How to Recognize PMS

You have a great day at work. You're looking forward to a relaxing evening with your wife. You walk in the door, come up behind her and give her an affectionate kiss on the cheek. You then ask her what's for dinner, the same as you do every night. She turns to answer you. But wait. This isn't your wife at all. Her features are drawn and her eyes are snapping. She asks you who you think you are in a voice that has inflections enough to make Linda Blair proud. You wonder when her head will start to spin.

You hesitantly ask your once loving wife what the problem is, not sure how to approach her as a warning bell goes off in the back of your mind. She begins to demand to know if you think she is simply your slave. The anger in her eyes almost hurts you physically. You stand lost in silence. Her anger turns to tears as she questions her worth to you. You glance at the calender as a familiar foreboding overcomes you.

In a concerned tone, you ask your wife if she has PMS. Before she answers, the anger returns to her eyes and you realize you may have just taken your life in your own hands.

You have just entered the Hormonal Zone, where simply mentioning that a chemical imbalance may be having an impact on the behavior of your loved one is akin to gouging out your own eyes. Take heart, you aren't the first man to make this mistake, but you can avoid making it again by recognizing the symptoms and taking precautions.

Every woman who experiences PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) does so in her own way. Her emotions are often beyond her control and her thoughts may become erratic as they race through her mind.This surge in hormones occurs as her body prepares for her period. The best thing you can do to prepare yourself is to keep track of these days on a calender so that you can be aware before they happen.

The symptoms of PMS may include weight gain as the woman becomes bloated. They may include emotional extremes and mood changes. You can easily recognize these symptoms as your loved one begins to behave erratically and becomes upset by things that normally don't bother her, or if they do, you don't know about it. Watch for these signs so that you can avoid making the mistake of actually bringing up the PMS, thus taking your life in your own hands.