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Period anxiety

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Hi, looking for advice. Daughter has terrible fear of her periods. Not pain but fear of the sensations and the yuck of it and just can’t cope. Won’t leave house. Can anyone recommend a therapist or somewhere to get advice from someone who understands and can give her copying techniques for this particular fear, thank you 

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  • Hi there, I read on here someone suggesting the pill! no dont do that, the pill increases chances of cancer. 

    The best thing is to carry wipes with her to freshen up. and tell her it is her body functioning normal. 

    I used to treat myself when I was on my period so that I did not mind it as much. I would have a carmel shortcake as my treat for the first day of the period. I still have treats when it is my time of the month :-) 

    Maybe if she saw it as being a beautiful part of her instead, as in it is the body working correctly and I was told that it is good for you and ones health. So that is positive. 

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  • Hi there, I read on here someone suggesting the pill! no dont do that, the pill increases chances of cancer. 

    The best thing is to carry wipes with her to freshen up. and tell her it is her body functioning normal. 

    I used to treat myself when I was on my period so that I did not mind it as much. I would have a carmel shortcake as my treat for the first day of the period. I still have treats when it is my time of the month :-) 

    Maybe if she saw it as being a beautiful part of her instead, as in it is the body working correctly and I was told that it is good for you and ones health. So that is positive. 

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  • in reply to Astrid
    Astrid said:
    Maybe if she saw it as being a beautiful part of her instead, as in it is the body working correctly and I was told that it is good for you and ones health. So that is positive. 

    Not everyone is in a position to do this. The original poster's daughter clearly finds it too distressing, and some of us have medical issues that make it impossible to see menstruation as a positive thing- PMDD is very common in autistic women, and then of course there are those of us with conditions like PCOS and endometriosis.

    I'm glad that you're able to see it as a good and healthy natural thing- for lots of people, it is! But some people will always struggle with their periods and positive thinking can only go so far.

  • in reply to Astrid

    Like with so many things, the cancer risk thing is not as bad as made out by the news to sell panic. It is a very small statistical risk, balanced by a very small reduction of risk of another type of cancer IIRC and is certainly a smaller risk to life than certain foods or not getting enough exercise. And well worth it if the alternative is poor mental health.

    Personally I can't see it as positive, it is icky and inconvenient. It is not actually all that natural for women to have periods every month for decades, I heard on a podcast, because for most of history women would have spent more time pregnant or breastfeeding, so may well not have had that many periods. Not that I would find that in any way preferable!

    But I am happy for you that you found a way to be positive about it.