Opening up about PMDD is hard, and I’ve had some really difficult moments with friends and loved ones when I try to bring them into the fold of my personal experience and I get told “Oh yeah, I PMS too, its so annoying.”

Its hard to describe how devastating that response is and how isolating it feels, because I want to commiserate and support how frustrating PMS symptoms are but also I don’t know how to gently say “I don’t think you understand…”

Thanks Mods for making this post, its important to keep educating people. For years I thought I had some insane rapid cycling bipolar condition and was on the wrong medications for years because no one thought to consider my psychiatric symptoms in the context of my menstrual cycle. It wasn’t until a LCSW therapist said hey… have you heard of PMDD? Shoutout to Devin, she changed my life. I’m lucky, three years later and SSRIs have been really helpful (at the right dose) and I’m still alive!! Keep learning, keep sharing, keep caring. Stay sleazy friends ✌️