies from month to month. As a married woman I can tell you what really helps, but then this would be an x rated site but hey! Seriously I would rather the genral population not know that I am bithcy because I am having my period!
Although if I want a massage, I could ham things up a little and guilt trip him into giving me one
It’s different for every woman, depending on the amount of different hormones in her body.
I missed the last two posts. no to 666 freaking me out. no to taking any government ID (thats the libertarian in me) and yes to PMS exaggeration, at least some women.
Heres my take, I am not a female so I can’t really say, However, It is a female-like thing for them to overemphasis alot.
I feel like most of the time if you’re really being a bitch because you’re PMS’ing, then you don’t realize it until later. I can definitely tell the changes that I go through in moods and such. My ‘pms’ typically involves tears much more than it involves bitchiness.
yes, we do. there’s other things in life worse than menstruation.
not really.. but nothing pisses us off more than when a man tells us to “stop pmsing”… or asks us if it’s “that time of the month” when we get upset.
Only as much as men do.
Eva.
the bi-polar do. some do, but not as bad.
i dont. i DO have really really bad days. only 2 or so.
depends
Some do, but I remember PMS and it was like being taken hostage. It was not fun at all to feel so out of control. That being said, women need to know their dates and use self control.
(((((( GRANDMA HUGS ))))))
Lori
Some may. But at the same time, it affects people differently.
I really do not think so. In fact, I think that a lot of the women that are experiencing PMS are in denial of that being a problem for them. I had it for years and would get aggravated when everyone blamed me being on my period as the reason for my mood and behavior. Since it did not happen every month …moods that is….the periods came without fail…..I denied that PMS could be the reason. Uneducated me! Finally broke down and realized that the PMS cycled every three months for me.
Yup… no matter what time of the month it is, I blame PMS. Helps get out of tricky situations.
It’s so subjective, it depends on alot of things. I know some play it up, some don’t. It’s an easy scape goat, but so are alot of other things…..funny you should bring this up, wonder if that new shot that stops periods will fix PMS…..
Do men exagerate the impact of blue balls?
I think some do, others don’t. Personally, I don’t think being more susceptible to moodiness at certain times gives me any right to be a bitch about it. If I am bitchy, it’s my own responsibility – not something I can pass off on being a woman.
Of course some of us do. Although at the time it may not seem like an exaggeration, because there /is/ a lot of crappiness.. Egh.
I tell my guy friends that PMS lasts 3 weeks.. before, during, and after. >.> Just to be safe.
I’ve heard studies that say that the number of women suffering from PMS is high in countries that view women and mestruation in a negative way, and quite low in countries/cultures that view women and menstruation as a positive that should be celebrated.
Quite interesting.
That’s hard to answer. I’m a guy so I have no idea how PMS would affect me. Secondly, women have various levels of cycles. Some are easier and some are harder than others. I think the best thing is to find the balance in being sensitive and maintaining a safe distance at the same time without aggravating the situation by leveling accusations of “milking it for all it’s worth.” This is my most difficult job as a husband (and I am now discovering, as a dad of a young teenager daughter).
YES
Who wouldn’t give up an excuse to be a bitch?
Some of the time women don’t even know they’re doing it
Am I 101…? I think so. But maybe it hits others harder than me. (Shrugs.)
Oops…I mean who would…
a lot of people do.
idk. pms doesnt make me bitchy…it makes me cry a lot. and be in pain for like 2 days.
Depends on the woman. I never play it up. Actually, most people never know I’m PMSing because I keep the advil close.
However, it’s perfectly understandable that if a woman doesn’t have her comfort item around her while she’s PMSing, she’s going to be rather crabby most of the day.
Sometimes. Sometimes it seriously is a bitch, but other times, we just want asshole men to leave us the fuck alone.
Everyone exaggerates everything. Really, shouldn’t women just be happy that they’re not pregnant?
Yes – especially the ones that have 666 tatooed on the back of their hands.
L,r
yes, women do. unless they have kids, then it’s justified (too much stress).
