March 16, 2010
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PMS
I saw this photo on adifferentkindofbeautiful’s site:
I mentioned “Women overplay the pms card.”
Do you think women overplay the pms card?
I saw this photo on adifferentkindofbeautiful’s site:
I mentioned “Women overplay the pms card.”
Do you think women overplay the pms card?
Comments (131)
Some do. Some don’t. I don’t.
Not as much as I play the Get out of Jail Free card. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.
How the fuck am I supposed to know?
Some women are just bitches all the time and blame it on PMS, lol.
Nah, I just play the “You’re my boyfriend, sucks to be you” card ALL the time.
Some might, I don’t. Mine are rediculously hard to deal with though.
I blame stuff on my period in my head but never out loud to other people.
Some definitely do, but to lump all woman together to say all are the same isn’t very accurate. Personally I hate it when girls do that.
I used my bloody puss to get vicodin. Worked pretty damn well.
I personally never use it. I don’t see it as a viable excuse to act like a bitch.
I think some women do…but the vast majority doesn’t. Sometimes they probably should…at least then they’d have an excuse for their behavior. Thank God I don’t have to deal with all of that anymore!
I think MEN over use the term. Whenever I’m legitimately pissed about something my boyfriend always asks me about my period.
Some do.
Some do, some of us are just crazy, and some don’t.
the good side of pms is the woman gets really horny. complaints, anyone?
Some probably do but I think many don’t. That PMS shit isn’t imaginary you know. Although I get more the physical symptoms than the emotional ones. The only emotional symptom I get is horniness. And oddly, increased intelligence. Srsly. I get smarter.
Only when they’re PMSing?
Some women really do suffer from severe PMS–I can testify to that. I don’t play the PMS card.
actually, i’ve never had pms. just cramps and bloating. i don’t get what the big deal is.
My cousin definitely does, but she’s the only one I know of…
I don’t even use the PMS card, I just get bitchy.
@hilaw - yeah smack them and hop them. hahaha
& PMS isn’t a myth, some women really do suffer from PMS-related mood swings – EVERY MONTH. I tend to be angry and anxious while I’m suffering from PMS. I can actually feel PMS. It’s unique. It’s like a lingering frustration for no specific reason. I even get hot flashes at times, especially if something is upsetting me.
haha, men totally overplay the “PMS” card too! when there’s something they don’t want to hear, they’ll go “i know, i know, it’s the time of the month again, right?”.
i definitely dont. i only play it when its absolutely true. because there are some months where i legitimately seem downright psychotic and it needs an explanation.
Some of us have moved beyond that. We now overplay the menopause card.
I can say from personal experience that at times, the moods really do feel like that. YOU even kind of freak yourself out. It depends on the woman, though… and it’s not that bad every month. Some months are just worse than others, and not all PMS is created equal.
Nope. Lovely wife has PMS several weeks out of the month and it is all real. But I still love her.
I’m sure some women do…just like some people overplay any kind of minor illness…or stress! Don’t you love reading facebook statuses about people complaining about being stressed over exams, etc? Now that’s overplaying it. You’re going to be stressed because you’re in school. Deal with it. Everyone has finals, etc. So get off facebook and stop bitching.
I’m sure some do.
It depends 0.0
Some do, yeah.
I have before, because that’s just how I feel. My emotions get so damn twisted it’s pathetic. I don’t go into the whole “i love you. get away. WAIT!” thing, but when it comes to other things… yeah. if it’s something i dont care about to begin with, it’s all up in the air.
The good effects of PMS are never complimented. :[
I don’t. When I’m truly feeling like that it’s legit. Usually, I’m just really really mad or incredibly sad.
I think it’s both. Women who play that card too often and guys who don’t understand and simply shrug it off as PMS.
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Oh definitely. Ugh. Crazy bitches.
@hilaw - Yeah, I have one. It’s like sticking your dick in a stab wound.
I don’t, unless I’m acting extremely crazy and I should really let someone know. But sometimes even I get freaked out by how quick my mood changes during PMS.
Yes. It makes the rest of us look bad.
@hilaw - Uh, yea. Scenario of actuality- Wow, that was pretty amazing… really?..Yea actually one of the best times so far… ONE of the best? what the fuck do you mean? ONE you faggot (cut scene to me standing in 2 feet of snow nude).. well you get the idea. I keep it in the drawer around that time, no offense but some of you become psychotic and lose touch with reality. That is all
@Void_Contraction - oh wow. well, it’s gonna happen again and again and again because you’re a fucking pussy. bitch. lumping us all together as if we’re one huge organic matter.
