Period-a-Phobia

There are not a lot of things that I am afraid of, but I think there is a chance that I suffer from Period-a-phobia. It has been a cause of fear for men since the beginning of time. What is Period-a-phobia? Just look below.

Period-a-phobia per·iod·a·pho·bi·a: (n.) is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of a woman's menstrual cycle. Pathological fear of a woman's menstrual cycle.

The reactions of period-a-phobia often seem irrational to others ( and sometimes to the sufferers themselves). People with period-a-phobia, such as myself and I believe most males, tend to feel uneasy in any area which could harbor a woman on her cycle. If period-a-phobics see a woman on her period, such as the aisle in the grocery store that host menstrual pads, they may not enter the general vicinity of the area until they have overcome the panic attack that is associated with their phobia. In some cases, even a picture of a woman shopping for menstrual pads may cause the sufferer to enter a panic attack due to fear. Sufferers feel humiliated if such episodes happens in the presence of family or peers.

The fear of a woman's period cannot be treated. There has been rare cases that some men have overcome this dreaded illness, but have not bestowed this knowledge on the rest of the world. An evolution reason for phobics remains unsolved. One view, especially held in evolution psychology, is the presence of PMS as a tagalong to a woman's menstrual cycle has lend to the evolution of a fear of a woman's period.

The alternate view is the danger of a woman's period are overrated and not sufficient enough to influence evolution. I completely disagree. There are menstruating women on every piece of this Earth, which have threatened the very existence of us males. As a result, the phobia came into existence. For instance, a woman can become extremely angry and use sharp objects as projectile devices, while menstruating. These objects can cause severe injury to the male.

Most men with this phobia are scared that the period will interfere with love making (sex), causing unwanted stress. They also dislike the smell and red liquid (blood) that comes from the vagina. Furthermore, the emotional and phycological instability of the menstruating woman has lead the phobia to flourish without limits.

-Uncle Booze

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