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Watching men suffer through period cramps while on your period is a form of therapy
Why is this so true 😭😭😭
It makes me feel a lot better
Fr😂
I’ve watched it on a loop throughout my period this week
Honestly I have Endo and experience chronic pains daily from it, it's constant cramping and I am ngl It really is therapeutic, to see their reactions. It sounds so sadistic but there are so many times where women's pain is not taken seriously. I have been through a lot. It's fascinating to see how little pain they can process.
Its not just the cramps, its the GUSHES. Everytime we stand, when we sneeze, and when we cough, even when we laugh IT FEELS LIKE IM A KETCHUP BOTTLE.
OMG, this is my favorite comment ever.
i wear tampons simply bc this makes me so genuinely uncomfortable and i cannot stand it but what i despise about tampons is that they make the cramps worse (plus the fear of "did i take my tampon out or is it lost in my body")
@@megan-wl1ym right. I don't use tampons because they can get stuck.
@@megan-wl1ym Have you ever experienced Flo's Rocket? It's the full body, tampon in, power sneeze, that makes you feel like you literally shot out your entire uterus and are about to die. But then you realize the tampon only pushed halfway and you're perfectly fine (bathroom asap)?
Ulg, the rush to the bathroom out of fear the panties aren’t going to survive. I don’t remember which is the worse case scenario, if they don’t and you’re dealing with a crime scene with limited resources, or if they do and it was just your mind scaring you and it’s going to repeat that several times over the next several hours because screw your already straining mental state 😓😓😓
I felt Jared when he said, "I'm going to eat all the f*cking treats" with such vehemence.
/I as a men iam more pain tolerant than everyone😂 even when I used to be 17. you should try that little simulator toy on me.
@@gotem7121 What a big strong manly man who DEFINITELY has a girlfriend.
@@gotem7121 I’d really like to see you curl up on the floor in pain. (Some) period cramps hurt like hell. That simulator is pretty accurate so I doubt you’d be able to handle 10. Don’t believe me? Buy one of them and get yo device to record. Don’t lie, you obviously won’t be able to handle it.
I thought exactly the same before he said it. I fully agree!
😂
This should be required for all boys to experience before they turn 18. Imagine the compassion they would develop.
No dude. Why should anyone be forced to feel excruciating pain? Tf?
@@user-Zachary123If I had to experience cramps at 12 years old for 5 days everymonth. I feel like boys can experience what cramps feel in one health class in middle school, with parents permission, as a way of education. Because most of them think its no big deal or turn into jackasses thinking girls are exxagerating. What if they grow up and have a daughter and the mom isnt there? Most men have no idea what a period is or what to do, like 0 idea. And even then, some mothers dont warn their kids, or give them such shit information because they where shamed or given shit information as well. So is necessesary that both parties know about periods. Since its what half of the populations experiences.
@@barbicel Like I said nobody should be forced to do that. It should be at most optional. Everything you just said can be solved by better education on periods.
@@user-Zachary123 oh yhea, agreed,nobody should be forced. But it can be implemented on schools and like inform the parents of the curriculum etc. To show that what someones goes trough on their period. Better education and all. Sadly that wont ever happen, especially more in 3rd world countries and stuff. Or those in poverty who cant even afford pads or basic hygiene :( Just a mess all around
I had a friend in college who didn’t understand until he literally watched me crumble over time one day when we were volunteering and I started my period. Over the course of an hour, I went from being totally normal to doing Lamaze breathing and crouching on the floor.
kwesi being annoyed with miles’ simple existence & being asked a question & taking it as a threat is the most on brand period attitude ever
Let's not forget, them all sitting together with a heat pad, and having ice cream to feel better.
^^^^^^^
YES!! I love that what people who use these things for a while realize is that being in distress while everyone else is fine, constantly, will piss you off! And rightfully so, since culturally it’s taboo to even mention you’re in pain.
That bit made me remember how I knew my partner was a keeper. I only had to tell him once "I was on my period today and I've had my game face on all day for work." He got it. He never once, not ever, asked me "Are you on the rag?" It was always "Are you okay?" and if I told him I was on my period, that was that. Such a simple thing.
@@tully6648aww he sounds so sweet. We all deserve someone who treats us that well during our period. Where can I find a partner like that?
“I have my actual period too so I have real cramps underneath this” You tell ‘em Rachel
Yeah this was the one for me
Don’t forget the constant discomfort of the bleeding, having to change your pad, having to change your tampons, or cups, the embarrassment of leaks, not being able to wear certain clothes, migraine headaches, insomnia, bloating, body pain, low grade fevers, being cold, being hot, blood surges, anemia, dizziness, anxiety, rise in depression, and more
You got it right you got it you got it y😢ou it!!!! I was thinking the same exact thing. That machine doesn't even compared to all of the combined symptoms and still is not an accurate gauge for what we feel every single month. Let's not forget also some people have short periods for 3 to 4 days maybe I had them for a long 8 days each month. So glad I'm done with that.😂
And the COST of all those products all our lives, and doing our damnedest to find ones that aren’t full of carcinogens
and in my case. The vomiting that comes from the migraines. Seriously body. You go through this once a month. You should be used to the hormone surges.
Yup this this right here
And period diarrhea too
Dr. Lincoln looked so legitimately concerned and confused at 2:02 after Zach said, "so it is blood."
