PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can impact your health in a number of ways. Most folks that deal with PMDD will tell you it impacts their mental and physical state. Some will say it impacts their spiritual state as well. I have heard it described as “soul sucking.”
PMDD is in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM since 2013. Today, there seems to be a lack of information or discussion about the severe symptoms folks can experience. When something gets added to the DSM it indicates that more people are impacted and more research needs to happen. Thankfully, more is know about PMDD than ever before.
There are folks that have never heard of it and after tracking their cycle for 2-3 months report this could very well be what is contributing to it causing depression, anxiety, lethargy, overwhelm, mood swings and suicidal ideation. It is helpful to track it to see if these symptoms are tied to your cycle.
PMDD, depending on who you ask, is a mental, physical and hormonal concern. There are a variety of ways to address this and counseling or therapy can be helpful in determining what support is needed and addressing trauma caused by PMDD or trauma experienced before the onset of PMDD.
