Commercials are often really far from reality and often over exaggerate and this is especially true for all feminine hygiene products. 

It is not enough that we are told that if we use this certain toothpaste we will get the guy but we even have our own tampon commercials lying to the world. I do not know a single girl who wants to twirl around and do flips during that time of the month and guess what, sometimes we just don't feel that awesome. 

So here it is, in case there was any confusion about the reality of our period... The commercial VS the reality!