My girlfriend & I would fight once a month because she would flip out over something ridiculous like me going to a movie with some friends & not calling her. We ended up breaking up in one of those fights, so I’d say the effects were severe. I suppose one must go a case-by-case basis.
~Stix
I never realize that it’s PMS week until I’ve been really irritable for a couple of days and then a couple of days later my period starts. It’s always afterward that I look back and think, “Ooooooh, thaaaaaaat’s why I wanted to kill everyone I know!”
Yeah, most do. I guess it’s a good excuse for women to use because guys can’t experience it exactly..?
Allowed? Allowed!!
Don’t even go there.
The length and severity of PMS varies from woman to woman, just as the length and severity of the menstral periods do. Allow, indeed.
Sometimes. Usually, I think it’s just some sorry excuse. Women have to learn to be less weak and just deal with it, yeesh.
I think some women do; personally, i don’t.
Some do, but my PMS truly sucks (I actually have a hormone problem which is being treated with medication).
I don’t really know. I think that it is a possibility. I know that menopause can be scary though. My mother used to be such a sweet woman. She then entered that stage and she was someone totally different. She went through wild mood swings for several months. Once it was over she went back to being a very sweet moman though.
Some do. Some women blame everything on PMS and I’m sorry, it’s impossible to have it every day of every month of every year. But by the same token, a lot of guys tend to jump to the PMS conclusion whenever a woman is upset about something.
In the beginning of pms which is when your young it is very possible to not be exxagerating. I remember those days and it was hard. I know women today that a few of my friends are completely just using it against their husbands. I have dealt with it personnally and it can go either way and difficult to pinpoint the exact relation between good an evil. No offense but I think menopause is worst than pmsing.
Yeah, or at least I hope they do, because I would hate to have a natural thing make you that turdmuffiny.
I would say yes, going to school all the girls would say their sick. Then you hear as they are grown, im ill.
Moodiness is very normal. I take credit for atleast 3 days a month. its life.
THIS woman doesn’t. Come on, why play up something that makes you so horrifically unpleasant to be around??
It is amazing how many guys free so free to comment on something they know absolutely nothing about.
My mom does.
some women do, just to get out of things, explain things quickly ect. but alot of times we dont. for me personally i never do. it is not a walk in the park.
I don’t even really think about PMS, but I’d say a lot of women do.
To say that “women” exaggerate pms, is a very broad generalization. It would be safer to say SOME women exaggerate… But to be honest…it really does suck, and to have a whole bunch of pent up emotions that really don’t have any valid foundation…that is really frustrating. Women get so emotional during PMS, and when you are bawling for no reason, and someone asks you WHY you’re bawling, and you have to say ‘no reason’ you really feel like a big loser.
lmao sometimes.. hahaha loll =]
XOXO,
cG.
I never use that as my excuse.
when women have pms, we tend to exaggerate everything and bad things are worse then they really are, etc. this is not to say that we are mentally feeble and its all in our heads, but life is hard enough without chemical imbalences.
SO. do women exagerate how bad pms is? it depends on the woman, to be perfectly honest..but most do not.
no, PMS blows
Heck No, PMS is a wicked and evil thing that gets worse with age…much much worse…I thought PMS was a hoax till after I hit my 30′s and now at 38 it is very very real….I can only hope it levels off after a few years.
it seems like an exagerration because emotions are exagerrated on pms.
so, no.
why would they?
You’re playing with fire, asking a question like this.
Some do, but a lot of them deny how much it affects them.
Do you read all of these responses???
Guys really have no clue what it’s like. We can explain all we want– or all they want–, but unless they went through it themselves, they have no idea.
I’ve never exaggerated, and certainly never told someone that I was about to have my period and that was why I was acting how I was. If someone thought that, that’s because they jumped to that conclusion themselves. But yes– PMS hits some women very hard and others hardly at all. The women that play it up make it harder for those of us that don’t, but guys– don’t be quick to think it’s that way with all of us. Some of us really do go through horrific periods and the pre-period time is no piece of cake. Give us a break. We’re struggling enough to keep things under control, and sassy smart-aleck flippant male remarks are NOT appreciated.
