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During periods you go through some SERIOUS mood swings. It's different from one person to another, some get extra sensitive, som get extra mad, some get extra depressed, so on and so forth.
But lately I've been thinking, what if the mood swings you're getting during that time is the real you, the person you actually are? Because, on normal days, you have some control over yourself, relatively at least, and therefore you can alter, to a certain extent, what you're feeling right now and how you're reacting to it.
On the other hand, during that time of month, you literally feel like you have no control over yourself, like your brain is taking over and it's in charge now, and you can't mask or alter any feelings anymore. Maybe that's why they feel so bad, because we're trying to avoid these feelings and hide them, but then they come out when you're most vulnerable.
So, what now?
Who's the real me; the me I can control, or the me that comes out when I have no control?
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s0nd3r
To get a little philosophical here, it can be complex trying to find out the nature of free will and if you even know who you are. Your body makes choices that you yourself wouldn't make out of instinct or stress, which leaves people to question if they are truly in control of who they are/what they do if the body will make behaviors out of your control.
My father used to say that you see the real you when you're stressed. But I've also heard a phrase that people say things they don't mean when they're stressed. So which one is it?
Well, I think these phrases depend on the severity and intensity of the emotion. When it comes to my fathers' phrase, some people tend to suppress their emotions about the world and what they think of others. And we all know what happens when we bottle up your emotions, they blow up one day and you say everything you've wanted to say to someone.
However, sometimes that's not always the case. Emotions are complex. If you're at a state where your stress is so high that you can't think straight, then whatever you say to someone is not you. It happens, and we are subjective people ; sometimes we react to emotions more than we react to rationality.
When it comes to periods, I know that hormones may affect the intensity of emotions. Periods do not always show who you truly are because again, in some cases, emotional instability can occur during periods I'm pretty sure it just depends on if you were thinking straight and if you were really genuine about what you were saying.
Some emotion go against your morals, but I separate the mind from the body. The body won't always control who you are, because your sense of self is in your mind. Mind body dualism
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BULLET
Do periods bring out the "real" you?
Speaking from an entirely unbiased perspective, there is evidence to provide the fact that hormones do play a factor in human behavior. This is particularly true in the female population, affecting women's thoughts and behavior prior to menstruation and during. Examples of this can be seen in pre-menstrual conditions like PMS (which affects over 75% of women) and PMDD (which affects 1 in 12 women). Although menstruation affects all females differently, the feeling of having a "lack of control" stems from hormonal surges or imbalances that may be presented before/during menstruation, and not dealt with appropriately. If there are feelings that you feel need to be hidden, it's best to find a mentally stimulatory or physical outlet to vent those feelings out instead of internalizing them to create self doubt about who you are as a person behaviorally. The bottom line is, you are always YOU, whether you're on your period or not.
Ain't it fun to be a woman :D
BTW tysm for the comment, I appreciate your insight!!
by MiRAGE_☆; ; Report
I appreciate your questions on these blogs, love answering them. Lemme know if you have any follow up questions :D
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Dio
This is a super interesting topic. Like you said this is different for everybody, I personally don’t believe in the concept of “real” me. I may code switch between talking to different people but I like to think that they are all part of me. But I really like the way you think here, how you lose control and the real you snapped. This just makes me want to gentle with people even when they are being overly upset with something.
You sound right, but sometimes it gets exhausting, like idek what I'm feeling anymore bc yesterday I was raged and today I feel great, so it would've been nice if I didn't "switch" like you said between them yk?
by MiRAGE_☆; ; Report
#Haytaaslan#
I'd say both. The uncontrolled version is what you want to do and the controlled version is the one who calculates the action's consequences and gatekeeps your uncontrolled version so you may not regret it later.
if it weren't for my controlled version gatekeeping me I'd be in jail fr
I like your perspective on it :)
by MiRAGE_☆; ; Report
Thanks!
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