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Writer: Da'Zhane Jonshon
Have you ever thought about how our natural hormones affect our everyday lives? Whether you’re a male or a female, it can clearly be a roller coaster ride. However, each month women experience this roller coaster that is nearly uncontrollable. Maisie Hill, a women’s health expert, is now calling for women to use this ride to their advantage in her book, Period Power.
The pain of menstruation has called for an industry of various over-the-counter painkillers. In fact, there’s an unspoken rule of sisterhood to lend any painkiller available to the women in need. This has led to many of us keeping different precautions in glove compartments, purses, and various nooks around the house. But what if you challenged this pain into an energy of wonder and delight? Perhaps, this energy could be similar to the results of weed or even LSD? Hill discusses this exact concept. She calls the concept “menstrual tripping.” The trip occurs when the endorphins increase due to period pain. Moreover, Hill has allegedly coached other women to experience the same trip. The author goes into depth about her personal experience as well.
“I realized that if I was able to seclude myself and rest, the gentle high would progress into a dreamlike state where I would experience visions,” Hill writes. “I was still in horrendous pain, but I’d manage to hold off on taking pain meds for an hour so that I could get the most out of it.”
As crazy as it sounds, Hill has actually introduced a significant concept. Women have testified to that menstrual tripping has occurred and continues to occur within their bodies monthly. A 28-year-old by the name of Kim Wong-Shing revealed that she experiences tripping right before her cycle begins. “Every month, for a day or so before my period starts, I enter this sort of elevated, dreamy state where I have a hard time grounding myself in reality. My creative and spiritual energy feels super heightened.” Another woman named Lola Méndez claims that the experience is no longer questionable to her at all. Moreover, it has become “a normal occurrence,” so it’s hard to differentiate her cycle from the tripping itself. 📷
Nonetheless, there isn’t any scientific research linked to this phenomenon. The closest diagnosis would be menstrual psychosis – the declining of one’s mental and emotional state while menstruating. This diagnosis in particular causes a negative effect on the individual, while Hill is advocating for a positive effect.
So, how can you experience menstrual tripping for yourself? Hill covers that too! First, you need to lay down in a dark room and drown yourself in silence. Then place your hands right on your abdomen. Make sure not to apply to much pressure because this will add to your pain. Finally, regulate your breathing to a meditative state. The end result should be a self-discovery, whether this be a personality trait or new coping mechanism.
Hill says: “If you’re dreading that first day blood, you lose sight of how your hormones change the rest of the time. There are so many positives for having a menstrual cycle for things like bone and breast health, but also who you are in the world.”
In conclusion, next time you feel the need to grab your bottle of painkillers, remember that your pain could be relieved through one trip. It’s easy to try and even easier to love because let’s be honest, who doesn’t love an excuse for peace and quiet?
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