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Laughing My Way Out Of PMS Mood

Last updated on March 21, 2018 By Jing J. 6 Comments

Early yesterday evening, I felt a little sad and irritated for no apparent reason. My boyfriend and I were planning on checking out a French restaurant in the neighborhood. He was a little late, which didn’t help. All of a sudden, I found myself PMSing. I thought, “Oh no, wasn’t I supposed to ovulate? This just doesn’t make sense.” But I guess you can’t make sense of PMS, can you?

It was a familiar emotional state. By now I recognized it as my “PMS Mood.” It felt as if I’d gotten stuck in a rut and couldn’t pull myself out of it. I tried to contain it before it went wild – it might spoil the entire evening, and even the day after. So I pulled out my PMS toolbox.

“Is this feeling justified?” I said to myself. “Not really, I can’t really be upset about my boyfriend’s being late. He often shows up at around the same time.”

“Do I want to be in this mood? Hell no. I recognize this feeling and I know where it’s going – not a good place.”

“Get out of your mind, and stay connected with your body.” I began to practice deep belly breathing. It did help to calm my mind, to some extent. I thought I had achieved some level of emotional mastery. But now the real test came.

It was hard. It’s always much harder to alter your mood when you’re PMSing. That’s the reality. It’s just something we have to face – and accept.

My boyfriend walked in the door and recognized my PMS mood almost immediately. He walked up to me and gave me a sweet hug. He sat me down, held me, and began to stroke my back, gently. “We don’t have to go anywhere. I can just hold you if you want.”

I felt better instantly, but the mood was still there, still lingering. But my boyfriend has a PMS toolbox full of tricks too, I realized. He picked out another one and began to mimic me – my facial expressions and body language. If he were mocking me, I would certainly be upset. But he did it in a cute and loving way. I knew he was trying hard to make me feel better. I began to laugh.

Laughter is definitely one of the best cures for PMS.

Quickly, my PMS mood vanished. I felt light and happy again.

The moral of the story?

“I’ve learned… that love, not time, heals PMS. I’ve learned… that PMS is tough, but I’m tougher.”

And guys, if you can make your girlfriends laugh, you have the magic wand for curing PMS.

       

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  1. Eryka says

    June 7, 2014 at 4:46 am

    You’ve got a great guy!

    Reply
  2. Guru Basma says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Laughing is definitely the best if not the only cure of PMS… Ive tried everything and this only works… If you dont have anything to laugh about, use “Laughter Yoga” techniques, they are easy but needs some practice… They work like hell on PMS..

    Reply
    • Jing says

      May 23, 2011 at 10:29 pm

      I agree with you completely Guru Basma. Laughter is a magic cure for PMS. Laughter yoga is a wonderful way to practice laughing consciously. We don’t really need a good joke to laugh, do we? Ha ha ha…

      Reply
  3. Sapphire Love says

    November 28, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    ^_~

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  4. Jing Jin says

    November 27, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    Thank you! LOL = Laugh Out Loud = Lots of Love 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sapphire Love says

    November 25, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    Awesome!^-^

    Reply
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