Actually, yes.
Before one’s period, one may be in pretty bad shape- achy, swollen, and in a rotten mood. But unless you have a disorder of some sort, you’re still in control of yourself. It might be best at that time to spend more time by yourself, for instance. So your rotten mood doesn’t spill out onto others.
@hilaw - haha aw, thats adorable, but sorry sweetheart i dont deal with knife wielding psychos when such vunerable parts are exposed.
@PervyPenguin - you probably did stick it in a stab wound, asswipe. like you’d know the difference.
gawd so many women haters you got here, theodan, crawling out of the fucking sewer.
and yes pms is real. but i control the urge to go all jihad on my husband and all the males who can be my potential victims.
@Void_Contraction - you must fuck yourself a lot then because you sound like a very bitter man–oh or is “man” a misnomer ? sweetheart.
@hilaw - Nah, sorry to twist your tit though. I’ll let you have it your way, seems like thats a commonplace occurrence. You alright?
@Void_Contraction - oh i’m great. thanks. and you ?
I bet some women do, but definitely not all.
To me, the worst thing about PMS isn’t the mood swings.It’s the cramps that make me angry.
exactly, some women do, some don’t at all. I’m the type that forgets it’s getting close to that time of the month until i start getting stressed over stupid shit. Then my boyfriend usually points it out to me, lol. girls will also say pms just to get out of shit, lol… I’ve seen it happen quiet often with some of my friends. Pathetic. lol!
@hilaw - Troll’d.
i dont know i feel pretty crazy nearing that time of the month :S
@hilaw - Alls good, and I you are very welcome. By the way you’re very right, my patience for the opposite sex is pitiful. But, in retrospect id never do it dfferently.
@PervyPenguin - you love me
My boyfriend can never tell when I’m about to be on my period or when I am on it, unless I tell him so. Unlike other women who use it to play the bitch card.
I don’t know if this means I’m always a bitch or if I just don’t change like other girls do.
I do get more emotional tho and it fucking sucks.
Everybody overplays whatever card they have in their arsenal. Just like a child…whatever they can get away with, they’ll try for.
that photo cracks me up. That is SOOOO me.
@hilaw - Always and forever.
(lol, we’re total strangers)
I never use it… I don’t really get any moodier tbh; I just drop things all the time
Unless you have really had pms you can’t know what it is lie. There is a difference between pms and getting a little cranky beforehand… pms is when you are screaming at someone on the outside and inside your head you are saying shut up, its not that big a deal and nothing you say inside stops the witch outside…
I don’t.
I hardly ever cry, so no.
I haven’t to this date. Just a cop out.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE OVERPLAY THE PMS CARD?
Men just don’t get it!!! You try bleeding for 5 to 7 days, dealing with cramps, headaches, bloating, etc and then come back and tell me we overplay the PMS card.
I dont have that – I am not into that!
Some do.
Nah, My personality is far too laid back to even be someone who does PMS. Just saying.
All I know is that I get pissed off when I am in pain for no good reason. And people in pain can be pretty pissy. However, I’d prefer not to blame it on something like PMS. It’s not PMS. I’m in pain. That’s why I’m being a bitch. Regardless of what’s coming out of my vagina, if I hurt, I’m not going to be nice.
You can’t get this kind of bitchy from PMS.
fuck all of you wanna be prophet mtha fuckers im fuckin ekeziel bitch
No, sometimes we girls really DO get that psycho….and most times we can be satisfied with just large doses of chocolate…and sedative.
Yes. I don’t think i PMS. Or maybe every day i’m PMSing…haha
I have a mood disorder. that + PMS = tell me I’m “exaggerating” and your head will be ripped off!!!
I don’t know, but I do know that Rick overplays the cripple card.
@raspberryjade - You sound like a werewolf who doesn’t change shape– externally.
some do but, I think we’re allowed
@TheSmokeMonster - precisely. except it’s scarier with me because my outward appearance doesn’t give me away
some do but i some dont… i dont feel like i do however my husband knows when i am PMSing. i generally dont notice
I don’t, but I’ve known women who use it as a free pass to be crazy bitches that need to be taken down with a tranquilzer gun.
Dan = PMS.
I barely ever play the PMS card… because I really don’t think I PMS. I’m usually much more obnoxious DURING my period, because I get pretty painful cramps.
