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Women Are Sharing The Most Obscene Things They’ve Done While ‘Under The Influence Of Hormones’
“Sandra is really moody today; she must be on her rags.” These kind of comments are still really common, and not very helpful. The stereotypes about a woman being guided solely by her raging hormones - unable to regulate her own behavior and a bit 'crazy' at certain times of the month - have long been used as an excuse to denigrate women in general and are scientifically well off the mark.
However, hormone balances do play a role in our behavior. According to a Guardian interview with evolutionary scientist Martie Haselton, “Our hormones don’t make us crazy, they don’t make us irrational. They nudge us.” That nudge can lead to some pretty unreasonable ideas, as many women themselves are quite happy to admit!
Twitter user "Twinks" decided to share her story recently and asked others to do the same. “What completely irrational things you have done while being under the influence of hormones?” The responses are both painfully relatable and rather funny.
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Hormonal by Martie Haselton is an in-depth book about women’s hormones and their effects. Continuing with her interview in the Guardian, she says that everybody is hormonal, and it all comes down to one primary urge. "It makes perfect sense that our biology is designed this way," she says.
"Hormones are signals generated by our brains and glands associated with reproduction in our bodies. The bottom line of evolution is reproduction. We may choose not to reproduce now, and we may have control over that now, but there were millennia where that was the dictating force behind the design of our brains and bodies."
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When asked about the previous ignorance about the impact of hormones on women, Martie said the controlled scientific standards were partly to blame.
"One reason is that scientists were content for many decades with studying the male as the default sex, and that was in part because women had cycles that made them messy," she explained. "If you are doing a scientific experiment, you don’t want noise, you don’t want variation, you want everything to be strictly controlled.
Some examples of hormones acting up include the odours of attraction when a woman is ovulating. “Samples of tampons collected near ovulation were rated as more attractive then samples collected during any other point in the cycle,” Haselton writes, noting that many animals emit attractive odours to beckon mates when fertile.
Haselton also debunks the myth about menstrual cycles 'synching' when women live together. "The reason that it’s so easy to think that menstrual synchrony exists in humans is because “normal” cycles among a group of women can easily overlap – and appear to converge,” she explains.
Check out Haselton's book for more fascinating information about this important, but misunderstood topic, and enjoy the rest of the stories!
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Bored Fox 5 years ago
Once I and the bus driver spent couple of minutes wondering why my bus travel card did not work. Then I realized that it was a bonus card for one shop. It was exactly same color as the bus travel card so the bus driver also failed to see what was problem with the card. :D
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Luis Milian 5 years ago
with my cats you need to have tough skin...they can give one mean looks
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MeggersTheFox 5 years ago
Being vegetarian is difficult normally, never mind with raging hormones. Girl, if you want chicken, you deserve it!
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TheKnightOwl 5 years ago
MIL's can be difficult, but I'm not sure assault is the answer. Being hormonal doesn't excuse behaviour like that.
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Ale_Vidal23 5 years ago
my gf hit me the last morning after she had a bad dream about me cheating. what a nice wake up
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Susan Gardner 5 years ago
I would cry for the dog, but really NO DOGS deserve to be called ugly :(
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Shira Reinberg 5 years ago
As a woman with hormonal issues, I feel that alot of these women are using it as an excuse to abuse men..you can control yourself when it comes to doing physical petty things like cutting toes off socks or throwing things out the window. It's just an excuse to act abusive and get away with it in my opinion. While I can decide whether something will make me angry or sad, i can decide what I do about it. If someone actually can't control themselves to that extent then they seriously have some issues that are not connected to raging hormones
Abhinav Singh Panwar 5 years ago
Most of these people sound awful but i find it really strange that people are finding their actions funny and are applauding them. Just reverse the roles and u’ll get the perfect scenario of an abusive relationship. I think such kind of behaviours should not be brushed off by labelling them as ‘hormonal actions’ and definitely should not be cheered or applauded.
