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My name is Amy and I have PMDD. And no, not just minor, unpleasant premenstrual type symptoms that happen once a month. Severe PMDD. Like my brain at times is trying to kill me PMDD. But that is just part of my story…
“If you took away my illnesses, I would probably be envied for my picket fence tableau. Yet every month, without fail, with no real rhyme or reason, I still feel like I want to die. I still feel like I cannot breathe. I feel as though the very foundations of my life are crumbling.”
Living with PMDD and having to stay at home felt like a whispered prayer being answered until overwhelming anxiety and grief set in. I had to take charge and redesign what lockdown looked like for me.
It takes work, time, and love, but PMDD doesn't have to ruin our lives or our relationships when we have the awareness, tools, and strategies in place to take care.
Between social distancing, working from home, and school or daycare closures, many people’s routines have been upended. Here are a few suggestions from our Clinical Advisory Board on how to cope in this time of change and uncertainty.
I know the immense serenity I feel is due to the little baby growing inside me…But unfortunately, I know that after the pregnancy is over, PMDD will be back to attack. And as you can imagine, I don't want PMDD symptoms back in my life…
“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.
2020 Revenue
2020 Revenue
Foundation/Grants $80,000
Individuals $50,000
In-Kind Contributions $37,000
Membership $5,000
Corporate $3000
Product Sales $1,200
Other $200
Total Revenue $176,400
2020 Expenses
2020 Expenses
Programs $77,750
Core Mission Support
Administration & Fundraising $72,850Printing, publications, postage, and shipping $1,300
Utilities $270
Total Expenses $151,900
If I’d been born into a red tent, maybe none of this would have happened.
When I first felt the physiological pinch of haywire hormones, PMDD had not yet been considered, much less featured in the DSM. That didn’t happen until 2013, by which time I’d been dealing with its effects for two decades.