Dealing with PMS
Friday, May 23, 2014 • 5:29 PM • 0 comments
There comes a time in a woman's life that is deemed absolutely dreadful (which occurs repeatedly throughout her existence, but thankfully it is temporary) and that is the time when she inevitably succumbs to a case of Prehistoric Monster Syndrome or perhaps more commonly known as.. PMS (My boyfriend likes to call it Predator Mode though. hahahah).
Basically it is that time of the month when a girl's hormones kind of go out of whack..and she gets REALLY hungry almost ALL the time and she has all sorts of food cravings and her emotions go on overdrive. She gets overly-sensitive, angry..moody..disconnected..extremely irritable...and not very stable, to put it simply. LOL. She does not do this on purpose, as this is something she has no complete control over. Here's a little tip for the guys: NEVER, I repeat, NEVER say 'It's only in the mind' to a girl who is hormonal, BECAUSE IT IS NOT. It is the WORST thing to say, please trust me on this. If you do say that, oh things are not going to be very pretty for you my friend. And by 'not going to be very pretty' I do somewhat mean along the lines of 'summoning of an apocalypse'.
As a soon-to-be 24 year old female I have gone through COUNTLESS phases of PMS.
And I know what I like and DON'T like when I'm PMS-ing.
So I have come up with a list of things that personally eases this PMS thing for a bit. It varies from girl to girl and it isn't necessarily the same for all females. Hopefully this would provide some sort of insight for the XY chromosome-bearing population as well. Hahahaha. So lo and behold...
Top 5 soothing balms to the PMS-ing soul
1. DEEP FRIED CHICKEN
(or ANYTHING deep fried, really)
Deep fried chicken, calamari, french fries, potato wedges, ANYTHING deep-fried, preferably with a good crunch...YOU NAME IT.
This does it. Man, this just DOES IT. So gratifying you have no idea. HAHA.
But of course, such gratification is only temporary and the PMSing girl is very much likely to mull and beat herself up over the fact that she, due to a momentary lapse of reason, just deliberately consumed a million calories.
And the exact same thing happens with the next thing on this list. Which is....
2. ....ICE CREAM
(or any type of dessert, really)
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| Mint chocolate chip ice cream (all-time fave!) |
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| Waffles and Ice Cream oh ma goodness |
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| CHOCOLATE FONDANT. HOW CAN YOU NOT. |
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| Nothing like a lovely affogato. I prefer the ice cream to be chocolate though! |
I don't think I have to say much about this part. Dessert is a true winner! Yes even though I am not really that much of a sweet tooth (I prefer savory stuff, really). So I don't have dessert that often.
But still I have my moments and I am a complete sucker for ice cream.. I cannot and will not give it up, ever. hahaha. And still, PMSing or not PMSing, dessert totally puts me in a happy place and definitely calms my sense of being. I don't know why, this stuff is just MAGIC. Hahaha.
3. HART OF DIXIE
This is my all-time favorite TV show and I don't know why there is just something incredibly therapeutic about the whole small town in Alabama setting and the southern accent and everything. I just LOVE it. The script can be really funny and witty too!
This is also calms my state of being.
4. CUDDLING
(or anything low-key and quiet with the boyfriend, really)
This is probably the MOST SOOTHING balm to the PMSing soul EVER..(that is not food-related hahaha).
I love cuddling. It's the best thing in the world and it always makes me feel happy.
It's just nice knowing you are loved, that you have somebody and that you are not alone. Cause I'm telling ya some girls can get a wee bit needy during PMS and are seeking more attention than usual. Well I don't know that for sure really, maybe it's just me. HAHAHA. I think some girls would want to be just left alone. and sometimes I do want to be left alone and not talk/interact with anyone AT ALL... but most of the time during PMS I just really want my boyfriend. Hahaha.
Well bottomline is when a girl is PMSing there is a very high likelihood that she would feel sad or moody for no reason at all, and to just have someone hold her tenderly and affectionately would really make her feel okay again.
5. WRITING
Nothing much to say here. Writing is therapy. Therapy is writing. Expressing and writing how I feel is as good as pouring out to a confidant. Well for me at least.
annnnnd, we have come to the end!
Other soothing balms include.....
a time of meditation, a good run, a good laugh, a really good cry, a good conversation, doodling and sketching, listening to angry music if you're angry (because it validates and expresses how you feel hahaha), songwriting and composing music, watching recipe videos and trying the recipes out, watching the sunset, window shopping, retail therapy and so many more... it's all in the little things.
Well. A girl has gotta do what she's gotta do to cope and not let PMS get the best of her :)
-Anthea ❤
