Why PMS Symptoms Vary?

6. Mental Fitness

When I’m inspired – working to achieve my goals, learning something new or engaging in interesting projects, I tend to have fewer PMS symptoms. Or should I say I’m more likely to overcome them, because something bigger is pulling me up instead of PMS dragging me down.

So when you catch your mind dwelling on troubling thoughts, find a good book to read or listen to an uplifting podcast. Feed your brain with good, nourishing foods, just as you would to your body.

When you channel your mental energy toward something more constructive, you won’t get too fixated on those unpleasant feelings or bodily sensations, making them less important in the overall scheme of your life.

7. Unresolved Emotional Issues

This brings us to the next point, the emotional factors. Do you find yourself more emotional in one cycle than another?  Do your dominant feelings change from cycle to cycle? For example, in one cycle you might feel sad, while in another cycle you’re angry.

Well, this depends on what emotions are brought up to the surface.

We all have conflicting needs and desires and unresolved emotional issues that have not yet been completely dealt with. It may be a feeling of abandonment, guilt, shame, grief, repressed anger from childhood, or other events from the past.

These feelings get buried deep down into our psyche as we go about our daily business. But when triggered, they can erupt like a volcano, taking us (and those around us) by surprise.

These challenging emotions can be difficult to deal with, but are necessary for our growth. Because when they show up, they give us an opportunity to look at them, understand them, and heal them.

So PMS is not all bad. It can be a blessing in disguise if we learn to see it for what it is and use it as a catalyst for healing and growth. Read how various emotions affect your menstruation and emotional causes of menstrual problems + affirmations to healing them.

8. Environmental Energies

Do you find that some cycles are just more difficult than others and you don’t know why? For example, you may feel out of sorts or face obstacles at every turn no matter what you do?

This is surely the case for me. So, I’ve been wondering if there’s some invisible energy that’s affecting me without my knowing it.

Maybe it’s the energy of the planets, the moon and the stars, of the changing seasons and tides, of the people in our country and city, and of those closest to us. Those energies can affect us in subtle and profound ways – even though we may not be able to pinpoint or articulate them.

I think it’s helpful to recognize this possibility and develop an awareness of these subtler influences. Though we may not be able to change what’s outside of us, perhaps we can find ways to protect our own energy field through some kind of spiritual practice (prayer, meditation, yoga, chanting, dance, etc.)

When we build up our immunity (physically, mentally, and spiritually), we can more easily shield ourselves from those negative influences. For your inspiration, check out 10 simple ways to honor your menstrual cycles.