> It is documented; mood swings, bloat, swelling and sensitivity….etc. I thank the Powers that be I’m male, with all the percieved faults, that I’m not a woman. And viva la differance…..
Peace
probably
I thought you were More intelligent!! You believe all that crap about the end times, gezzzzzz.
Only pets are getting the chip, to help out when they get lost or something about their health..But come on what you are saying here is Christian crap, ahhhh ohhhh, the end of days – ” I am so scared”
LOL, give me a break..
Diane
Pick some better subject
PMS is a harmonal thing women can not control, Thank you
If it’s something that they want an advantage on….
no…..Chicks have a very thin line that if you cross it, it sets us off.
!~nicole~!
Absolutely. My sister certainly does. It doesn’t effect me at all.
A little. It depends on how much you want a guy to do something.
Now, I know for certain this is a repeat….
if anyone plays it up, it’s the men. if a woman is behaving forcefully, aggressively, or angrily for whatever reason, they dismiss it as a hormonal imbalance. it makes me angry.
ryc: Well, it said the contest ran from May 1 – May 31….so we’ll see.
I wouldn’t know
Possibly, but it does suck. It lowers your serotonin, thus left with sad and bitchy.
NO WAY IN FUCK!!!
i usually dont blame it at all. normally, i dont even think about it, its just like “welp, guess im in a bitchy mood today”. when i get really bad (crying for no reason, yelling and getting upset over the stupidest things), then i think “oh yeah… PMS, totally not my fault”
i’m sure some do.
for me i don’t know if it’s PMS or just plain hormones, but at times i can literally feel it coming on. more times than not i keep it to myself until i am able to get a grip but if i’m in the middle of something where others might be affected i give warning. usually if i am able to recognize what is happening in advance i’m mentally able to overcome it. then again sometimes it’s right in the middle of all hell breaking loose before i realize what is happening. recognizing and controlling it is something that i think comes with age
i most definitely dont, but i know some women sure do.
I have a friend that is a COMPLETELY different person the week before Aunt Flo arrives………I do hope she doesn’t read this comment as I am DEAD, but honey it is sooo very true!
Kind of.
I think it can too often be used as an excuse…
I know more men that like to blame PMS than women…. once men can learn to buy tampons then I will help guide women into not using PMS as an excuse… sound like a fair deal???
Half and half.
I’ll quote Adam Savage’s response to the Jimmy Hoffa mystery: I don’t know, I don’t want to know, and if I was told I would quickly forget it.
Yes!! It doesn’t effect me at all… I think it’s made up honsetly0
I think PMS can often be used as a quick excuse when they do not want to discuss the real problem. I would not know how bad it is, but I am sure each woman deals with it in her own way.
jee whizz, no I dont think so………………………….I dont know Im sure a lot of women do.
I know I don’t. PMS just happens to me, and sometimes I won’t even know that’s what it is.
NO… no nononononononononono….
It’s real. It’s horrible. It sucks. Maybe not for all women, but for me. Just ask anyone in my life.
I don’t know, when blood starts leaking through your penis, you can decide.
But on a more serious note, I think women exaggerate it because men make it such a big deal, like oh, you’re pmsing you must be in a bad mood. That, and it makes you break out, put on 5 pounds, makes you paler, gives you cramps, makes your moods all weird, etc.
I just wish that every man could go through pms once in their life just to know what it’s like.
And I would have to agree, it’s a good excuse to use every once in a while.
i know that i do but sometimes i have it for a good reason!
Yes, they tend to. But don’t most people exaggerate things?
Some women, like said before by another commenter, just are high maintenance or are snobs, brats, or just a huge pain. Others suffer from depression along with the weird hormone flux.
But always go with the “she’s exaggerating” unless it’s your wife or someone you’re close to.. otherwise, everything they say is “right.”
well… when a girl has cramps. do u expect her to be in a good mood?