Shrigowri 5 years ago
My husband was a violent man...he used to hit me for silly reasons....I used to release my anger out by dipping his toothbrush in the toilet everytime he hit me.I used to happily give him his morning coffee after he had brushed his teeth.Now we are not together because I moved as I couldn't take his beatings anymore.Just walk out of violence..Revenge doesn't help.
OnlyMyOpinion 5 years ago
These are silly and idiotic. I have recently been hormonal and my husband has been a t*** to me, admittedly exacerbated by my hormonal state. I actually hated him for significant chunks of time this weekend. But... all his belongings remain in tact, because I'm not a d**k.
Artex Gorilla 5 years ago
Some of these are funny and some are just really depressing situations.
Jenny Bryl 5 years ago
PMT is a terrible, horrible uncontrollable thing. Believe me, we don't want to feel or act this way. I never did anything crazy, but had uncontrollable crying when "under the influence". Just sayin.
Ann-Marie Bentley 5 years ago
I think a lot of these women need professional help , some of their actions we're very dangerous and even abusive! And I'm saying that as a woman. It's normal to cry over silly things and be grumpy but these are ott I'm on antidepressants for my anxiety it sounds like these ladies might need some! When does it become more than just hormonal? When you've knocked your hubby out with a pyrex dish??!! Serious!
Margo Todd 5 years ago
Sounds like your standard collection of Borderline Personality Disorders, cluster B, histrionic and narcissistic.
comboplush 5 years ago
Crying over grapes that look too sad: funny, relatable and somewhat cute. Becoming a raging whirlwind of destruction and getting violent against things or even people: seek help, please. And apologize to your loved ones. And the furniture.
Loki C 5 years ago
I was in the hospital while pregnant with my son, and was (for some reason) watching the Walking Dead for the first time. I started sobbing hysterically, and when the nurses came in because my heart rate had changed dramatically I had to tell them I was crying because the horse in the first episode got eaten by zombies.
glowworm2 5 years ago
One day when my monthlies were showing up-or about to, we were at the mall, and my boyfriend suggested Cold Stone ice cream. I'm not always in the mood for ice cream and I don't care much for Cold Stone. I wound up practically hysterical going "I DON'T WANT ICE CREAM! PLEASE TELL ME WE DON'T HAVE TO GET ICE CREAM!" He was very sweet about it and told me that we didn't have to get ice cream. He always respects my opinions though. I thought this was both embarrassing and funny though. 😊
Dianna Siever 5 years ago
STOP PRETENDING THAT WOMEN CANNOT BE ABUSIVE AND MEN CANNOT BE VICTIMS OF ABUSE!
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 5 years ago
At 8 months pregnant with my first, I stood in front of the wardrobe bawling because I couldn't find anything to wear... It was jammed packed with heaps of clothing. Crying about nothing on TV, because it was slightly sad... THAT'S hormonal. Throwing s**t at the one who's supporting you, isn't.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Do most women become this psychotic? I've never had a girlfriend who's been like this at all (about 12 of them). Have I just been lucky or is it a minority that are so irrational and frankly unbearable?
Leodavinci 5 years ago
Something that disturbs me is after so many instances where posters have irrationally mistreated their SO's (and recognized they did so), that they seem to have little or no remorse (and are almost bragging) about it. What's even more disturbing is that so many don't recognize a disconnect here. After reading this kind of stuff how can anyone really wonder why so many in the U.S. think that having a female president may not be a good idea. Although I'm certain the Founding Fathers knew about it, our Constitutional system of checks and balances doesn't cover dealing with PMS.
Vanessa MacKenzie 9 months ago
stroller beside washing machine, fell over and hit me in the head, so threw it out the backdoor. Only problem was, the door was closed and it was glass..... Teenagers, while I was out shopping, ate a full loaf of bread. Took the new bread out of the bag and jumped on it til it was flat.
l bee 2 years ago (edited)
I've only been overly hormonal and crazy one time in my life. My mom warned me that no woman in her family could take birth control without going batshit psychotic. I was like, "Haha. That's funny. I'll be fine." Guys, I wasn't fine. By day 3 or 4 my husband (then fiance) came home early and I hadn't done dishes from the day before yet. I just started sobbing that how could he disrespect me in my own house by coming home early. I lost my mind. And then he started breathing funny. I mean, I get it. He was controlling his temper and trying not to yell at an insane woman screaming at him that he was breathing weird and if he didn't like the way I was acting he could go spend the night at his mother's house and she could baby his poor little baby feelings. I called him an hour later crying because I thought our relationship was over and I would never again behave that way. He didn't come home until the next morning to give me my space.
