Name: Exposing My Embarrassing Truth [CC]
Uploaded: 2020-03-27T18:55:28.000Z
Duration: 10 min 1 s
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Today we are going to be discussing some awkward truths.

Adverbs of manner

But not awkward in the sense that I don't think periods should be talked about openly

and not awkward in the sense that I don't like telling when I have my period,

I'll be face-down on the floor, groaning in agony as a migraine rips through my brain

my spine riddled with incredibly painful electric shocks,

and my body about as shaky as a leaf in the sharp, sharp breeze.

My early periods didn't actually involve migraines,

Even the surprise one I had when I was eleven

sleeping in my new friend's guest bedroom on the big adult bed

And then... yeah, woke up in the morning and they were not white anymore.

I can't remember precisely, but I'm pretty sure I just

pulled the covers up and then high-tailed it out of there,

acting like some kind of carnivorous woodland creature had come in in the middle of the night

Then I hit seventeen, paralysed both of my arms,

got really ill, and was rushed to hospital.

on the children's ward, the only person over the age of eleven

The nurses were all kind of half my height and used to looking after babies.

My period both a HUGE deal, and a tiny deal.

Too tiny to ask a nurse to help me, I mean, they are literally over there saving someone else's life.

But also too big? Too important? Too suddenly... soul-crushing?

It was too important for me to get anyone else involved,

even though I quite clearly needed their help.

Just to recap, I have a condition that temporary paralysis in my limbs.

'Temporary' does mean it that can last for years,

it just also means that it isn't for life.

We didn't know this at the time, however, so I was rushed to hospital

because they thought I might have a brain tumour or something.

And they ran a number of tests, one of which went VERY wrong

and left me unable to sit up without passing out and vomiting, and also in incredible pain... all the time.

Secondary recap, I dress like I'm from the past and sometimes I think that I might actually be from the past.

I don't swear, and I struggle to discuss "improper things" in person, with people- even doctors.

I don't know why I'm like this. It's really not very helpful.

I'm actually attempting to use this video as some kind of shock therapy.

I was in the children's ward, late at night, and everyone else was asleep.

I'm watching 'Friends' on my tiny hospital TV, and the suddenly,

The "Oh God, my period has started" feeling.

So, being that I was an eighty year-old woman trapped in a teenager's body,

who thought that there were just some things that should NOT be discussed in polite society

I decided the best thing to do was NOT to call the nurse.

Oh, no. I was going to sort this out all by myself,

paralysed arms and semi-consciousness be damned.

So, slid out of the bed- remember, I can't stand up- commando-crawled my way across the hospital ward,

And even when I passed out halfway to the toilet,

I didn't stop and think, "This might not be a good idea."

No, protecting my modesty was all that mattered to me in that moment.

It must have taken me at least half an hour to get across the room.

I opened the door and bum-shuffled my way in,

I won't go into details of what happened next.

Suffice to say, if you have paralysed arms and issues with consciousness,

I- using a sanitary towel is not the easiest thing in the world.

They came running, took one look at the situation,

and within five minutes had everything fixed and me back in my bed.

And that is why I'm making this video today.

Because I felt hideously, horrendously alone.

And I don't want anyone else to feel that way.

I get embarrassed when it comes to talking about periods, but not about having them.

They weren't a part I actually had to deal with for about six years after that

because I lost an awful lot of weight while I was ill, and also I was just TOO ill.

Periods are great. Periods show that your body is working, even if they're very erratic.

I am also making this video to bring to your attention something great!

The Clue app, kind sponsors of today's video.

"No, I sponsored the video! It's all me, aaahhh!"

Clue is a female health app that allows you to track your period,

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Exposing My Embarrassing Truth [CC]

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