But my sister AND my mom definitely play up the PMS card. Drives me nuts. It’s no excuse to act like a jerk.
You don’t have a clue what you’re talking about, do you Danny Boy? Do women overplay the PMS card? No. It’s a chemical imbalance. Women can’t just “buck up”. It especially is true when a woman hits peri-menopause, or menopause. Just wait Dan, your wife is still young….
We can’t help what we feel. Remember, it’s a chemical imbalance. But every woman expresses it differently. That is why you feel that women overplay the PMS card…probably because you have been the recipent of an emotional outburst. All women in general do not overplay the PMS card…but how individual women express that chemical imbalance depends a lot on her personality.
By the way, that cartoon you have is the PERFECT example of how a gal can feel!
I do. (Don’t tell my boyfriend.)
No but seriously. I guess I have a golden reproductive system or something, because I don’t feel anything when I should be PMSing. I still use it to my advantage though.
Some months the PMS is seriously worse than others. For example, last time I was emotionally fine but physically sore, tired, had cramps, and couldn’t decide whether standing up or sitting down felt better. Other times, I’d be just like that picture (which, actually, I’ve used before in a post) where I’d be sweating and indecisive and, usually, in all sorts of pain and discomfort.
Think about it – if you’re in a lot of pain for a few days, wouldn’t YOU get snarky?
Many women over do it by miles. I don’t get ignorant and retarded when I’m going to get my period! I get all the pains involved and horrible cramps but I don’t pick on anyone, why should I act like a child about it?
I would hope not, but women r moody in general. Im usually not but two or three times in a single month i have my moments.
Depends on the person as many others have noted, some are tolerable during this time…others make you want to seek a nearby fallout shelter.
A few years ago, I would have agreed with you. but now I get bad pms. lock-yourself in the bathroom and cry kind of stuff. hormonal dips can really throw us off.
As some have previously stated; some do & some don’t.
For some women the extremes of PMS are very real. I’m so happy I’m not one of those women, talk about hell.
I wish they had the new pill Seasonal when I was young-just 4 periods a year sounds like heaven to me
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when it’s that time of the month I tend to get overly weepy when I normally wouldn’t be offended by things, or overly irritated by people being obnoxious, but I think it’s fair to blame that on feeling like I’ve been thoroughly beaten with a baseball bat. :p
I try to troupe on through things without complaining. I get really nasty symptoms both physical and emotional. I’m sure there are those out there who ruin it for the rest of us.
I am lucky in that I rarely get physically painful symptoms of PMS, but I notice that roughly the day before my period, everything is a way bigger deal to me. This last month, I cried because I found out that my husband’s step great grandmother was sick and probably going to die soon. I have met her once. My overreactions usually come in the form of sappiness or crying, and anger is the emotion I feel least. I could see others using it as an excuse to be a bitch, especially if you had physical side effects. I have a friend who is essentially debilitated one week a month because her physical symptoms are terrible. I can’t handle pain, so I would probably be grouchy too.
Eh. If she says she’s PMSing (even if she’s not) it’s a good idea to back the hell off and/or tread carefully.
I don’t realize I’m PMSing until I get my period and realize that’s why I was freaking out a few days before. Then I have to do the belated apologies. Oops, I was withdrawing from my hormones and it caused me to punch you in the face. I’m sorry.
some girls do milk it a little too much. me? i have PMDD, which is a lot worse, to me at least. i can get extremely moody, lose my appetite for several days, and sometimes get into a depressed mood with no warning.
I don’t think you can make a generalization about women on whether or not they all play the PMS card too much. Some do, but some also do x,y,z to get out of things or elicit sympathy even without PMS. Some men act like babies when they’re sick – some tough it out. Same with women (though I do agree there is a big variation in pain/hormone levels among women).
They way I feel sometimes when I have PMS would be hard to overplay….someone would be dead.
Some do. It doesnt give you a license to be a bitch. But im bitchy all the time, so it really makes no difference. But with pms i do get cramps that keep me in bed unless i overdose on advil. so it may not be such an exaggeration.
@Rob_of_the_Sky - You win.
my ex roommate would always pull that pms crap. she’d tell people she was pmsing and act like a bitch, except she seemed to be pmsing 3 weeks out of every month. Pmsing is uncomfortable, but I don’t get meaner. My back hurts, I get cramps and bloat, but I just have cookies and beer and exercise and I’m dandy.
some people are just wimps!!!
