period pains, whats the story... (1 Viewer)

[BC]

PM'd you there with a lengthy reply.

what i will say here is that i think most of the ladies on here will agree - we've all had insecurities at some point or the other about the enigma that is 'down there.'
it'll pass :heart:

the understanding of the whole process can be very helpful... the best book i have read on the subject is "the wise wound: menstruation and everywoman" by penelope shuttle and peter redgrove. it does approach the subject from a feminist perspective, and i highly recommend it. extremely illuminating.

 

[La La]

cool. ya big gerril, you.
awwww.
*heart*

 

[spiritualtramp]

I was dead excited to put it in, but it wouldn't go in. I'm very tight and I tense up everytime I try. It's so frustrating. I had this problem with non applicator tampons too. I've spent hours trying to put it in. Everytime I come to my fucking labia it shuts like a clam. I thought "oh i'll just get my fella to put it in", he couldn't either.I'm worried there's something wrong with me now. My mammy refuses to let me see a doctor because there's nothing outwardly wrong with me and it costs 45 euro. But I think what I really need is a psychologist...

Look luvvie, you've probably hyped it too much in your head and you're all nervous about it. The key thing is too relax. I had trouble whacking it up there at first but you get used to it. I didn't get total box closure but I can assure you that is a common thing happen to ladies if they are nervous about tampons/shagging.

You are welcome to send me a message if you would prefer more confidential discussions on mooncup insertion.

I'm completely fucking clueless about my cunt as i don't do biology

Google some biology sites then.

 

[krystal]

did you find it easier to be at one with your gee afterwards then?

the understanding of the whole process can be very helpful... the best book i have read on the subject is "the wise wound: menstruation and everywoman" by penelope shuttle and peter redgrove. it does approach the subject from a feminist perspective, and i highly recommend it. extremely illuminating.

 

[oh shit]

we've all had insecurities at some point or the other about the enigma that is 'down there.'
it'll pass :heart:

really?! when does it pass? can i get a certificate? does it come with a map?
thanks

 

[snakybus]

Am I the only one who's wondering why Brian Coniffe knows all about women on the blob?

 

[ICUH8N]

Am I the only one who's wondering why Brian Coniffe knows all about women on the blob?

Yes, but I Dare Not Question His Forbidden Knowledge...

 

[egg_]

Took me a while to figure out what a mooncup is ...
You can get re-usable whatchacallems (you know those kinda period nappies that you stick on the inside of your knickers) off the re-usable nappy people, if you're interested http://www.thebabyorchard.com

 

[krystal]

I imagine these things make you walk like John Wayne.

Took me a while to figure out what a mooncup is ...
You can get re-usable whatchacallems (you know those kinda period nappies that you stick on the inside of your knickers) off the re-usable nappy people, if you're interested http://www.thebabyorchard.com

 

[BC]

Am I the only one who's wondering why Brian Coniffe knows all about women on the blob?

ha... well of course i am open to ridicule on here (as is, i believe, everything), but i have in intense interest in menstruation, which began with an interest and collection of folklore, cultural perceptions and religious notions (most of which are not connected with the "taboo" nature of it - as propigated by organised monotheistic religion - which i find to be a shameful phallocentric and misogynistic approach which is interesting to me only as far it raises questions about, and holds a mirror up to, the character of those disgusted by the subject / phenomenon) relating to it... but later led to my interest in and research of the biology of menstruation and from there to an interest in womens health issues in general.
as mentioned above, "the wise wound" is a fantastic starting point and my personal point of entry (ho ho)... after that, the collection "blood magic: the anthropology of menstruation" (edited by thomas buckley and alma gottlieb) is an excellent collection of ethnographic studies relating to it.
i was struck initially by the beauty of notions such as the shiva-ite hindu belief that during the menstrual period an opening is created between this world and the next... through biology, woman partakes of the infinite... connection with lunar worship, and the bloodshed of "christ", without which salvation is not possible... everywoman as christ, deified, feared by men, yet in which salvation lies. bleeding women used to run across the fields during pagan times in the belief that without them crops would never grow. it was essentially these things that i found fascinating, in light of the sadness of it being treated as a "taboo", labelled "dirty" by gynophobic male-supremist dogma and ideology.

 

[The]

you're weird

 

[classic seanc]

That is legendary.

What do you do for a living BC? I'd bet you could be a pro menstruater if you wanted

 

[wild_cat]

ha... well of course i am open to ridicule on here (as is, i believe, everything), but i have in intense interest in menstruation, which began with an interest and collection of folklore, cultural perceptions and religious notions (most of which are not connected with the "taboo" nature of it - as propigated by organised monotheistic religion - which i find to be a shameful phallocentric and misogynistic approach which is interesting to me only as far it raises questions about, and holds a mirror up to, the character of those disgusted by the subject / phenomenon) relating to it... but later led to my interest in and research of the biology of menstruation and from there to an interest in womens health issues in general.
as mentioned above, "the wise wound" is a fantastic starting point and my personal point of entry (ho ho)... after that, the collection "blood magic: the anthropology of menstruation" (edited by thomas buckley and alma gottlieb) is an excellent collection of ethnographic studies relating to it.
i was struck initially by the beauty of notions such as the shiva-ite hindu belief that during the menstrual period an opening is created between this world and the next... through biology, woman partakes of the infinite... connection with lunar worship, and the bloodshed of "christ", without which salvation is not possible... everywoman as christ, deified, feared by men, yet in which salvation lies. bleeding women used to run across the fields during pagan times in the belief that without them crops would never grow. it was essentially these things that i found fascinating, in light of the sadness of it being treated as a "taboo", labelled "dirty" by gynophobic male-supremist dogma and ideology.

I now have an image of you as a mix of marlyin manson, Mengelle and Richard Hillman.

 

[pete]

I now have an image of you as a mix of marlyin manson, Mengelle and Richard Hillman.

in a hat

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

in a hat

 

[BC]

AHahahahhahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha, spot on!

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

demis roussos.

back in the 70s his silky pipes were second to none.

 

[BC]

you're weird

really? aww, thanks.

I now have an image of you as a mix of marlyin manson, Mengelle and Richard Hillman.

ah here, i'm a mix of a goth-rocker, a nazi scientist and a fictional serial killer? i'm afraid i will have to disagree with that...

 

[BC]

demis roussos.

back in the 70s his silky pipes were second to none.

who was the other person you said i look like the other day?

over the years i have been told i resemble johnny rotton, har mar superstar, beetlejuice, ron jeremy, dylan thomas, van morrison, dylan moran, bill bailey, a rabbi, a bee gee and an amish person. what a horrendous mix.

 

[classic seanc]

Fuckin hell, that's my whole bloodline right there.

My full name is sean johnny keaton jeremy billy van dylan dylan jebediah liebowitz.
I grimace whenever a form says "fill out your full name"