Status Updates From The Period Brain: The New S...

Turns out! Women aren't just weird men!

"Progesterone decreases the reward value of substances like nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs; making the luteal phase a great time to walk away from substances that no longer serve you."

Women having dual sexuality is def a lost concept (estrogen window and progesterone driven windows)

"Symptoms of depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, eating disorders, panic disorder, and schizophrenia; often worsen in the last two weeks of the cycle, compared to the first"

"Research finds that food cravings, binge eating, disordered eating, and emotional eating all reach their peak in the luteal phase"

"Research finds that by the time girls reach their 17th birthday, 78% report being unhappy with their bodies. Somewhere between 69-84% of women continue to feel this way as adults. So if A. you're a woman and B. you have a body, there's a good chance you've already spent a good time wishing yours looked different than it does."

"Research finds that perfectionism makes cycle related mood changes worse than they would be in the absence of this drive. And when you add in stress and pressure from work and from family life, it's no wonder we all feel so awful"

"Women in romantic relationships have heightened abandonment fears in the luteal phase compared to the follicular phase"

We really need to undo the idea that women are just like men but with different sex hormones. Way more complex with cycles and that