[ SECRET POST #2356 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2356 ⌋

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Comments

[iceyred]

I would think that rather being ashamed of you for a health problem you have no control over, the heroes pictured would want you to seek help (which I hope you've already done). They'd probably root for you to get better, and urge you to keep thinking of adventures you'd like to go on when you're better, and places you'd like to visit. Anybody who wouldn't do that does not deserve the title of hero.

If bleeding is causing you this much pain then you really need to see a physician. There are plenty of problems that can arise that not every woman has to deal with.

I've found that exercise helps lessen the pain of cramps. I don't know if that will work for you, but you might want to try it. And see a doctor.

[(Anonymous)]

I would think that rather being ashamed of you for a health problem you have no control over, the heroes pictured would want you to seek help.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

OP, I had problems with my period that I thought were normal... until I almost had to get an emergency blood transfusion because I was anaemic. I also became depressed because I didn't have the energy to do what I loved.

Please don't let it get to that stage. Go and seek some kind of help.
Going on birth control isn't weak. It was the best thing I've done; and the contrast in energy levels is AMAZING.

[logicbutton]

This comment is so sweet and so true.

I have nothing more to add, really, other than that the people in some of the anecdotes in this thread are making me absolutely livid with the depth of their ignorance and callousness - seriously, how can anyone believe that going to the ER with period complications is just a normal part of being a woman? In the OP's case, how can anyone believe that being too sick to hold a job is a normal part of being a woman? I mean. Holy crap.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Your comment made me cry. I really, REALLY needed to hear that. When I wrote this secret I really did not expect to get this much support and I didn't expect I would cry. This is the strangest warm fuzzy feeling, let me tell you.

I'm thinking about going to my doctor soon and, if nothing else, just talking about this and considering my options. I'm afraid to because I don't do doctors to well, and I'm afraid of hormones, but I sort of feel a little less scared about it now.

I get so upset over my period that I find I don't have the willpower to try to exercise and get physically active these days, otherwise I would be. Usually I end up getting really depressed and I just say "well I'm going to get a period in a week and won't be able to move so why bother trying." So I dunno if that would help or not. Maybe I should try it before I go to the doctor. Maybe it might help with the pain after all, but I might still have problems because as stupid as it sounds, the fact I have a period at all sort of gets me emotionally worked up. That's probably not a normal mind frame to have.

Re: OP

[lauramcewan]

Perhaps, if I may suggest: Write down what you want to tell the doctor. Let him/her read that and then they can ask you clarifying questions. Explain what you're feeling, what your life is like, and that you'd like to find a way to make this situation better but here are your fears: risks, etc. They should be able to have that and reassure you that they are there FOR you and have the best advice.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for the suggestion, I think I will try to do that.