Like many of us experiencing PMDD symptoms, I used to feel completely bewildered by how quickly I could go from handling life's challenges with relative ease to feeling completely overwhelmed by the smallest setback. It wasn't until I started wearing my Garmin device that the pieces of this puzzle started coming together. The data I was seeing wasn't just numbers – it was validation of[...]
The Depression. The Dysphoria. The Emotional Pain. You are in a deep, deep hole in the forest and believe you will never come out. Life is meaningless. You are meaningless. Worthless. Everything hurts too much. More than you can bear. Overwhelming emotion. Anxiety a consistent friend - In a breath, a grey veneer has been swept over the world[...]
WHAT IS PMDD? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a chronic and cyclical, reproductive mood disorder. Symptoms of PMDD present 7-14 days before menstruation during the premenstrual or luteal phase of the cycle and usually improve once the menstruation starts. The condition effects up to an estimated 8% of reproductive aged women1. While PMDD isn't caused by hormone imbalances, ma[...]