Work and PMS

It has been almost a year and a half in my professional journey, but I never felt the need to control my PMS emotions (Pre-menstrual syndrome, in case you didn't know) so badly! If you think a little deeply, you will realize that every woman in your life has either been over-cranky, sensitive, angry, romantic, or all of these too extremely at some point in your life, isn't she? Think think...

I grew up in a household with working parents and an irritating younger sibling (whom I really love a lot now :P ). For the most part of my day, I used to spend with my grandparents or myself. And whenever Maa came back from the office and I and my sister demanded something like chart paper for a project or ordering momos for dinner, there were days when our wishes were granted like no one's business, and some days... argh, I don't want to recall the terror.

But, I think now I know why she used to be so moody some days over such small wishes :(

It's PMS!

And I have an opinion on the definition of P - pre or post - we women go through those extremes of emotions both before and after the cycle. Trust me, there are days when I feel like slopping in bed the entire day, and not very coincidentally, I get in work situations where I 'need' to be the one who is really active. That's unfair :(

I don't know why, but while I am writing this, I am getting so many memories of childhood when I and my sister and got scolded for no reason by Maa, maybe now I am able to connect the dots :P

How to deal with workplace 'stuff' (you are free to replace the word stuff with anything :P ) when you are experiencing EXTREME PMS?

Well, if this is what you are looking for here, sorry to disappoint, but I don't have the answer, yet :')

But, I don't want you to get disappointed, so thought of sharing some hacks I found to work and these can help both men and especially women (ofc!)

1. Pull that fake smile game really strong ladies, you'll need it

2. Don't start any sentence at work with "I feel that...". Because everything that you feel during that period is mostly emotion-driven and not very logical :')

3. Sweets help. Really, chocolates are my go-to during those bad mood days.

4. And for all the men whoever is reading, whenever you encounter these attributes in your female colleagues - emotionally driven, unusually silent, getting angry/irritated without any reason, treat them with a little more care :) Offer chai or coffee, you are extra safe then!

Ha! Feels so good to write these things on a PMSing day :D