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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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  • I used to be on the pill and would run 3 lots together so I only had to have 4 periods a year, and they were generally lighter. This might be an option?

  • in reply to AuTriker

    This may have worked for you, but you may be one in a million! I wouldn't recommend ever going on the pill unless absolutely necessary!! It's proven to cause all kinds of damage and even cancer - not to everyone, but there are mild herbal supplements which may be better suited. x

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    For any reported risk of adverse effects, or increased disease risk, in using any drug, always, always, always look at the actual numbers. Usually, the scare headlines beloved of all media reporting hide something much less alarming.

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    You do not engage with my argument, you just negate my entering this discussion merely for being a man. Your experience counts as just that, it is just your experience, it is anecdotal, not something scientifically or medically evaluated, or statistically investigated. Extrapolating your personal experience to everyone else, including people who might benefit from using hormonal contraceptives, is not especially helpful. For example, I tried St. John's wort, it changed me into a raging, anger-fuelled maniac, with a fuse about a micron long. However, I'm aware that it has been useful for other people, so I do not make blanket statements that everyone should avoid it. You should not do the equivalent.

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  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    You do not engage with my argument, you just negate my entering this discussion merely for being a man. Your experience counts as just that, it is just your experience, it is anecdotal, not something scientifically or medically evaluated, or statistically investigated. Extrapolating your personal experience to everyone else, including people who might benefit from using hormonal contraceptives, is not especially helpful. For example, I tried St. John's wort, it changed me into a raging, anger-fuelled maniac, with a fuse about a micron long. However, I'm aware that it has been useful for other people, so I do not make blanket statements that everyone should avoid it. You should not do the equivalent.

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