I LOVED when Kwesi pointed out “imagine being paid less for the same job as a man, and having to come in with this”
and when he mentioned working minimum wage w cramps at a job where you can't take breaks
Women don't get paid less than a man. Wage gap is a proven myth.
The face of realization had me rolling!!! It's so true though!
Child that doesn't happen anywhere! We don't get paid less when doing the same job! Unindoctrinate yourself please, it's time!
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I feel like they should have had people say crap like "You should smile more!" And "Why are you in such a bad mood?" Just to get the whole experience.
😂😢
Someone once asked me that while I was at work, and after giving my supervisor a look to get her permission, I smiled big and wide (almost serial killer-wide) and answered, “Because I’m experiencing pain that the only way I can describe it to you, *sir*, is having the same level of pain as a HEART ATTACK in, for you, would be your BALLS, while bleeding an amount that would, under other circumstances, lead to death by blood loss.” He shut up REALLY fast.
@@rowanbelling3931I’M USING THAT LATER
@@rowanbelling3931 I love this response
@@hyperhannah5741 If you plan to use it in a workplace/customer service setting, make sure you have the okay from a superior first. Best to be safe than sorry.
I love when they were like"who do you see when you have this?" The woman said "you guys - remember when we went to Universal?" Also hilarious when she has it up to 8 without even flinching while they're dying and said "I'm on my actual period, too." Make all high school guys wear this thing for a day.
This video doesn't even simulate all the build up to it. The crying without knowing why or unexplainable anger leading up to your period. Not to mention the absolute exhaustion with just wanting to sleep the pain away. AND BLOOD CLOTS. A WATERFALL EVERY TIME YOU SNEEZE. edit: I also just realized that my birth control has me scheduled to have my period the week of finals so ain't that lovely.
I'm gonna be so pissed if my period starts up again on my 19th birthday
Also; let's not forget the increased horniness
You can start your next strip of pills immediately after this one, and skip your period this time. Or always. As you like.
@@Jerry_the_Headtrue....
Can't forget the migraine headaches, bloating, munchies, nausea, random crying.
What’s even crazier than cramps is the nausea and fatigue that sometimes hits me when I’m on my period. I feel so weak I can’t even stand up
Hey, that kind of sounds like anemia. You should talk to a doctor.
Yepper, first thing I thought, take iron
please check this out with a doctor at some point, periods shouldnt be so painful you cant move and there are medicines to help! /nf /nm
No but this is so true- like when Rachel said it’s the same but like more internal, the cramps cause other kinds of ailment
The migraines for me
Jared’s verbal aggression and Kwesi’s period poop walk are the most accurate depictions of a period I’ve seen in a man.
Right?! The walk?! 😂
The poop walk did it for me 🤣
A 100x this!!
Ah yes. Period poops. Another fun thing about being a woman.
Hahahahahahaha it really was
Watching this while on my period has become part of my cramps treatment. Advil, dark chocolate and watching this video helps a lot.
That part
Same 😂
SAME. the serotonin mixed with a heating pad is hitting the spot rn
I’d puke, sweat, cry, shake, get the period poops from my cramps yet none of my male managers ever believed me. I then got a better job and my woman manager noticed I’ll call in the same 2 days every month and told me to see a doctor for birth control and it helped me so much ❤ will love boss Camille forever lol
Should check if you have endometriosis!!!
Rachel sat there, cool as shit, while Zach is about to die is probably one of the most hilarious things in this channel.
While on her period too
Props to Zach because as someone with chronic pain he shows how different the pain is and sadly how half of the population has to deal with.
Since some women use tens units for period pain relief I wonder if it was helping her.
@@vanessascheffer6051that was my thought too
And Zach saying "come on now" repeatedly is just as hilarious 😂
kwesi's instinct to just curl up in pain is so relatable
It is
Yes 😂😂😂👏👏👏
Yes.
He's the realest
Foetal position babbyyyyyyy
there is NOTHING like getting horrible cramps and breaking into a cold sweat mid shift
The horrible cramps, the cold sweats, the period poops, the headache, etc. Worst sensations ever. 😢😅
I soooo appreciate that you all did this for a whole workday, and not just a few minutes. You all rock! I have a rather high tolerance for pain, I had endometriosis, and it would slay me for at least 2-3 days each month until I had surgery. I had to work, raise my young kids, do housework, run errands, grocery shop, and all other usual chores and responsibilities. There was no empathy or sympathy for what I was going through, except from my OBGYN and a few friends who also had endometriosis. I hope this will enable you all to be wonderfully supportive partners for your ladies.
Man, the fact that you were able to get help gives me so much hope. I'm in the consecutive 8th year of trying to convince my female doctor that debilitating aching in my hips and legs and feeling like someone is digging red-hot spoons into my uterus every month even when I take 4 ibuprofen a day is probably endo and not just "sorry, Isabell, that sounds hard". The lack of empathy and viable diagnostic tools beyond surgery which I can't afford (I'm still in college) even if I got diagnosed is just astounding.
This is what I was thinking! Most channels only make a comparison boys vs girls, some go a bit further and do some little challenges on them like do the laundry or go buy something at the convenience store, but they actually tried it and experienced it the whole day! Makes me happy the fact that they actually tried to get the pain part as realistic as possible- with the, of course, biological difference that makes it impossible in our time and era
“My natural instinct is to curl over.” Exactly and this is why getting out of bed, out of the fetal position with no medication is such a horrible experience.
