seriesofnonsequiturs:noctiscorvus:squirenonny:anaryllis:uncommonbish:I can’t count how many times me
seriesofnonsequiturs:noctiscorvus:squirenonny:anaryllis:uncommonbish:I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by “IT’S JUST PERIOD”when looking up this article for clarification i found this one that points out that period pain is actually typically MUCH WORSE than heart attacks - as heart attacks more commonly have dull pains and, interestingly:Period pain happens mostly because of substances called prostaglandins, Gunter explained in the post. They’re released from the lining of the uterus and make it contract. And during these period contractions, pressure on the uterus can be just as high as it is during the “pushing” stage of labor, she added.“So if you need an analogy to describe period pain,” Gunter wrote, “use labor or cutting your finger off without an anesthetic.”“If you are waiting for terrible, excruciating chest pain to tell you that you are having a heart attack, well, you are going to miss the heart attack,” Gunter wrote. “Heart attacks often produce vague symptoms or mild pain, that is why many people ignore them … In addition, more than 40% of women have no pain with heart attacks. It would be dangerous for women to think that a heart attack should be at least as bad as their menstrual cramps.”^^^ Important point from that article. It sounds like a dramatic comparison. “Cramps are as bad as heart attacks?!” But not only does it still actually downplay the pain many menstruating people feel, it increases the risk that those same people will ignore a heart attack because it doesn’t hurt enough to worry them.Can I add on that a lot of women think they’re suffering from menstrual cramps and do their best to go about their day when in reality their appendix is seconds away from bursting?This happens a lot. Seriously.My best comparison for non-ovary folks is actually (sorry) diarrhea pain. Because one time I had absolutely terrible lower abdomen cramping, went to the bathroom with my pads, and then discovered that I would be on the toilet for a while and I should have grabbed the pepto bismol instead.But that lower abdomen cramping? If you’ve ever had that sort of dreadful indigestion/sickness, that’s kinda what a period feels like -- source link