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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/TiredMouse_ on 2023-10-05 14:35:19.

I honestly just want to get this off my chest and this sub is the only place I could think of. I hate being a woman and I hate everything about having periods. There is one week a month where I‘m feeling fine or like myself and that one week is if I‘m lucky. I have horrible period pain that leaves me completely bed ridden for 4 days every month. I physically can’t move und everything hurts. After that, I have to deal with postmenstrual syndrome which causes nausea und a lot of anxiety and panic attacks for a few days. Then a few days after that I have to deal with pain from ovulation and I have headaches every day for like a week. After that I have a few days that are fine until I have to deal with PMS, including sore breasts, cramps, bloating, headaches and my emotions are all over the place. This keeps going on until my period starts and I’m dealing with the excruciating pain all over again.

I know it’s not as bad for every woman and some even have it worse but I am done!! I’m done with feeling like shit almost every day of the month. I’m done with having to plan my life around my period or hormones. I’m just so done and the fact that I have already (or only) been dealing with this for 11 years is making me feel even worse. I know I have so many years left while struggling with this and I don’t know how I’m supposed to do it. I already went to 2 gynecologists and they both said everything is fine and they can’t help me. That it’s „normal“ and some women just have to deal with this. I have another appointment a new gynecologist in two weeks and I hope that she can help me. However, I’m just feeling completely defeated. I’m currently in bed with horrible PMS, I have cramps and my whole body hurts. I have an appointment in an hour but I honestly just want to keep laying here and cry. I know you can’t help me with any of this but I just needed to write this down and maybe find some of you who can relate. Maybe some of you have some tips on how to deal with this. I’m just completely exhausted and tired of being a woman. Sorry if this is too negative but it’s just how I feel.