Getting your period, with the cramps, bad skin and mood swings, is often seen as inconvenient and for many women painful.
“Getting your period shouldn’t be seen as a pause button to your social life, but as a way to celebrate being a woman, and embrace the natural way in which your body works,” says Carla Yssel, brand manager for Femagene®.
“There are many positive ways to look at having your period, and, yes, it does come with discomfort and bloating, but being a woman and everything that comes with it should be celebrated,” says Yssel.
Yssel provides 5 reasons to “celebrate” getting your period:
Use your period as an excuse to take a break
Slow down for a day, and make a point of looking after and treating yourself well. Relax in a bath, read a book, and take stock of what is happening in your life at that moment.
Hooray! Your PMS is on its way out the door
PMS starts a week before you get your period, and not while you are having your period. So all the mood swings and the bloating will soon be over.
You are healthy
Getting your period is a good sign as it shows that your body is working the way it should. If your cycle changes drastically it could be a sign that there is something wrong and a trip to the gynaecologist may be in order.
It is self-cleansing
The lining of your uterus takes a month to thicken, which is then shed and therefore bleeding occurs, i.e. your period – this is the one way it self-cleanses.
Have a good cry
It’s an excuse to watch the Notebook and be allowed to cry without having to explain yourself to anyone. This can be very therapeutic.
