Euphemisms may seem to make it easier to talk about periods, but it encourages us to hide how we’re really feeling during menstruation.
? If you’re feeling under the weather, do you blame it on a headache or tell a concerned colleague that you’ve got cramps? If you’re talking to a partner about your cycle, do you use a nickname to tell them you’ve “got the painters in” or “Aunt Flo is in town”?, there are over 5,000 euphemisms used around the world for being on your period.
It starts early. Intimina’s research found that almost two in five girls use nicknames to describe menstruating when talking to friends or family, with almost two-thirds admitting to feeling shame and trying to hide that they’re menstruating at school. Even when at home, a quarter of girls claim that they feel shame and try to hide the fact that they’re on their period.
Unsworth says that because the terms used often involve an element of humour, it can create real challenges for those struggling to cope with the effects of menstruation. If our symptoms and experiences are made out to be a joke, it’s likely that we’ll feel as if our issues aren’t serious and perhaps avoid seeking help.
“It is extremely worrying to hear that nearly two-thirds of girls feel shame or try to hide their menstruation at school. I hear stories of young girls not being able to leave the classroom to use the bathroom when they have their period, sometimes resulting in them flooding through their clothes. This should not be happening. More open dialogue, using the terms period and menstruation, is a way to remove this element of shame.
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