Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

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PMDD
Annie Jay

PMDD & Its Alter Ego

Living with PMDD can feel like you’re continuously bouncing between two versions of yourself.
Do I have a split personality? Or perhaps, it’s dissociative identity dis-order, bipolar or obsessive-compulsive

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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.

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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PMDD
Annie Jay

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

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