Margot Alexandre 5 years ago
So men saying that women will behave irrationnal because of hormones is a sexist stereotype.... but women can get away with horrible, abusive, violent, unforgetable things by just saying "it's my hormones, LOL" ?! The level of hypocrisy and double standardness in this is TERRIFYING.
Ellori Eton 5 years ago
My housemates were ungrateful that i cooked for them. I'd do all the shopping, pay for the food, and cook it, and all they had to do was keep the kitchen clean. They didnt. I put myself on a meal replacement milkshake diet. No more good food for them, no more obesity bracket for me.
ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago
This is really really stupid...So just blame it on the hormones so you can act like a completely idiot?So if two men fight,do they blame their hormones?No,they are idiot monkey who can't behave like normal human beings.I never heard someone say "ugh,my testosterone went trough the roof".I am suffering from anxiety and depression for 18 years now,i know what it means to have a f****d up brain,but that does not mean that i have a right to act like a complete idiot and blame it on something like hormones.Jesus christ,just this is pathetic...
Ann Abdelzaher 5 years ago
I periodically have issues with a depression like state where I get very very down for no apparent reason and during those times pretty much anything can set me off on a crying jag... most recent was when I found out because both my husband and I work as state employees I can't be on his insurance and have to have my own through the state (kind of dumb and costs more) and because they only found this out after I had been there a YEAR they were docking my pay in arrears... cried most of the day over that one....
Susanna Vesna 5 years ago
Let me share this beautiful thread with my ex, who thought PMS before periods & during pregnancy is not a real thing, real quick! XD
Erin Sheppard 5 years ago
Got into an argument with my now ex husband on valentines, he brought me roses (I dislike roses) and I put them down the garbage disposal. Another time, I called my cable company and was yelling at the CS agent and spelled P-I-S-S-E-D while screaming about how angry I was!!! lol I was not pregnant, just hormonal.
brokenwings333 5 years ago
I was at the grocery store and was hungry, 30 weeks pregnant in the summer, and really not feeling happy about being in the store. Got to the Checker and this store makes you bag your own groceries. Lost it, completely lost it. Sobbed that I just cant, why do they not pay someone to bag them, who will load them? It was my husbands first child, and he came sprinting from a few lanes over to do it all while I ate in line.
Fiona Matthews 5 years ago
I am crying with laughter as I can relate to so many of these hormonal episodes. They change you so completely; at times you can barely recognise yourself. My husband can relate too. Meds helped me enormously. Don't want advice or judgment, it is what it is. Laugh out loud at yourself, in hindsight it feels so good !
Trish Greene 5 years ago
Okay, for someone that went through mentalpause....I related to ALL of these. How utterly hysterical. Just what I needed today. Thank you!!!
Lola 5 years ago
I have horrible PMS. For me that’s the time when I go from angel to devil and I really start to question my character. My dreams during that time are also affected. One night I dreamt that my then, boyfriend cheated on me. I woke up next to him and hit him so hard, he jumped out of bed. I must’ve yelled at him for about an hour. I was so furious. I remember not talking to him for the whole day after.
Si 5 years ago
How about 77 irrational things men do when hormonal? I’ll kick off: World War 1
Shira Reinberg 5 years ago
As a woman with hormonal issues, I feel that alot of these women are using it as an excuse to abuse men..you can control yourself when it comes to doing physical petty things like cutting toes off socks or throwing things out the window. It's just an excuse to act abusive and get away with it in my opinion. While I can decide whether something will make me angry or sad, i can decide what I do about it. If someone actually can't control themselves to that extent then they seriously have some issues that are not connected to raging hormones
Abhinav Singh Panwar 5 years ago
Most of these people sound awful but i find it really strange that people are finding their actions funny and are applauding them. Just reverse the roles and u’ll get the perfect scenario of an abusive relationship. I think such kind of behaviours should not be brushed off by labelling them as ‘hormonal actions’ and definitely should not be cheered or applauded.
