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It's normal, don't worry.
A part of you it's changed, Maybe you feel depression because your body it's growing up.
Anonymous
November 26th, 2015 2:44am
About a week before your period you have this thing called PMSing. It is when you are very moody and just not yourself.
This might be due to the hormonal changes, pre menstruating stage. Get some chocolates, green tea and get some good rest, sleep and exercise to feel better:)
Anonymous
November 27th, 2015 5:02am
its probably just hormones, its completely normal. most girls feel really bad before their period.
Anonymous
November 27th, 2015 5:29am
Hormone changes. That's all I can give ya. I mean when your on your period your hormones are out of wack.
Anonymous
November 27th, 2015 11:33pm
PMS can affect your mood. If you're feeling dangerously depressed, though, you may have some mental or emotional complications
Anonymous
November 28th, 2015 6:47am
It's probably the work of PMS, which stands for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome. While you're going through this, you might experience a variety of emotions, usually to do with anger, frustration, sadness and irritability. For some females, this might be extreme, while for others, it isn't.
its a gigantic hormonal change. In fact many women feel depressed before/after that time of the month.
Anonymous
November 29th, 2015 3:56pm
It has a lot to do with your levels of oestrogen and progesterone (hormones) going crazy, I found this webpage that gives some good methods of balancing these hormones out, they seem to work for me, best of luck
Anonymous
December 2nd, 2015 12:38am
When that time of the month is approaching, a girl's body's hormones start acting up and can affect the brain chemicals that cause us to feel low.
the feeling of depression before your cycle is probably the overflow of hormones that are making you emotional. this normally passes, if not, seek medical advice
Anonymous
December 3rd, 2015 4:32pm
I feel depressed before my period because my hormones are going crazy which makes me feel more emotional than usual.
Anonymous
December 4th, 2015 3:46am
That is incredibly normal as periods messes up your hormonal levels which has a huge impact on your emotions.
It's normal. Your hormones get imbalanced. It's known as PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome. Some people get upset, some cry without any reason while some get irritated and frustrated. Some feel a mix of all.
Anonymous
December 5th, 2015 11:41am
This can usually just be because of your hormones but sometimes, you dread your period and everything about it that mixed with your hormones it just makes you feel upset and dreading the whole thing!
Ugh. Congratulations on recognising that a visit from the red lady often brings with her some emotional drama! The female cycle is driven by hormones, so at that time of the month, we can be more sensitive to emotions than at other times. The trick is to be able to rationalise the way you feel at this time as being a physiological phenomena rather than the end of the world... You need to be able to convince yourself that there's a physical explanation for your feelings... And then distance yourself from the grip of your emotions. It helps to be in tune with your feelings at different points of your cycle, and to notice how your energy and moods change. Be kind to yourself - this is the perfect time for self indulgence and relaxation - and you'll get through it to the other side!!!
Your hormones are all over the place before your period, this causes mood swings which causes the depression.
Its all to do with hormones. Don't worry to much its completely natural and your just have a mood swing.
probably moodswings, don't worry give it sometime, every body gets them
Feeling low before period os normal due to the hormonal changes happening in the hody.
Its always better we understand this fact and accept it... it helps a lot in dealing with the situation.
Anonymous
January 12th, 2016 9:59am
Hormones.. .! These nasty little things that can mess everything up... Before the peroid starts theres a big "hormone-confusion" inside the body... which can lead the brain to overeact in any case
It's PMS (Pre-menstrual syndrome). It's before your period and it makes you act all wonky. It can be difficult to overcome also, because it comes every month or so.
Because you're hormones makes you feel different type of things , for some like me it's anxiety , for others it might be anger , sadness, happiness ( goddamn lucky) and depressed it's totally normal but you have to recognize that you're about to be in your period so you can understand better what's happening to you :)
Anonymous
January 14th, 2016 8:03am
It's normal to have the blues or feel sick before a period. As hormone levels rise and fall during a girl's menstrual cycle, it can affect the way women/girl feels, both physically and emotionally. This is known as premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, and it can make a girl feel like hiding in bed with the covers over her head.
Anonymous
January 15th, 2016 2:10pm
I feel the same way. I believe its because of the all the hormones just screwing with your brain and emotions
Anonymous
February 5th, 2016 1:13pm
This is because of the hormones in your body, people feel different, I always feel really angry and bloated before my period. But it's just how it is, just the hormones in your body. There is a pill that you could take after consulting a doctor, that stops your period.
Before your period there are a lot of hormones going round your body. this can be very overwhelming and this may be why you develop low feelings.
In all honesty this could stem from the way you feel about your period to just the common mood swings that come with PMS.
you feel bored and depressed before your period is because of you hormones is all weird and sometimes you just feel like that.
It could be PMS which affects our mood and hormones. This is a time when we can be very sensitive, easily agitated and feel low.
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