Especially when your period stars overnight so you wake up and then stand and it’s just the most uncomfortable feeling ever
@@Cheesecraft612When it starts in the middle of the night and you can barely get up, but you also have to take a shower and clean your bed
Yup! They said so many things where I was like, "Oh wow, they're actually getting it."
Then go work a 12 hour waitress shift and deal with the lovely Karen's of the world all day. Leaking thru and ruining your underwear because you can't get away long enough to change your tampon.
Poor Zach suffering level 8 and Rachel going "it's jiggly" it's my favorite thing ever lol
So many moments in this video made me giggle. Such joy.
It wasn’t deep enough, it’s true.
Jared with the lap pillow is so accurate to the female experience
It just wears you down. I like that this video really showed well, that over the course of the day you just get more angry and bent over and tired and it's so utterly exhausting!
These should be mandatory for congress before they pass laws regulating our bodies.
They should have to wear it for a week, and do everything accordingly. No taking it off or lowering the pain.
! I as a men iam more pain tolerant than everyone😂 even when I used to be 17. you should try that little simulator toy on me.
@@gotem7121ooohh here comes the big macho man who thinks cramps are not that bad, I REALLY wish I could see your face using this "little toy"
I think my brother is getting one of these for Christmas. 🤣
@@gotem7121you should totally try it, I’m sure you’d have a lot of fun, keep in mind my period is on average like a 6 or 7, bad days would be an 8😁
Jared saying “I’m not skipping any treats when I feel like this I’m gonna eat ALL the treats” is so real I felt that in my soul
That's me. I'm not a "I'm doing exercise and not having sweets." period person. I'm a "I am not moving anything, I am not doing anything, I am eating all of the chocolate and booze." period person.
I looooove Jaren in this. LOL
He gets it 😅
@@arielfrancis2734FR OTC pain meds do almost nothing for me but drinks help somewhat so it's become my go to as someone who doesn't even like them or drink outside of it
I love how Dr. Lincoln addressed that, too. You'd best have a damn good reason and damn good research to make me have a caffeine headache on top of period cramps.
I used to get my period so bad I'd bleed for 9 to 10 days straight which actually caused me to be iron deficient. Imagine dealing with this. Cramping bleeding and carrying on with daily activities. Ooufff these guys are the best.
I get this. How did you deal with it?
I remember being in 4-5th grade asking my gym teacher if i could go to the nurse because my cramps were hurting me. i was new to the whole experience and was so embarrassed just to ask. She told me that I had to stay in class because the exercise would help. It did NOT help at all, I was so upset for the rest of the day because of that, im so glad its talked about more in such a positive and connecting way! ❤
Ugh that makes me so angry for you! How ignorant of her to assume anything your pain! 😡
Same. I remember puking in gym because of them or giving up and curling up on the floor or bleachers and still being yelled at. Called lazy, faking, get over it. But the one day it happened to a boy because he drank some soap. Nurses office thought his appendix had burst. Went home. Was fine just a dumb boy decision.
Genuinely wish that I had had a choice for reduced exercises/just doing stretches during my period. Would not have failed PE 8 from skipping 1 week a month lol.
My husband used to say, “you get it every month you should be used to it.” My response would be, “let me kick you in the balls once a month and tell me if you get used to it.” He stopped after that. 😂
You tell him
I have endometriosis and my husband is empathetic, but still my main goal in life is to be hooked up to the simulator side-by-side.
A few times a day for a week every month*💀
@@AllThingsAniyahand that’s with longer cycles 😂
I love this response lol
I swear any time people even MENTION simulating cramps, every person who menstruates just gets a little evil smile 😂
This menstruating gal does! 😂😈
I always wanna try it out myself to know and show the boys around me how accurate it is
Props to you for using inclusive language
Soooo legit.
yep, me throughout this whole video 😈
Feels like nobody is mentioning PMS-type symptoms like swollen, aching, painful breasts and similar. 😭
The booooobbss
Exactly!
Random crying spells when you’re not sad, migraines, dizziness, acne breakouts…
My cramps are always extremely painful and I have such a heavy flow. A handful of years ago I was working in a call center and I had the worst cramps of my life, I doubled over and threw up. I almost passed out because of how intense the pain was and it lasted for more than half of my shift. They wouldn’t let me go home. Thank you for making this video so others can be educated!
kwesi: "Imagine getting paid less.." HE GETS IT, HE GETS IT OMG I DIED AT THIS PART
7:34 YES!
Yeah, I had already clicked the Like button, but I had to unclick it and click it again right then.
Kwesi is my favorite, that dude is f u n n y
I was gonna say “why you think women are so angry all the time??” Lol
Watching the realization wash over them was *chef’s kiss*
Jared's face with "the face of realization" when Kwesi said imagine being paid less than your male counterpart was the highlight of this video for me 😂
Right?? I kinda want a gif of it 🤔
After that comment I officially stan Kwesi.
7:45 for future me haha
It’s so perfect
Kwesi is a real one for that!