Shrigowri 5 years ago
My husband was a violent man...he used to hit me for silly reasons....I used to release my anger out by dipping his toothbrush in the toilet everytime he hit me.I used to happily give him his morning coffee after he had brushed his teeth.Now we are not together because I moved as I couldn't take his beatings anymore.Just walk out of violence..Revenge doesn't help.
OnlyMyOpinion 5 years ago
These are silly and idiotic. I have recently been hormonal and my husband has been a t*** to me, admittedly exacerbated by my hormonal state. I actually hated him for significant chunks of time this weekend. But... all his belongings remain in tact, because I'm not a d**k.
Artex Gorilla 5 years ago
Some of these are funny and some are just really depressing situations.
Jenny Bryl 5 years ago
PMT is a terrible, horrible uncontrollable thing. Believe me, we don't want to feel or act this way. I never did anything crazy, but had uncontrollable crying when "under the influence". Just sayin.
Ann-Marie Bentley 5 years ago
I think a lot of these women need professional help , some of their actions we're very dangerous and even abusive! And I'm saying that as a woman. It's normal to cry over silly things and be grumpy but these are ott I'm on antidepressants for my anxiety it sounds like these ladies might need some! When does it become more than just hormonal? When you've knocked your hubby out with a pyrex dish??!! Serious!
Margo Todd 5 years ago
Sounds like your standard collection of Borderline Personality Disorders, cluster B, histrionic and narcissistic.
comboplush 5 years ago
Crying over grapes that look too sad: funny, relatable and somewhat cute. Becoming a raging whirlwind of destruction and getting violent against things or even people: seek help, please. And apologize to your loved ones. And the furniture.
Loki C 5 years ago
I was in the hospital while pregnant with my son, and was (for some reason) watching the Walking Dead for the first time. I started sobbing hysterically, and when the nurses came in because my heart rate had changed dramatically I had to tell them I was crying because the horse in the first episode got eaten by zombies.
glowworm2 5 years ago
One day when my monthlies were showing up-or about to, we were at the mall, and my boyfriend suggested Cold Stone ice cream. I'm not always in the mood for ice cream and I don't care much for Cold Stone. I wound up practically hysterical going "I DON'T WANT ICE CREAM! PLEASE TELL ME WE DON'T HAVE TO GET ICE CREAM!" He was very sweet about it and told me that we didn't have to get ice cream. He always respects my opinions though. I thought this was both embarrassing and funny though. 😊
Dianna Siever 5 years ago
STOP PRETENDING THAT WOMEN CANNOT BE ABUSIVE AND MEN CANNOT BE VICTIMS OF ABUSE!
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 5 years ago
At 8 months pregnant with my first, I stood in front of the wardrobe bawling because I couldn't find anything to wear... It was jammed packed with heaps of clothing. Crying about nothing on TV, because it was slightly sad... THAT'S hormonal. Throwing s**t at the one who's supporting you, isn't.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Do most women become this psychotic? I've never had a girlfriend who's been like this at all (about 12 of them). Have I just been lucky or is it a minority that are so irrational and frankly unbearable?
Leodavinci 5 years ago
Something that disturbs me is after so many instances where posters have irrationally mistreated their SO's (and recognized they did so), that they seem to have little or no remorse (and are almost bragging) about it. What's even more disturbing is that so many don't recognize a disconnect here. After reading this kind of stuff how can anyone really wonder why so many in the U.S. think that having a female president may not be a good idea. Although I'm certain the Founding Fathers knew about it, our Constitutional system of checks and balances doesn't cover dealing with PMS.
