Hi, little bit of a tricky subject here.
I was wondering if there’s any other autistic adult women who have period anxiety? I struggle badly with the thought of periods starting when I’m in social situations or when I’m out and about. I am so worried about them that I start to wear period products up to a week before it actually starts (when I predict I will be on) to prevent myself being in embarrassing or stressful situations. I will be obsessive over how many pads or whatever I have available to me immediately and will be on edge all of the time until it actually begins.
Is this a common problem for autistic women or is it just me? How should I deal with it? And is it okay to use products before you’ve actually started that cycle? So anxious about it.
