Being unsociable on the period

This is probably more of a girls only topic, so guys who venture in - you have been warned! Also, apologies for wall of text. Basically, in the days leading up to me getting the period, and the first few days, I get insanely exhausted and energy drained, which for some reason just makes it hard to me to want to socialise. Therefore, when speaking to people I sometimes find myself tailing off or leaving awkward silences in the middle of conversation because I find it hard to keep on track, or just feel like a demon inside me is possessing me to be socially awkward (eg, blanking out my mind so I have no idea what a coherent reply to something sensible would be). Additionally, it is as if my personality changes to become really shy, self-conscious and insecure - which I hate. I used to be those three things many years ago due to being bullied at school, and on the past 5 years have tried working to correct that... I know this sounds ridiculous, but recently I feel it's been having a greater impact (mainly because I am exhausted/stressed more often about my University course, so my period coming is a spanner in the works...). I was wondering if this happened to anyone else or if I was alone on this, and what I can do to stop being socially awkward, shy and self conscious each time it comes round?

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