Top Ten Worst Things About Periods

The Top Ten
1 Cramps

I seriously almost passed out from the pain once. Another time, I was running, and it felt like a hot knife was going through my uterus. Granted, those were bad episodes probably brought on by hormonal issues I was having then. But even normal cramps are unpleasant. That's why I love my heating pad!

It feels like my abdomen is on fire and a knife is going through it. Once, I even threw up from the feeling. Every time I have my period, I feel like I'm going to die. If I could have three wishes from a genie, the first would be to GET RID OF PERIODS.

2 Laughing or Sneezing Out the Niagara Falls

When I exercise, regardless of whether I'm on my period, I will juice. It's not bloody unless it's my time, but it's still uncomfortable.

This bothers me the most whenever I get my period. Whenever I fart, sneeze, laugh, or cough - BOOM! Blood all over my private area. How disgusting! Bleh.

I hate when it happens right after I just put on a new pad.

3 Massive Cravings for Food

For me, it's usually blueberries and pineapple. It's actually somewhat of a blessing since I usually don't have the biggest appetite at all.

My mom has the same thing when she gets her period every month. The same problem happens to me too. I literally ate a whole bag of Cheetos Puffs.

For me, my cravings are usually for chocolate.

4 Worrying About Leaking

I have trouble sleeping at night whenever I'm on the heavy-flow days. It feels like a waterfall and peeing my pants at the same time. Such torture!

It happens at night sometimes, and when I wake up, my pants are all bloody.

5 Feel Tired/Sick

Sometimes, I literally can't eat for half the day because of nausea. I would rather throw up spit than anything I eat.

My legs feel like jello even when I haven't done anything. I walk slower than a turtle, paler than pale, tired from losing blood but can't sleep due to discomfort.

I always wondered if I was the only one who got sick from it. Thank you because now I know that I am not alone.

I know, right? And when you have to run cross country for like half an hour... more like half a year.

6 Crazy Hormones

Feel amazing one minute, then the next you feel so depressed and/or tired.

I'm crying, now I'm mad, now I'm happy - what the hell is going on?

7 Having to Tell a Teacher You Have Started

Really? I'm pretty blunt about things like this. I don't mind telling anyone when it's (as Kris coined it) "Shark Week."

Never had to do this, but it would be really embarrassing, especially if your teacher is a guy.

8 Having to Change Every Few Hours

Especially in the 5 minutes between classes at school. It's torture.

9 Feels Horrible When It Comes Out

It feels like you're peeing in your pants.

10 Bloating

Sometimes I wonder how I spontaneously gained five pounds in a week, and then I remember...

I feel like I have an extra 50 pounds. I hate it.

The Contenders
11 Embarrassment
12 Freaking Out Over Any Change to Your Cycle
13 PMS

I'm usually pretty chill, but when I start snapping and getting irritated about everything, I know it's coming.

I feel like I am going crazy when I have PMS.

14 Teachers Will Not Let You Go to the Bathroom to Change

Once, when I was in middle or high school, there was blood on my chair because the teacher wouldn't let me change. It was also on a heavy-flow day!

15 Back Pain

Worse than cramps for me. Also comes before and stays throughout my period.

16 Eating Something Naughty Like Chocolate and Then Feeling Really Bad Afterwards
17 Sore Boobs

I mean, sometimes I can't put my bra on without feeling like my boobs have gone through some kind of workout or something.

18 The Heavy Days
19 Headaches
20 Bleeding Through Your Pad
21 So Many Feminine Hygiene Options

Reusable products like menstrual cups, absorbent period underwear, and reusable pads are actually more effective and can be more comfortable than disposable products.

After cross-checking the aisle saying pads, tampons, night pads, and panty liners, I then need to pick the size, resistance if I get pads, thickness, wings, and sport. Tampons: plastic, cardboard, or no applicator. Brand, travel, safety - it's a nightmare.

22 The Amount of Toilet Paper You Use Every Time You Go to the Bathroom
23 Feeling Really Hot and Feverish Then Feeling Freezing Cold

When I start, I feel uncomfortably hot. During winter at night, when there was snow on the ground, I went outside, and it felt comfortable because inside felt way too hot since I was on my period. Later, I do cool down and feel cold.

Honestly, every time, I get hot, and then I'm suddenly freezing and curling up in a blanket. It's the worst.

24 Starting While You're Asleep Ruining Your Underwear, Pants, Sheets, etc.

The longer blood stays on something without being washed off, the harder it is to get it off. Now you have to throw a lot of things away, or have a perminite stain on your mattress or chair or couch.

25 Depression
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