“Learning how to completely accept my life with PMDD was the missing piece I needed to move forward.” Jane shares her story of finding ways to cope with and manage PMDD through acceptance, self-love, and a healthy lifestyle.
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I’m writing this in a hospital room whilst my wife is somewhere nearby having a hysterectomy. This is the end of a very long road for us with PMDD…but also a beginning.
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It can be painful and scary when our thoughts turn to suicide during an episode of PMDD. However, learning how to assess our risk for suicide when we are struggling can help us gain control, care for ourselves effectively, and most importantly, stay safe.
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This April, the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD) is proudly sponsoring the first ever “PMDD Writing Contest” giving those whose lives have been touched by reproductive mood disorders a chance to have their stories published for others to read and learn from. We are looking for essays about survival, loss, recovery, or hope that are intimately personal and honest about how PMDD and PME change lives.
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Practical advice from a PMDD provider when considering psychotherapy treatment in-person or online.
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I suffered my first panic attack at age 13 in my bedroom before going to sleep one night. My parents didn’t know what to do to calm me down and I had absolutely no idea what I was stressing over. There wasn’t some big life change coming about or anything stressful happening in my life at this point. These feelings came out of nowhere and I felt trapped. I was scared to talk to people about that night because anytime I voiced my feelings of sadness or fear, I was told that I was exaggerating or making a big deal out of nothing.
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We asked 100 community members to rate IAPMD’s five priority areas in order of importance. Here is what they said.
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Birthday milestones have always been a significant marker of how I both experienced and remember my illness. On my sixteenth birthday, I was removed from high school and locked in a mental health unit where I was forcibly held for many months.
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IAPMD participated in the 2018 MassBio Petri Dish Nonprofit Pitch Challenge, a competition to recognize the local life sciences and healthcare nonprofit ecosystem’s role in fueling the Massachusetts life sciences cluster.
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This #GivingTuesday, IAPMD will celebrate giving by participating in two #GivingTuesday challenges to expand services to those impacted by Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and Premenstrual Exacerbation of underlying mood disorders (PME).
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For many with PMDD, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can already feel like a prison sentence. As hormones begin to rise and fall during the luteal phase of the ovulation cycle, those with PMDD begin to feel acute symptoms of irritability, anxiety, tension, depression, and (for some) hostility/aggression. So what happens when someone in a PMDD episode commits a punishable crime such as theft, assault, or even murder?
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Like me, you’ve probably wondered why your eating/appetite/cravings feel(s) out of control during PMDD time. Being naturally curious, I wanted to research and share my findings with you, fellow PMDD warrior.
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Hope is one of the few, if not the first, fictional novels that discusses PMDD. Me v PMDD Co-Founder, Brett Buchert, sat down with Rhian to discuss why she wrote this book and how PMDD has influenced her life and work.
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What do you know now that you wish your younger self knew when she first experienced PMDD?
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The 2018 PMDD Annual Conference in review.
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Gather is a space for anyone interested in advancing women's health. Even if you don't identify as a "woman" - you are welcome! Here is how it began.
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PMDD was the largest obstacle in my path, and it is still the most difficult thing that I deal with on a daily basis. Being informed, however, I have a better sense of things and am on my way to enjoying my accomplishments and my life.
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