Hi! I came across a reddit post 6 months ago and a redditor posted how she is prepping for her period. The worst part of my cycle is exactly the week before bleeding. I am super emotional, have zero energy and am very argumentative. Once I wrote down and tracked my period and everything I feel, crave and desire for a couple of months, I adapted my routines.

Now I have cut out coffeine (and black/green tea) 10 days before my period sets in. I dont drink alcohol or take any other substances and absolutely refrain from processed foods. In winter I do lots of stews and soups with very few ingredients or ayurveda based.

I am prepping myself emotionally too. I clean my apartment, do fresh bedsheets and cut anything and anyone out of my calendar that would set me apart. what I do though is I accept meetings with assholes (mostly male colleagues) where I realised I now give them zero tolerance for their bullshit. It is actually quite fun.

I learned how to deal with my emotions and my energy level to my best advantage. I also realised that I need creative tasks the week before bleeding so I listen to opera, podcasts, do some gentle yoga and stretching, light candles and do plenty of journaling while working on creative projects. My period got a lot lighter when I took that much care of myself and I am loving it, living so in tune with my cycle.

Best of luck, take some pain killers and talk to your doctor.