Its not what you think

"It's just a little cramp."

"It will only hurt a little"

"Take some Tylenol and everything will be alright"

No. Let me tell you something. You asked what a period feels like. You asked what the pain compared to. I'll tell you. It's unbearable. It's the pain that holds you back from doing the things you love. It's apart of you and never wants to let go. It's like a whining child constantly asking for attention. Instead of crying it hits and punches to the point that you can't get up. It brings you down. Keeps you home confined to your bed, and when your friend ask you if your OK, you just give them a look and they know. Some know the pain and some don't. You might not understand how it hurts us, if not from the pain of the period, then it's from the pain of the constant loneliness that we feel as someone rips our life apart for several days. It's torture beyond torture that makes murderers cry and makes death seem like child's play. It's the one friend that checks in on you every month that asks how you are going just so they can make it worse because they love to see you bleed, they are a bully. It's the one thing that makes you stronger in life and makes being a girl one of my favorite things. So when they say take Tylenol I'll say I don't need it. 

"Give me a real challenge" 

And so they did and I passed everyone under my feet.