I have both endometriosis and pcos. My cramps are always on the worse side. I come back and watch these when they are super bad. Its honestly so incredibly validating
"If I had to deal with this all day, I'd be UPSET!" ...yeah. That's... that's a big reason we get so upset on our periods... lol
"Being 12 or younger, fainting because of the pain, being told it is completly natural and you gotta live with it" is probably way too normal
Jepp. I had BAD cramps every month since I got my period on my twelvth birthday till sometime when I was thirteen and began on the pill (to deal with it, not as a contraceptive). I have vivid memories of lying on the snow on my way home from school, only getting up because the painkillers were at home. Lying on the grass in front of the train station, throwing up, because I only had paracetamol and not ibuprofen which is the only thing that works for me. Throwing up right before a concert which I didn't go to because of the pains. Waking up in the middle of the night and sneaking out of the room so I wouldn't disturb my sister. Cramps from thighs to stomach during car-ride. Having to stop in the middle of a 60min massage (I was the therapist) because I was sweating and unable to concentrate - sent patient home and texted all my other patients for the day, then lay on the floor of my work-room, throwing up, waiting for it to pass so I could drive home and sleep off the exhaustion. Hurray for hormones!
I used to have TERRIBLE cramps and I got my period every 2 weeks! I looked pale anytime I got my period, I was borderline anaemic. Then I lost it bc of dieting too much, and then I took some pills and my period became more normal (every 3-4 weeks and, while still painful, not as much as before... Thank god)
Oh I felt that I came close my vision was so spotty- legit getting so hard to see/stay awake/sane and I couldn’t sit still because of how bad it was-people were like are you ok as I was basically spazzing out
@@Rovoke oof I feel you! I felt like I was not quite present back when my periods were shitty as hell. It was difficult to stay concentrated in class, let alone listening to people talking to me TT Also, the urge to keep your back curled towards the front to try and aleviate the pain... Yeah, it sucked. Still have to do that sometimes.
ahhh seriously. got mine at 11 and only recently actually went to a doctor bc it got so debilitating i couldnt even SIT or LAY DOWN without being in agonizing pain (let alone stand up without fainting LOL). it only got worse overtime and ibuprofen lost its effect, and after speaking to my mom & the doctor LOW AND BEHOLD theres a history of endometreosis in my family & i have to speak to a gynecologist soon .. who would have guessed hahaaa. it sucks that nobody tells you it isnt normal.
Rachel is such a real one for actually being on her period and still being hooked up to the TEMs machine
Definitely real for that , love her
People actually use the TENs machine to help with period cramps. I have one.
Legit, before I got my endometriosis surgery, I would have a TENS machine set to 11, alternating front and back every half hour
I use a Tens machine to help with my period cramps it’s possible that for Rachel it was actually helping her pain not causing more pain
@@Kat__ElenaI was just about to type that!
It’s also important to remember that people who have periods are often dismissed when they talk about what the cramps feel like and how much they hurt. They brought up the job interview example. You can’t tell a potential employer that you can’t do the interview because of bad cramps because generally you will be perceived as being weak and less desirable as an employee because you’re not doing the interview when it’s ‘just cramps’. Basically your choices are to a) do the interview anyway, despite being in pain, b) tell the interviewer about the cramps and hope they’re sympathetic, or c) lie about why you can’t make it in
As someone with PCOS and IBS, which causes me to more or less be used to really bad cramps and stomach aches, this felt validating in a way.
As someone else with both pcos and ibs, I agree.
Kwasi saying “imagine getting payed less money for the same job as your male counterparts do and feel that same feeling” is something I never really thought about as a woman but so true😅
The face of realization though 😂
All the while having being told constantly to "Suck it up!"
Timestamp: 7:34 For people who want to share it with context: 7:26
And having to put up with comments about our subdued mood at work. Yeah, Buster, you try working in constant pain while bleeding. Let's see how your mood is.
Zach, the person with chronic pain, is unsurprisingly the best at faking his way through pain. 😂
People with chronic learn how to best carry on through the worst days.
Literally what it’s like to live with chronic pain
Chronic pain here and yeah, not surprised that Zach has this under control
Seeing him during the presentation I was like “Yes, this is me at work on cramp day.”
@@kellinomnom Not to mention, he’d be feeling it a lot worse than the other guys if he really had periods. I have the same disease and periods make the pain soooo much worse!
As someone with a relative who has the same autoimmune disorder as Zack, I just have to say I respect him so much for doing this. I know his disease can be excruciatingly painful, but to top it off with this simulator is just absolutely hardcore ❤
I dislike the myth that people with uteruses have a naturally higher pain tolerance. The more we say that the more it excuses how often medical professionals and society at large disbelieves and disregards our pain. Afab people experience pain the same as everyone else... we're just conditioned to ignore it, hide it, push through it and never make too much of a fuss.
I'm glad they had Rachel try it for comparison, I love seeing women react to these machines and be like "yeah, yeah"
The comparison is so funny!!
Same. I bought one of these machines to try on my male friends. I now use it occasionally when my cramps are the worst and it actually numbs me a bit!
Especially since she was actually on her period while she had it on! Such a badass
Omg same! I wanted specifically her to do it too and what a treat. In the eyes of the guys she must be such a giga chad 😂
Honestly if I was on my period I would jump at the chance to try out one of these machines to HELP my cramps! Seeing Rachel sitting there so zen made me laugh.
And they didn’t even have to feel the breast tenderness, the headaches, the nausea, the fatigue, the dizziness 😂😂😂😂
THE NAUSEA. I finally got medicine for it.