Oh yeah. Most assuredly. The only hope in a household of females is that they have their ”Aunt Flo” visit them at the same time each month. A week of fussing, fighting, yelling and bad moods for a week and then, poof, peace re-enters your life for another three weeks. Amazing …
I think i only do because of moodswings.
i feel so depressed and hopeless and angry
that any little physical disomfort it HORRIBLE
pms doesn make you bitchy…but alot of women do blame it too much, some all the time just as an excuse to be a bitch and get away with…thats not right…as a woman i will even say that it isnt right for a woman to blame everything on pms
lol… yes!
But the thing is, sometimes we’re serious. We tend to be like the little boy who cried wolf.
Depends on the woman and the situation
i usually never blame anything on pms.
most guys just figure it out, i guess.
i typically find that although my hormones are going haywire, i typically can control myself.
or at least apologize after.
i usually never blame anything on pms.
most guys just figure it out, i guess.
i typically find that although my hormones are going haywire, i typically can control myself.
or at least apologize after.
oops.
It would depend on the woman. I’ve met a few that seemed to just use it as excuse to be more of bitch, when that wasn’t all that different from their day-to-day during the rest of the month. In a lot of ways, it seems to have the same effect as alcohol on people; it magnifies what ever’s under the surface. Personally, when drunk, my inhabitions slink into the background. It’s as if everybody’s my best friend. I’ll talk and joke with complete strangers as if I’ve known them for years. And I’ll do that on occasion when sober, but no where to the same degree as when I’ve had a few drinks. I probably show my love for my husband more than most (and that’s not saying anything about anyone else…that’s just one of my traits…keep all panties unwadded over stupid little things, please? ‘Kaythankyou.) when sober, but get a good buzz going? Look out. Public displays of affection are abound. The effects of AF have a similar inpact…I’m not quite so social, I don’t really feel like going out anywhere, both because of the general fatigue that it brings with it and the gross feeling…but I’m more content then than ever to snuggle up in bed with Mike and stay there. It just depends on the individual’s personality. It’s impossible to pigeon hole every single woman out there.
I’m a girl soooo…..Hmm….I dont know….I think some women do it so they have an excuse to be bitchy and eat chocolate for two weeks of the month…
Thats what my parents say….
Ah PMS, well when a woman(girl) does not feel right she tends to get grumpy/moody sometimes you can blame it on PMS but I think its over used, over played now for most woman. You can’t really use it as an excuse all the time, like 4 times a month or so should be okay,lol.
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Depends on whether or not we’re in a situation where we NEED an excuse. The only time it bothers me is during the three days proceeding the big event.
I have a tendency to get a little testy and generally dissatisfied with men in general.
its an excuse for not participating in PE.
Yes. It can be used as an excuse for being bitchy, unpleasant, sick, not going to work, needing chocolate, pretty much anything. Women take advantage of the PMS excuse more than they should. I know I’ve done it.
I don’t know. I haven’t actually talked to them much about it.
Some women have worse PMS symptoms than others do..I know my mother uses it to her advatange, but yeah..I really wish some of you guys got the back pain, horrid cramps, headaches, weariness, short tempers, and imense cravings.
some girls do, I think. I know I don’t get moody when i’m in PMS week. However my girlfriend get’s so pissy it would be better if we just locked her in her room that whole week.
Generally the girls who use PMS as an excuse will use it anytime. Someone with actual PMS will only get it for a few days a month (and generally at the same time every month). I guess that’s the only way to tell if she’s faking or not.
some do and it’s just cruel, but let me tell you– when it hits, it can be hard to control what comes out of my mouth. it’s not so much that PMS turns women into bitches, it’s just catalyst for our emotions.
Yes. Actually, when I had PMS the worst, was just before my period, then I was happy enough during it. Definitely a valid property. It made me hard to live with breifly, every month.
no i don’t think so when a girl is PMSing emotions are extremely hard to control. Well for me it is.
