thepmddcollective

I am suffering from a condition called premenstrual dysphoric disorder ("PMDD"), which is most simply defined as a disabling mood disorder related to a woman's menstrual cycle. I am so grateful that I don't have any "serious" illnesses. However, this condition has genuinely affected every aspect of my life including my career, relationships, my body, and my mental health. Looking at my life from an outsider's perspective, I have everything I could ever want including healthy and happy kids, a...

My first ever period, on my eleventh birthday, had me fainting in class and screaming at the receptionist in school that ‘I wasn’t being...

With each passing menstrual cycle, the more at peace I become with my decision to have my reproductive organs removed. Being under...