I get aching pain in my legs and hips. Plus joint pain all over 😭
The diarrhoea and back pains
@@kimwang2787 ooooooffff the period poops 🥴
The mood swings, high sensitive to smells. That includes yourself. Yes. When im on mines im super depressed, super moody and i smell bad. Even though i take showers.
This was so validating. I remember sitting in Calculus class in high school and being at swim practice with cramp pain through my back and down my legs to my ankles and thinking how the guys next to me would handle that pain. Cramps at night coming in waves with only 5 seconds in between. Had a c-section as an adult, and any pain during recovery and healing was NOTHING, NOTHING even remotely close to my period cramp pain. I would take c-section recovery any day over my period cramps.
The fact that they did it for an entire work day makes this the most valid “man tries period simulator” video
Zach : “It just seems like guys are terrified of vaginas” The doctor: “I can confirm that”
As a guy with a vagina, I too am scared of vaginas. Even my own. Can confirm
@@littlegreensunflower3547100%
@@littlegreensunflower3547 lol that was gonna be my reply
@@oliverrose7796 nice 😎
Rachel admitting she’s doing the simulator while ON her period is a great comparison to the guys. It’s extremely accurate when she says that these machines don’t do as much because it’s surface level pain- our periods feel very, very deep within our bodies and depending on the intensity of the pain, it can actually make us worried we’re getting sick or dying.
seriously! i remember the days i dislocated my hip back to back (at a cheer competition mind you) i was on my period, and i STILL was able to focus on how bad the cramps were both days
Indeed, my worst ever period was when I was 14, it was like someone had stuck a knife in my abdomen, and twisted it around making it worse and worse. I was literally screaming in pain, with my mother holding me throughout the worst of it. We didn't have any painkillers or heatpads, so it was torture. My mother completely understood my pain, as she has gone through the same, but my dad I remember felt helpless.
And then there's the whole package that comes with the cramps... the bloating, the hormones, the irritability, the headaches. The worst for me was that my mom and two older sisters all had relatively mild periods. I inherited my paternal grandmother's bad PMS and cramps, and they were always telling me (based on their own experience) that I was being a wimp and should suck it up. 🙄
Yeah I don't feel like I've ever experienced a SHARP pain like whatever's going on here? It doesn't feel sharp for me. It is like this deep aching that I feel a lot just inside my body?? Haha. And it is SO uncomfortable in this weird way that doesn't feel PAINful so much as just so deeply uncomfortable.
When I had my periods (I had to have a mandatory ablation of the inside layer of the uterus for medical reasons) the pain sometimes would be so great I felt like the bones surrounding the uterus just wanted to shatter into pieces (and I honestly felt like having it shatter once and for all would be the all time relief) those days were hell and it was almost every periods. I am SO GLAD this is over. But now my 13 yo daughter is having the same intense pains than I did. Oh god. Poor girl :(
They still dont understand, the bloating, fluid retention, headaches or any other thing we experienced.
I love that they had Rachel demo it too as anecdotal proof that the numbers they were saying were average or bad are actually that. Also that they simulated it varying a lot, since most of the time really bad cramps are shorter lasting
Next time remind them that literal 12 year old girls have to sit through a full day of school with this. Fun times.
Sometimes younger! My bestie got hers at age 9
Good point! They're having trouble as adult men. Girls are navigating this pain alone at school
THIS! I was 9 with this!
Right! Like as an adult it's easier for me to handle the pain, but as an 11 year old? I was absolutely miserable for a week every month.
I remember one time I was cramping so bad in school I went to sleep to ease the pain. My teacher didn’t like that so he woke me up and like 30 seconds later I threw up everywhere. I hope he learned something that day 😭
The craziest part is that they’re allowed to express what’s going on. People with periods are essentially socially disincentivized to acknowledge period pain (or any kind of pain), so we’re taught to stay quiet. Like, if enough people mock you for admitting you’re having period pain, you stop doing it. So the fact that they feel so free to complain (especially in the workplace) is possibly the only unrealistic part of this. There’s a whole added layer of stress that comes with also expending effort to hide it.
I know I was thinking they should’ve made them do the presentations without being able to swear or comment on the pain and have to at least find their mindset of “all I know and feel is pain but anyways here’s a presentation”
I get weird looks or sighs if someone asks what’s wrong and I say I have cramps.
Exactly.
I assume it's mostly to add to the comedy? I know Zach lives with constant body pain, so I'm betting for him it's a walk in the park. But yes, completely agree! You have to not only deal with the pain and go to work and be professional and run errands and everything else, but you have to be stonefaced about it.
totally - I have endo. I had to go home from school, leave social events or say I couldn't come because I got my period. I always felt guilty because of it. Being anxious to be the mood killer, to be called selfish when you can't pull your weight in a group project because of your period or people saying you fake it to get out of school. now that I am diagnosed and know what's up its a bit easier. Because I can at least say that there is a medical reason behind it and at least most people understand that. And since my treatment is working and I don't have to get my periods anymore I can't tell you how much my life quality has improved.