Vanessa MacKenzie 9 months ago
stroller beside washing machine, fell over and hit me in the head, so threw it out the backdoor. Only problem was, the door was closed and it was glass..... Teenagers, while I was out shopping, ate a full loaf of bread. Took the new bread out of the bag and jumped on it til it was flat.
l bee 2 years ago (edited)
I've only been overly hormonal and crazy one time in my life. My mom warned me that no woman in her family could take birth control without going batshit psychotic. I was like, "Haha. That's funny. I'll be fine." Guys, I wasn't fine. By day 3 or 4 my husband (then fiance) came home early and I hadn't done dishes from the day before yet. I just started sobbing that how could he disrespect me in my own house by coming home early. I lost my mind. And then he started breathing funny. I mean, I get it. He was controlling his temper and trying not to yell at an insane woman screaming at him that he was breathing weird and if he didn't like the way I was acting he could go spend the night at his mother's house and she could baby his poor little baby feelings. I called him an hour later crying because I thought our relationship was over and I would never again behave that way. He didn't come home until the next morning to give me my space.
Margot Alexandre 5 years ago
So men saying that women will behave irrationnal because of hormones is a sexist stereotype.... but women can get away with horrible, abusive, violent, unforgetable things by just saying "it's my hormones, LOL" ?! The level of hypocrisy and double standardness in this is TERRIFYING.
Ellori Eton 5 years ago
My housemates were ungrateful that i cooked for them. I'd do all the shopping, pay for the food, and cook it, and all they had to do was keep the kitchen clean. They didnt. I put myself on a meal replacement milkshake diet. No more good food for them, no more obesity bracket for me.
ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago
This is really really stupid...So just blame it on the hormones so you can act like a completely idiot?So if two men fight,do they blame their hormones?No,they are idiot monkey who can't behave like normal human beings.I never heard someone say "ugh,my testosterone went trough the roof".I am suffering from anxiety and depression for 18 years now,i know what it means to have a f****d up brain,but that does not mean that i have a right to act like a complete idiot and blame it on something like hormones.Jesus christ,just this is pathetic...
Ann Abdelzaher 5 years ago
I periodically have issues with a depression like state where I get very very down for no apparent reason and during those times pretty much anything can set me off on a crying jag... most recent was when I found out because both my husband and I work as state employees I can't be on his insurance and have to have my own through the state (kind of dumb and costs more) and because they only found this out after I had been there a YEAR they were docking my pay in arrears... cried most of the day over that one....
Susanna Vesna 5 years ago
Let me share this beautiful thread with my ex, who thought PMS before periods & during pregnancy is not a real thing, real quick! XD
Erin Sheppard 5 years ago
Got into an argument with my now ex husband on valentines, he brought me roses (I dislike roses) and I put them down the garbage disposal. Another time, I called my cable company and was yelling at the CS agent and spelled P-I-S-S-E-D while screaming about how angry I was!!! lol I was not pregnant, just hormonal.
brokenwings333 5 years ago
I was at the grocery store and was hungry, 30 weeks pregnant in the summer, and really not feeling happy about being in the store. Got to the Checker and this store makes you bag your own groceries. Lost it, completely lost it. Sobbed that I just cant, why do they not pay someone to bag them, who will load them? It was my husbands first child, and he came sprinting from a few lanes over to do it all while I ate in line.
Fiona Matthews 5 years ago
I am crying with laughter as I can relate to so many of these hormonal episodes. They change you so completely; at times you can barely recognise yourself. My husband can relate too. Meds helped me enormously. Don't want advice or judgment, it is what it is. Laugh out loud at yourself, in hindsight it feels so good !
Trish Greene 5 years ago
Okay, for someone that went through mentalpause....I related to ALL of these. How utterly hysterical. Just what I needed today. Thank you!!!
Lola 5 years ago
I have horrible PMS. For me that’s the time when I go from angel to devil and I really start to question my character. My dreams during that time are also affected. One night I dreamt that my then, boyfriend cheated on me. I woke up next to him and hit him so hard, he jumped out of bed. I must’ve yelled at him for about an hour. I was so furious. I remember not talking to him for the whole day after.
Si 5 years ago
How about 77 irrational things men do when hormonal? I’ll kick off: World War 1
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