Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Sharing My PMDD Journey, To Encourage (and educate) Others
Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder is a severe and debilitating version of PMS (pre menstrual syndrome). Whilst PMS is more commonly known, and experienced by a large number of menstruating women, PMDD is experienced only by a small percentage of women. Overall, there’s still a lot of us.
The condition was the bane of my life for years. Aside the life problems I experienced, it was an unfortunate addition affecting me to the point I’d experience suicidal thoughts with each monthly episode.
Reality star Vicky Pattison, came out and shared her own experience here. She gives a great account on what it’s like to live with.
I won’t go into too much detail here as I’ve done this within my blog posts below but I will say, despite the condition, I’ve found a way to enjoy life regardless. The severity of the symptoms are nothing like they were in the past. It no longer controls me, I control it.
The ability to fight such a detrimental condition is what provoked me to share my story and encourage others. The symptoms experienced are similar to those most people will go through at some point in life. Whether you have the condition or any other mental health difficulty, it doesn’t have to define you.
Below, you’ll find my blog posts covering my personal experience with PMDD. If you’re a lover of visual content, you’re also welcome to check out my PMDD playlist on YouTube here. I provide details on my experience with the condition and tips on how I manage it effectively.
What is PMDD?
I first discovered PMDD through someone’s blog post when like many I was searching online for answers. The blog I read, sounded like my life and I immediately knew that
How to Self-Diagnose PMDD
If you’ve recently found out about pre menstrual dysphoric disorder and you’re wondering whether it’s a condition you’re dealing with then the below should help but please remember that this
PMDD in Real Life
There were women who were unable to work because of how severely PMDD affected them. We have to manage our daily commitments and responsibilities despite the condition and that
PMDD & Work Life
In the periods when I feel like my normal self, I am super energetic, productive, creative, confident and very efficient. During the PMDD weeks however, I felt like I would
PMDD & Relationships
We can experience unusual levels of irritation and anger during PMDD weeks and it is very easy to take these emotions out on the people who love us most.
PMDD & Finance
In my mind, I was just making purchases because I felt unattractive thanks to the body dysmorphia symptom of PMDD or it may have been take outs thanks to the
Why Does PMDD happen? One Perspective
It’s not entirely certain as to why some women deal with PMDD but one study carried out by the National Institutes of Health touched on
PMDD for Beginners – A Full Overview
You don’t have these feelings all the time, you’ve just noticed they come in monthly waves. For a couple of weeks each month, life feels normal and then suddenly,
PMDD Fatigue
The alarms rings, it’s a battle to wake up. Every step I take feels like I’ve taken 10,000. Tasks I usually do with ease have become a real struggle and
Closer the bleed, The worse the PMDD
I tend to experience these random months where the symptoms radically appear and somehow, that final PMDD day is the worst of them all.
The month in which I’m
PMDD, Sleep & Nightmares
Poor quality sleep is just another blow we add to our cyclical list of the problems we encounter monthly with premenstrual dysphoric disorder
The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.