As someone with endometriosis, I really appreciate these people being open to trying this and being open to learning about what uterus owners go through. ❤️
Ngl, I've used a TENS unit on full blast (my mother got one to help with her many horse-inflicted injuries and I tested it out for her), and it's still nothing compared to the insanity of my periods. They come and go whenever they want (including doing "cycles" back to to back"), bleeding is more than just a crime scene- it's the goriest of slasher movies, the pain is debilitating and exhausting and nauseating to the point that there are many times where I literally can't get out of bed except when it's time to camp out in the bathroom. And yes, I've been to many doctors about this. The most I've ever gotten is shrugs and vague references to a very strange hormone imbalance. Yay. 😑
I loved how rachel explained the simulator as just being surface level and informing them that periods are that pain but in a deeper feeling kind of way
Yeah, guys. Imagine that in the inside of your body!! That's what it's like for women.
I loved Rachel coming in for comparison! I have a TENS unit for back pain and it is NOTHING compared to genuine period cramps.
Yeah, this is what I was wondering about! Because when I've used a tens unit it feels like surface muscles tensing and releasing, and sure it can hurt but a period cramp to me feels more like... nausea, almost? But in the area where the ovaries are. It's much more like waves.
Kwesi coming to so many true realizations with the "what if you had a minimum wage job and you can't just take off". Dude, I feel seen 😭
and the getting paid less than a man while having cramps. Kwesi is a good dude.
Exactly this^^^ I had to go to work on my period throwing up in between checking out customers bc I was the only manager and I couldn't leave... it sucks having periods
@@idontliketwinkies9330 just gotta hang on till menopause. once you hit it, it's friggin great!
This shows that men could never stand the pain of childbirth.
Man I feel so strong I went to school played ,came back had a 2 hr dance class ,I had a running competition selection AND ALL WHILE I CHANGED MY PAD EVERY 3 HOURS ,HAD CONTINUOUS CRAMPS, AND GAVE BIRTH TO A JELLY FISH EVERY TIME I LAUGHED ,COUGHED OR SNEEZED.Watching this is a therapy right now.
I really appreciate them not just doing the simulator but wearing it all day and having the intensity change during it. It shows how much it can effect your entire existence.
Yeah, I always find that the worst. YOu just started to relax because the Cramps went down a while ago and suddenly - BAM! Massive surge of pain that you just have to breathe through and just.... Urgh Also, glad that they could sympathise with us being kinda testy because of the pain, now imagine that there are _also_ hormonal changes that do affect our mood and behaviour!
The irony is that women who have very bad cramps use a TENS machine to help their cramps feel better.
😲
Yes! I have endo and use a heat pack plus a tens machine
Oh wow that machine helps?? I get bad cramps, I never knew that!!
Heat pack and fetal position on the couch. I actually got approved from my gyn to skip my periods cuz of the immense pain and immobilization. It is fun watching men try this cuz I just laugh
@@skriddlehiddlesthey are using the settings that cause contractions, which is what is used for strengthening in physical therapy, but there are settings for pain management that use the electrical current as interference to your nervous system to reduce pain. It’s great and it’s a nice option when you can’t take any more meds and the heat alone isn’t cutting it!
to be honest having period cramps is like having a little person in your uterus punching you over and over again and sometimes the dude just pulls out a knife and stabs you and goes back to punching
It's good to see that they included the realistic setting of having to spend a regular day of normal activity during cramps of varying intensity. Mild cramps, Average cramps, Bad cramps... Rachel wearing the TENS unit set to the same intensity, calmly commented, "Yeah, kind of like that, but actual cramp pain is more internal. This is just surface pain." One of the guys said, in response to the pain, "OMG, I'm sweating!" I nodded enthusiastically while watching the reactions, "Yup! Sweating, throwing up... Been there." And then came another caption... Boss Level! 😬 Um. Yeah... Boss Level cramps have sent me to puke-ville too many times. (Until, that is, i went on the Pill. So Much Less Intensity of Pain and Volume of Clots.) "Bad cramps" had all three guys practically writhing in pain, and then they were asked to take it up to Boss Level for a short time. They had control of the TENS units and initially hesitated, but eventually took themselves to Boss Level. 😳 Well done, Guys. This pain and discomfort lasts a day and a half every month for many teen and adult women, and the shedding/bleeding continues for yet a few more days after the cramping subsides. Heating pads do help a lot, as the guys found out, but then you're tethered in place and don't want to walk away from the warm comfort. Reality hit them pretty hard in this experience. They acknowledged that a day of abdominal pain would interfere with their ability to get through an otherwise normal day, and they'd probably get easily irritated as well. A welcome sight: Seeing them Reach for a Large Container of Ice Cream! If you ask me, ice cream soothes misery almost as much as a heating pad! 😅 Knowledge is power. Perhaps the junior/high school health class curriculum would benefit from adding TENS units and "a Rachel for comparison" to the teachers' resources.
It's so accurate, how quickly Jared and Kwesi got snippy with others. Except that everyone had understanding for their situation and didn't belittle or put them down. Also Zach was masking so well, chronic illness "helps" with that I guess.
I think Zach had to learn pain management. So I think that's why he was able to mask.
Rachel is running this whole ship and it's iconic. She's our mom, our Queen, she's everything
She is Rachel, and they're just Try Guys. (Not demeaning our guys, just using the Barbie format.)
All hail the Queen!
QUEEN RACHEL
Forget Queen, more like Goddess
Imagine being paid less than your male counterparts while working through bad cramps. And then possibly coming home and doing household chores and caring for families. Women are incredible
i'm so surprised that zach, having chronic pain, couldn't handle it any better. no shade just would have expected him to have a higher tolerance than the rest of the guys
LOVE that they also had Rachel there to be like, nope, this isn’t even accurate, you babies.
