My friend's therapist gave her an interesting outlook too. She said that when we release an egg, we start "nesting". Just like a pregnant woman does. Our bodies start getting ready in case that egg is fertilized. So we start worrying about everything. We snap at our loved ones, we get angry at significant others etc. All because our bodies are preparing us for conception.

When my friend told me this it made sooo much sense. My pms wasn't as bad back when I didn't want children, now that I do it makes so much sense! And my friend didn't have it as bad until she got with her bf, and same with me. It made me realize that since I'm with the person I want kids with, I'll go into "protection" mode even more.

This just helped me so much to realize that my body was throwing out all kinds of chemicals in preparation for possible fertilization and motherhood. So when we start feeling crazy we call each other and remind each other that we're nesting. Makes sense that I start feeling better once the bleeding actually starts.