Today is Trans Day of Visibility
Trans folk who have Premenstrual Disorders
Trans folk who have PMDD
Trans folk who have PME
Trans folk who feel attacked by their own bodies
You are completely valid. I love you
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A candid interview with Shalene Gupta, author of the groundbreaking new book 'The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods & PMDD.'
From a historical overview of feminist debates, to on-the-ground interviews and a searing critique of menstrual stigma, The Cycle uncovers the hidden epidemic of PMDD. Essential reading!
A note from @living-with-pmd
I read this book as soon as it came out. It was a fascinating read covering the history and stigmas surrounding PMDD and PME and menstruation in general. Very well-researched and written, interweaving journalistic analysis with personal accounts. A must-read for those wanting to learn more about PMDD and PME.
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[ID: the meme of a young Japanese girl holding up a frog in both hands with the caption "The evil is defeated" with an additional caption on top reading "When you have PMDD and your period finally starts." End ID]
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“ Ever since I got my period at age 12, my pre-menstrual symptoms have been intense.
It was like clockwork: for about a week and a half every month, I couldn’t get out of bed. I couldn’t focus on the simplest tasks. Even the most minor inconveniences or disagreements could send me spiraling: my suddenly overwhelming anxiety made mountains out of molehills.
And then, within the first couple days of my period, the cloud lifted. I could breathe again.
At first, I thought this was normal. All the descriptions of PMS I could find described symptoms like the ones I was experiencing. Fatigue? Check. Irritability? Check. Mood swings? Double check. How could I know I was any different?
Any part of me that knew something wasn’t right was immediately crushed by everyone I knew, from my mom to my doctor. “Pain,” they’d say, “is part of being a woman.” (Even though not only women who get periods).
I’d heard of the term “PMDD,” but I barely understood what it really meant. Honestly, I just kind of assumed I was crazy. It wasn’t until years later that my therapist fully explained the disorder to me.
Everything fell into place. I could finally explain myself.I wasn’t “crazy.” I had a mood disorder. Other people had to have been struggling with this, right? There was no way I was the only one. But if that was true, then why didn’t I – or anyone else I knew, for that matter – know about it? Why had I wasted years of my life pushing people away, feeling miserable, and not even understanding why?
I’m going to make sure that nobody else has to go through what I did.“
Read the rest of Sara’s piece here!
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PMDD is so dumb
like we aren’t sad, brain, we just dropped some hormones come onnn
just pick them up off the floor and wipe the dirt off of them or something
so dramatic smh
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i love the PMDD subreddit
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i hate that this is on “bad two sentence horror” because its actually good
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