Dakota Johnson reveals the "unbelievable trauma" of her menstrual cycles
Dakota Johnson has opened up about her menstrual woes, with the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' actress admitting how 'hormonal changes' during her periods are ruining her life every month.
"If I’m honest, my hormonal changes during my menstrual cycle are ruining my life. Every month. It’s unbelievable." She further added that the monthly shifts to her "body and brain" are so bad they border on the "traumatic," the 29-year-old confessed in a chat with InStyle beauty to promote her new fragrance partnership with Gucci.
"It’s really f***ing amazing," she told InStyle during the interview. "I can’t get a grip on it. I’m like, what? Every time, I’m totally scandalized about what happens to my body and my brain. My boobs are like eight times the size they normally are. It’s really a traumatic thing, and it happens every month. I just can’t get used to it."
Johnson also revealed that the problems with her periods have contributed towards the huge amount of confusion the actress has to face while picking up the right type of birth control.
"It’s really, really insane. It’s also very tricky to figure out what type of birth control you’re meant to be on, and if it’s even healthy." The actress also mentioned that she was speaking on the important issue as a means to advocate her work with Global Citizen on reproductive education.
Johnson further added, "What it means to have a woman body, and how do you honor it the right way? How do you not jam chemicals into your brain in order to feel good? It’s a remarkable thing. I really would like to understand and be able to manage things a little better, know what’s happening in my body, and know what I’m putting into it."
Johnson, who is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, has been working quite hard to promote her new fragrance, Gucci Bloom Nettare Di Fiori, of which she said, "It evokes a lot of memories and emotion in me. My mother has always smelled the same, and I find it really beautiful. I find scent a very personal thing."
The 'Suspiria' star, meanwhile, has two new films in the can: her psychological horror film 'Wounds', as well as the adventure film 'The Peanut Butter Falcon'. As per multiple reports, both the movies are slated to premiere in March this year.
