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M.J Female Emotional changes
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When females go through the stages of [|puberty], often starting from the ages of 12-15, they experience emotional changes. These changes can be confusing, hard to understand and sometimes frightening. A list of the more common changes are:

An example is attached. At this time all sorts of feelings and emotions are happening and it makes it difficult to focus and concentrate. Dealing with family life, school and friends seems too much at times. Not really understanding what is happening to our bodies and around us can be frustrating because you feel you have no control. All issues around us become a big thing and dealing with new emotions make us more sensitive. These happen with the surge of our hormones and the menstrual cycle. These can all occur in varying degrees and in various combinations. It can sometimes feel like a roller coaster ride of emotion. It is when we a female goes through puberty, a part of her pituitary gland in her brain becomes active or "alive." This gland sends chemical messages to the ovaries; the ovaries then become hormone factories. The mood swings and related emotions are dependent on the changing levels of those hormones.
 * Confusion
 * Frustration
 * Sensitivity
 * Mood swings

These mood swings will occur regularly usually with the females menstrual cycle. It can become quite frustrating when you may be happy and content one day but irritable and crabby the next. It is the problem that most girls have to face each month. The males are spared this monthly experience.

Adolescence is not easy

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