I don’t “play” the PMS card, I’m usually really emotional without really noticing or putting the two together… well, until I start getting those dreaded cramps from hell.
Maybe….but a man making that comment is like a white person commenting on black people “playing the race card”. Since you have no idea what it’s LIKE to have pms, why would even GO THERE?? Seriously. Until you’ve walked in someone’s shoes, why would say such a thing?
yes.
I don’t think it’s a man’s place to say or even have an opinion. They don’t go through monthly hormonal changes! And for some women PMS is an actual problem, hormonally that is. There’s not much they can do about it aside from synthetic hormones… It’s generally not just an attitude adjustment that needs to be done.
I honestly do get moodier around that time of the month but it usually only lasts a day or two leading up to it. The littlest things can make me angry and I will go into a silent rage. Or I’ll find myself crying over sometime silly. However, I don’t use it for an excuse often, and only do if I’ve been extremely rude to someone because of it. Although, I don’t usually need to apologize because I can tell that it’s coming and I make sure that I keep to myself for those couple of days if I feel off.
some of us really cant control it, i’ll get so emotional a few days before my period and during my period, lol seriously i will cry over anything and everything just pisses me off
I actually have really bad PMS, I go into really bad depressions, I get really angry, sometimes I get really happy. I actually worry all the time that my family think I overplay it…
I try to keep the mood swings down but there really isn’t a lot I can do
So, I imagine some women do overplay it but I would never do so, and I would think twice before accusing someone of it because you never really know.
Here is what I find strange. When first dating a woman, she is like a stealthy ninja at hiding when she is on her period. They will never show the signs and symptoms. But once you find out, the cat is out of the bag. Once you know, they always let you know.
No way! If a girl is angry about something or having a bad day guys just assume its because of that, even when it isn’t.
But if a girl does complain about it we have a good reason. we complain because were bleeding from private areas and were siting in what feels like a wet diaper, plus it feels like a small rock is trying to go threw our intestines(aka cramps).
maybe if guys did that for a week staight each month theyd understand why girls sometimes complain.
@MySecretLoveAffair - How did you get rid of it?! lol
ugh people def overplay it
Yes, to an extent maybe. But it’s not like men aren’t prone to being over dramatic either.
Some certainly do, but not all of us
@AlterEgo909 - I had a subtotal hysterectomy after I had Ben.
@hilaw - Blood on your dick, maybe?
-LkVs
PS: Is any woman here gonna own up to using PMS to their advantage, or do I seriously have to wade through ten more pages of “Some do, but **I** don’t!!!!!!” bullshit?
-KZ
Hah, I think we’re just naturally inclined to be bitches the majority of the time. At least I know I am. >_________________________>
@LinkinKornVayneSlip - PMS=pre menstrual syndrome. thus, before period. no blood. ok, retard?
Yes. I don’t, or try not to. I usually only use it as an excuse when I burst in tears because someone talks about marshmallows or something
. However, I know women who act like total bitches and then say “I’m just PMSing” and I’m like “Weren’t you PMSing two weeks ago? and the week before that? And last week?”. So I think that some do. But not all. 
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Severe PMS is actually referred to as PMDD. Some women really do have severe symptoms, like a chemical imbalance in the brain which makes them act very much like that pretty little picture. Some women, however, are just psycho. I’d like to think that men actually use the whole what are you pmsing more than women though.
@hilaw - I think someone didn’t pay attention in health class…
I actually get really over emotional around that time of the month
Only a man would say that.
no we dont. if we do, we’re doin it on purpose and dammit we have the right to! lol
i don’t get crazy moody but i do get easily annoyed, but during that time, i avoid everyone haha
I think SOME women do, but most don’t. The rest give us ladies a bad name.
Ive never actually witnessed a woman blaming pms on anything so I wouldnt know. But if they do blame it on pms.. theyre dumb.
I only use the PMS card if I kill someone and need a defense to get away with it.
Rephasing, do “some” women play that card, yes. Steriotypes are generally unjust.
no. i think men do.
Idk but in my opinion, PMS is not as bad as dysmenorrhea…
PMS, PMDD, or other similar disorders are horrible but this other one… makes you want to die (at least, me)
Sometimes they do. But it depends on the woman and the condition. I heard about this one woman who committed a murder and pleaded PMS to the court, and it got accepted as valid an excuse as temporary insanity