I had been having these intense cramps since this morning and they just won't go away. I normally don't have such intense and long lasting cramps when I get my period. It's also confusing that they seem to get worse. It's now late afternoon and getting dark outside. Christmas is in four days and it snowed in Ireland yesterday, so everything is covered in a nice white coat. I'm sitting in a hot bathtub now, trying to handle the pain, while you, my husband, are sitting next to the tub.