PMDD and Addiction: Giving Hope to the Hopeless
PMDD and Addiction: Giving Hope to the Hopeless

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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Life With PMDD, Care & SupportCassidy WebbPMDD, Guest Post, recovery, sobriety, addiction, alcohol Comment
PMDD, PME, and the Legal System
PMDD, PME, and the Legal System

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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Research, AdvocacyIAPMDPMDD, Studies, law, legal, PME, jail, incarceration, prisionComment