She's like, "I'm having real cramps right now..." 😂
@heatherkalman9668 She did both at the same time and didn't even react. She's just a badass 😂🩷 But seriously, I am sooo glad they had her do it side by side to prove the point. I can't even take birth control to help my pain because I react so horribly to it 😔
Yes!! On all the videos I have seen by know with men trying period cramp-simulators and it has always just been men, but women are never shown. I love the side-by-side!
@@sophies_sketches it's weird because honestly I use the tens unit FOR period cramps lol
I have to say, I also would be curious to experience myself how this machine compares to the real thing...
The “I’m not gonna skip treats, I’m gonna eat them all” was so real 😂it’s so accurate
Like what the OBGYN said, there better be some damn good reason and research to take someone’s sugar, caffeine and alcohol away when they’re going through hell
I was dead laughing it's so true tho..!! 😂😂
I've always heard that's why dark chocolate is good for you is the natural caffeine. Idk. Everything they said I've ever heard of.
That’s basically my thought process during my period
I'm not either
The first day of my period is EXCRUCIATINGLY painful! It starts in my lower back moves into my abdomen and down my thighs. I also pass huge blood clots which I think contributed to the pain. I spend the day curled up in bed in the fetal position just trying to breathe through the pain. I’ve had a baby before so I compare it to early to mid labor pains. I can’t do anything the first and second day of my period.
Not MJ saying she has alfa 🐱 because everyone synced to her period 😂😂😂 So funny 16:15
I’m glad they’re doing it to where they have to have it in their daily life and not just sitting still 😂
Same. When I tried this with my friends that lacked a uterus, one was a bit smug that he could handle it at full potency. We reminded him that we have to go about our day like that.
@@FlagCutie not to mention other symptoms too like bleeding, bloating, breaking out, etc..
I agree. I also felt like it got more realistic when they did. Just walking around feeling like shit is just how it is.
@@makaylashaw7298exactly!
Yes! and it's in the general area where the uterus is at. Some of the other videos people just put it on their upper stomach area.
Jared: This cannot be accurate. Every woman on the planet: OH IT IS.
Exactly!
Yes!
Every living man prior to the 1990’s: 🤕👍
Not completely though. We have fatigue, bloating, and mood swings too.
@@Nurichiri True, but his reactions to the cramping is accurate.
As someone who needed a hysterectomy due to PCOS (along with other complications) I can say that my cramps were probably at the highest level possible. And yes I had to suck it up and continue with life. I wish I had known at the time that the amount of blood loss I experienced wasn't normal.aybe I could have had another child. Doctors really downplay the complaints that we have about our periods.
I had to go to A&E twice for period cramps because of endometriosis. The second time, I waited 2 hours for an ambulance because of adverse weather and the librarians that found me wouldnt let me drink water because they thought it was a perforated bowel. Periods don't fuck around.
Kwesi getting irate just because Jack is smiling is the single most accurate thing I've seen from any period simulation video. 😂
Jared saying, “I’m not gonna skip any treats while I feel like this; I’m gonna eat all the f****** treats” is a whole mood especially leading up to and while on my period. I crave cookies and violence and to be treated like a princess
Someone put "I crave cookies and violence" on a t-shirt immediately
@@AnnamariaCs I'd buy some stickers to put on my laptop.
Lol cookies and violence 😂 love
THIS
Cookies and violence will be my mood for the rest of the year possibly my life
22:16 seeing them like that kinda makes me laugh, because my cramps are probably the level 7-9 and it sucks.
I absolutely love that they left it on for a long-ish period of time and that they actually tried to get stuff done while having it on. Most guys just leave it on for a couple of minutes and call it quits
"It hurts, standing up." Literally one of the worst parts of period cramps is standing up (and stairs. Stairs are evil)
That, but also the step and gush that happens way too often.
@@vanillathebard the worst is when you get out of bed because if you don't sit down and deal with it immediately, all the build up will gish out at once 😵
„I as a men iam more pain tolerant than everyone😂 even when I used to be 17. you should try that little simulator toy on me.
Having to sit in class and pretend it doesn't feel like your insides are being pulled apart
And sitting. And lying down, except for that one position but is sadly hurting your arm or your neck 😊
I died when he said “it just seems like guys are afraid of vaginas” and the obgyn just sat for a second and was like “I can confirm that” 😂
This was a nice experiment and educational video. Usually when there's a video saying "try period cramps" it's for a few seconds or minutes. So showing a whole day of just dealing with it was really nice! Like how the level 4 was quite painful for the guys and level 5 had them squirming and making faces, but half way through the day both of those were tolerable while they worked as long as it didn't get worse. Very accurate. Thank you Try Guys for all the insight to the little things your experienced throughout the day and enduring the pain!
For me, the cramps aren't even the worst part of it. It's the hormonal rollercoaster that makes you cry because of anything and everything and the nausea. Also, I sometimes get this burning sensation left and right from the uterus where the ovaries are. That's a really weird and irritating sensation I've never felt anywhere else in my body.
"Do you HAVE TO bleed when you have your period?" Kwesi, I laughed out loud at this, I am 23 years old, I have been menstruating for 10 years and never once in my life heard this question 😂😂😂😂😂😂 And the following "That's pretty hardcore, especially when you have to do life" made me feel very appreciated, thanks my dude
I'm 43 and had it once a month since 12 years old twice in my life I bleed for a month terrible ended up going to a doctor, gynecologist
Yeah I don't know how y'all go through and manage to still be awesome, and I am not looking forward to it
Lol. It's optional? We choose to so that we are feared! We bleed for 5 days and don't die!