Being a girl, I would have to say it really depends on the girl, and the…. occasion. Sometimes it’s literally the biggest pain in the a** imaginable.
i dont – i find it a bit personal to share w/ everyone around me……….its my PMS nobody needs to know……….
Some definitely do, some don’t even realize it until someone tells them they’re being a total bitch. Of course, it does get old when PMS is the answer to every bad day.
To me even though I am a girl I would say yes that we do take to many bad mood days out on our pms. I know that I have. It just feels kinda nice to have something to blame our bad days on though. b.c their have been alot of days that I have not been on mine that I have blamed going off on someone or getting crankey on it. Though its not right I do it anyway
Well, whenever I’ve used the “excuse” it’s been completely genuine! But I know more than a few who have taken advantage of this particular disadvantage of women…
i think some women do. we can use it as an excuse whenever we want. we take advantage of it a little too much. but there are times during the month when our emotions go haywire and there’s not much we can do about it.
Personally, I think people who AREN’T the person who is PMS-ing play it up more…I hate it when someone does something/says something genuinely offensive, and I get mad, and they just say “woo! PMS!” Do women not have a right to get mad? I agree that sometimes PMS does affect my mood, and it can affect some women more than others, and it affects you differently at different stages of your life…but it’s offensive when “less than bright-chipper-and-cheery” behavior is automatically attributed to PMS.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LIVE WITH NOTING BUT FEMALES, AND THEY’RE ALWAYS ANGRY!!!
A public annoucement from a random poster
I think some people probably do. I also think that sometimes guys like to blame the way a girl’s acting on PMS. It does have a n impact on us girls though. It’s not exactly fun dealing with that.
I guess you will never know until you have the experience of your vaginia bleeding for seven days… :
but I’m sure a lot do…lol
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women tend to exagerrate about all their emotions when they’re PMSing, so why wouldn’t they exagerrate the effects it has on them?
Is this theology?
hey well i go ballistic so yeah idk about others but i certainly do not exaggerate! it’s all real to me!
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I experience PMS myself, but I tend to downplay it, because I have had negative experiences with a couple of men in my life not taking anything seriously when I was “PMS’ing” – If I had a legitimate issue or gripe about something, it was all chalked up to “PMS” and my feelings or opinions were not taken seriously because of this sexist view. Yes, it can affect how one feels, and one’s mood, but it doesn’t mean our brains have totally dropped out of our heads or that we cease to be human beings capable of thoughts, opinions, intellect or feelings. I really resent this viewpoint that *some* men have. I am aware of how it affects me, and I try to take good care of myself during that time so that I can function at my best and spare those around me most of the moodiness. I have tried to train my teenage boys that yes, it does exist – the best thing to do is to see if there’s anything you can do to help, try to pamper the girl a bit, and try not to take the moodiness personally. They really “don’t want to know” about women’s issues (Oooh, mom, that’s gross) but they need to learn something, before they get into a long-term relationship and have to deal with it and try to understand it with their own wives someday.
yes. but then again, i’ll be labelled as a male sexist chauvenist pig for saying so.
Is it really all in the mind? I’m usually about to cry or in the pit of depression…not knowing why at all…and then I look at my calendar and realize what’s going on with me. I swear…that same moment of realization happens every month.
I never answered the question…
But yeah, some girls do exaggerate. Don’t try to guess who is and tell them they’re exaggerating, though. Baaaaaaaddddddd…..!
NO WAY…. man it gets me to where i want to throw things and cry and just yell FUCK OFF to the next person i see
I don’t, I don’t know about other women. It is actually embarassing to me to be so out of control. So not able to predict my own reactions to things. It’s horrible for me, and I tend to downplay it more than play it up.
Maybe, but I think it is also worse for some than others.
I don’t
Some do, others don’t. Congrats, you helped encourage me to write my own blogrant about this.
Why don’t you try being a girl and then answer that question for me
I don’t get b****y, I get overly emotional. I’ll be watching something on Tv, that normally would make me laugh, and I’ll start crying. Then my family knows to leave me alone…
yes