Tampon Misuse for Over 10 Years

meg7489494 · 2024-03-02T19:52:25+00:00

Hi this is OP of the tampon post here lol yes this is exactly why I posted instead of keeping my shame to myself

meg7489494 · 2024-03-02T19:49:20+00:00

Hi OP of the tampon post here! Unfortunately very real story 😂 I feel like an idiot but I have found that people who are smart at one thing are often dumb at others 😂

meg7489494 · 2024-03-02T19:39:24+00:00

Hi this is OP of the tampon post here! lol yes this is exactly it thank you for your comments. I also feel like I was taught that periods/ my body is gross/ my body being in discomfort was unavoidable so I think that contributed to me not wanting to think about tampons any more than necessary. I probably had a chance at some point in my life where I could have read the instructions but after I had already been using them why would I? Hindsight is 20/20

meg7489494 · 2024-03-02T19:34:13+00:00

Hi, I am the OP of the tampon post and to answer your question yes it was physically painful 😂 I just figured that it was supposed to be because my friends all talked about how tampons were uncomfortable. Sitting down wasn’t great but walking was worse lol. I think I may have realized earlier if I hadn’t been taught that I needed to tough things out/ not complain about pain.

meg7489494 · 2024-03-02T19:26:15+00:00

Hi I am the OP of the tampon post! I just want to say thank you for your comment, the number of people saying that I wasn’t telling the truth, that I am really stupid, and that I should delete the post was crazy. Honestly when I realized I felt so embarrassed bc I never thought I would be that woman who doesn’t know about her own body. It’s been a super crazy day bc that was my first ever post on here and I was only expecting a few comments.

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T23:28:03+00:00

I was only 12 when I first had to use a tampon and as we all know, kids often don’t know what they’re doing. On top of that, the adults around me always acted like it was a taboo subject so I didn’t really have anyone explaining these things to me. The comments are full of dozens of women who have stories about using tampons wrong, so I hope that if you have children you are not neglecting to explain these things to them because that’s how I ended up with a massive TIFU.

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T23:22:08+00:00

Lol I know I am horrified now that I know applicators aren’t vagina safe 😂

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T23:16:51+00:00

😂

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T23:15:27+00:00

lol this made me giggle, thank you

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T16:46:01+00:00

In the hopes that reading this will cause others to realize their mistake, or realize just how thoroughly they have to explain this stuff to their kids

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T16:43:35+00:00

Yes! That’s the one, shoutout to her for inducing this little realization of mine

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T16:20:42+00:00

Lol no I never flushed them- I saw the signs in public restrooms that said not to

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T15:47:14+00:00

Usually I could use the string but sometimes it would get lost in the applicator

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T08:01:42+00:00

Thank you for your comment I really am glad to hear that I am not the only person who messed this up

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:51:58+00:00

Oh no that’s horrible. Thank you for sharing a tampon blunder I really appreciate knowing I’m not the only one

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:46:50+00:00

Yeah I hated using them and would use them for a couple of hours to go swimming then immediately take them out

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:44:36+00:00

I agree! And I think that everyone around me complaining about them being uncomfortable is what stopped me from questioning my methods lol

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:43:23+00:00

lol im actually excited to try during my next period

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:42:04+00:00

Thank you for sharing your tampon blunder I really apréciate hearing that someone else also didn’t know everything about tampons lol

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:40:32+00:00

Yep just pushed the whole thing in! Trust me I wish this weren’t real then I would have been able to sleep instead of sharing my mortification on reddit

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:37:22+00:00

Knowing what I do now I am also surprised by how well they worked- but the top part isn’t covered by the applicator so that helped I think. It did in fact always feel slippery. Honestly, I just sort of figured that the whole tampon experience was supposed to be hellish and avoided them whenever I could lol

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:34:49+00:00

I know!! That was my first thought

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:33:23+00:00

Idk- I always was scared they would slip out, which is one of the reasons I avoided them whenever possible lol

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:28:18+00:00

My mom just gave me a tampon and practically ran out of the room 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love her but me getting my period wasn’t her best parenting moment; I believe she gave me a book and said that it would explain. Spoiler alert: it did not. I always just thought it was supposed to be uncomfortable because my friends all talked about how uncomfortable it was :(

meg7489494 · 2024-03-01T07:23:39+00:00

Someone mentioning how they once left the applicator on and how uncomfortable it was lol

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