@@MelB868 yup!.. I discovered years ago that I have an adverse reaction to one of the common hormones in birth control which causes my period to "not turn off" 😬
I'm 25 years old, I've been doing that for the past 16 years, and literally cackled when i heard that question. 😂😂
Something tells me Maggie suggested this when Zach was annoying her while she was in discomfort
100%
Oh yeah 😂
Oh, definitely.
Totes and I totally adore her for this!!!
I'm surprised Zach didn't just shrugged it off, since he has chronic pain. But then again, he seemed to handle it better than the other guys lmaoo
I commend you guys for doing this, & for the dedication to learning what women go through monthly. Some women don't have as much pain as others but I am one who's periods can debilitate me at times. Life doesn't stop for us- jobs, shool, being a mom 24/7. We literally have to suck it up & keep going. So thank you for doing this & brining more awareness to a fraction of what we are used to dealing with on a monthly basis. I laughed my ass off, but I have mad respect that you guys attempted a day in the life, so to speak.
I am forever thankful my cramps are usually mild enough to be aided by light exercise. Im so glad they really went there with the back pain and period poops
"I'm not gonna skip any treats when I feel like this, I'm gonna eat all the f*cking treats" Same Jared, same. 😂
Kwesi bringing up the wage gap while on your period and Jared realizing gave me life. As a woman who works in a male dominated field and consistently working circles around them and not even knowing the level of pain I’m in and slighted by the system… it makes you wanna burn shit to the ground and I think Jared connected some of those dots lol. Also some of the dudes I work with have literally called out for a tummy ache and not getting enough sleep for one night. And we’re somehow the “weaker sex.” Yeah ok 👌
Same! I work in a shop with only guys. My step dad (in the same department) has gone home early or taken the day off bc of the same excuse that his stomach just doesn’t feel great, and I’m over here downing 3 Advil while running around the place doing the heavy lifting the guys don’t want to do with 4 hours of sleep due to bad cramps the night previously. I don’t want to invalidate their pain, but Iv seen guys go home for the littlest thing while women in the company are running circles around them while in horrible pain
This was such a therapeutic video to watch. Thanks
I feel like there should be a law that every year, each and every guy over the age of 18 spend 10 minutes experiencing this period simulator
i saw a comment that was like “if men had periods, there’d be paid period leave, more understanding, and it wouldn’t be taken as lightly” and i feel like this video shows how real that is
plus menstrual products would be free/very cheap
@your_mom6127 @mjluv. Absolutely!!! But unfortunately.... we still have to deal with many inequalities, even in the 21st century.
Jared’s stunned disbelief that people walk around feeling this way was fucking gold 😂
Imagine if he found out what happened when u sneeze on a period 😂
@@queene2074OH NO 😂
@@queene2074or have to poop😭 be dying
@@umaieirian NOT THE POOP, PLEASE 😭😭
@@queene2074when I first had got my period, I used to bleed super bad, and would be so paranoid that I was bleeding through my pants, especially standing up from my desk at school!
Your videos just popped up, and I am obsessed (in a good way) about what you cover. This was Funny (as all get out), interesting, and revealing. Seriously, if men experienced what women go through - We would have a whole different medical coverage, work place days, and days off, and so much more. At least to be taken seriously, and for more men to go through this is wonderful and really funny!
the worst thing for me about periods is that I am a person who regularly has longer, heavier periods, and my usual levels hover around 7-8. add to that the fact that I'm a dancer with chronic back pain and it is hell. I really love and appreciate you guys talking to a female professional about this, doing this yourselves, and bringing to light what it's really like to suffer so much and be told that there's nothing you can do about it cause it's "just how your body is." i love you, your message, and your content. keep it up. also yes queen Rachel. boss bitch lady yes we stan 🧡🧡
I really hope Rachel surprises them in a months time with the tens machines, like "hey it's time!" Even just to see their reaction at experiencing this more than once. 🤞
Given their reaction in this vid, more pain might make them pass out 😭😂
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
I say do this for a year
Genius
Make 'em mandatory for all male executives, watch the days off come rolling in.
The fact that Zach handles it so well during his presentation because he knows what chronic, consistent, daily pain is like.
I was surprised he reacted so much to the stimulator because he has chronic pain!
@@andreagoodman1636 I have chronic migraine and what I have learned is you only become used to the specific type of pain you have. And a lot of that is because you're coping skills are very much tailored to it, how to move, how to hide it, what lessens the pain, etc.
@@erink5860he has a condition to do with his spine. Can't remember it fully but i know it's something to do with that
@@b1p0lar.b1tch it's called ankylosing spondylitis! :)
Ii
On mine right now and it’s one of the worst ones because I’m dealing with some extra stress at the moment. It was so bad yesterday I ended up vomiting at work and was so dizzy I had to leave early and my dad drove home because I felt like I was going to pass out (the faint feeling was likely from me throwing up earlier). Came back to this video to have a few laughs and it definitely helped
I was 10 and no one ever talked to me about it. I was the only one in class who had it, took years before the other girls got it. Was horrible. Was so sad everytime i got it.