Menstrual problems

Menstrual problems are read through a woman's relationship to her own womanhood and to the masculine. The pattern is guilt and anger around being female - an indignation at what one feels women must submit to, or a resentment toward men, the father, or a marking male figure from childhood - often in a very perfectionist person who expects the same of others. The short explanation's "confusion surrounding the male" sits in that strained, unsettled bond with the masculine. Relief is described as accepting and valuing one's womanhood, easing the anger toward the masculine, and finding clarity and security in oneself.

Example from the findings: menstrual problems are read as guilt and anger around being female and toward the masculine figures of one's life.