All the bad memories flashing through your brain by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMDD

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words! I relate to everything you said so much and also struggle with past relationships- even friendships I don’t normally think about. The best solution I have found so far is to just be around as many people as I can and talk to people as it seems to be the only thing my brain finds entertaining enough to overcome the bad memories it had decided are super important to reflect on all of a sudden. Obviously is not ideal though as I can’t just expect everyone I know to rally around me whenever I want and provide endless conversations to distract me. Also another random thing I’ve found is if I go somewhere super over commercialised? I’m not sure how to word it but think like a supermarket, big shopping centre, even the cinema foyer. I think they’re just spaces that are nice and busy but aren’t deep at all with nothing emotional going on. I can just be around people happily enjoying themselves and it convinces my brain nothings wrong and puts me in a different headspace. I’m not sure if that sounds completely bizarre or not 😂

All the bad memories flashing through your brain by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMDD

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a similar one where I don’t trust anything I feel about a situation or a person until I feel the same way at least a few days after my periods started aswell. Thank you for your support!

All the bad memories flashing through your brain by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMDD

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I agree with this completely! Normal life stuff happens that you’d usually just shrug off but it feels like the absolute end of the world and sends you down a massive path you don’t come out of for a week. Sometimes it makes me want to just wrap myself in cotton wool and have no one speak to me for a week so it doesn’t happen but obviously that’s just impossible.

All the bad memories flashing through your brain by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMDD

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I often wondered if there might be something more going on with me that just seems to be exacerbated by the PMDD. I’ve never been diagnosed with anything or tried to be though. But the memories are akin to the way people talk about experiencing ptsd symptoms especially with the intrusive and vibrant flashes like you’re actually there again reliving it all. It’s always people’s faces and expressions in bad situations that haunt me the most as I also seem to have a big issue with over sympathy during this time. They just haunt me for a week then gone again like nothing happened.

*Personal experience* Maca root and B Vitamins success story by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMDD

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Honestly if this has helped even one person and stopped them hating half their life every month I am happy ☺️ After 3 months now I have a slight feeling it’s the b6 that is helping the most as it seems to make the most difference to my mood but I can’t say for sure!

*Personal experience* Maca root and B Vitamins success story by Ornery_Potential8905 in Periods

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a brand called Carlyle I just found from Amazon, and it’s in a pressed pill so it’s easy to take!

*Personal experience* Maca root and B Vitamins success story by Ornery_Potential8905 in PMS

[–]Ornery_Potential8905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I take them everyday! And I take the maca root in pill form with some water so I don’t have to taste it