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I saw a post going around that said people noticed after the vaccine, their periods were more painful than normal. I didn't think much of it. My periods are pretty mild compared to most, so the worst I have to put up with is never knowing when the heck its going to show up because my uterus can't count.

Well, I recently got my period, and when I say it's been awful, don't take it lightly.

I started to notice something was up three days before my period started. I was crying over video clips that really shouldn't have made me cry. I've seen them before and felt something strongly, but not tear inducing. And I mean, I cried full on. Crying easily isn't usually one of my symptoms. I've also been extremely lonely, which is very new to my introverted social bar.

Still, I brushed it off.

One of my normal symptoms, however, is insomnia. I usually notice a day or two before I start my period that I have trouble sleeping. It's usually only one night, and the restlessness doesn't bother me. I have not gotten a good night's sleep in three days. I've slept, but it's only been a few hours at a whack, and never feels restful.

Here's where I started getting concerned, but I could ignore it.

Then my period hit.

I have never really experienced what people refer to as cramps. I've felt mild discomfort, like I used my gut muscles a little too hard, but it's never bothered me. I could ignore it. This. This is a solid 8 on the pain scale. It's started in my gut and has gone all the way into my back. I can't get comfortable. If this is what normal people refer to as cramps, I consider myself highly lucky to never had them bother me before. I've also bled a lot more than usual.

Maybe it's coincidence. Maybe it's not. However, now is when I start to remember I've seen posts saying their periods were worse.

I don't want to scare people out of getting the vaccine. There's little to no research on side effects because it's so early. This may just be coincidence. However, I want you to know this might be a thing you need to prepare for, just like you need to prepare for the second shot taking a heavy toll on your body.

this is accountability.

it's good that it happened. it's a start. it's a relief, and a weight off the shoulders of many, and proof that police officers who murder can be held accountable for their actions, and that they cannot act with impunity.

Let's not forget it was because of protests and unrest that the second degree murder charge was added.

Never be convinced by those who want silence and complicity that outrage will get you nowhere. Keep making noise. Keep making them uncomfortable. Keep fighting.

Reminder that this likely wouldn’t have been the verdict without people voting for the right people.

Reminder that this likely wouldn’t have been the verdict without the protests or BLM

he didn't choose to die. he didn't sacrifice himself. he was murdered in cold blood

white people are already twisting this, thanking him for his sacrifice like he decided to be brutally murdered by a white cop for existing as a black man

like. stop thanking him for being killed just because it made you open your eyes! it was never his responsibilty to make you take a stand against police violence and racial profiling in the first place

darnella’s fund - darnella was the young woman who filmed george’s last moments.