bailey on Nostr: It’s so sad (note that I’m sad, not surprised) how little people know about ...

It’s so sad (note that I’m sad, not surprised) how little people know about premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) as women are literally dying at its hands.

Mayo Clinic defines premenstrual dysphoric disorder as a severe, sometimes disabling extension of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Although PMS and PMDD both have physical and emotional symptoms, PMDD causes extreme mood shifts that can disrupt daily life and damage relationships.

I have pmdd and I can attest it’s an absolute monster of an illness.

Here are some quick, googleable stats:

- emerging research indicates that 83% of people who suffer from PMDD experienced early life trauma

- 34% of women with PMDD have attempted suicide
* this is inaccurate - I’ll figure out the real stat throughout my career. I hypothesize it’s closer to 67%

-1.6% of women suffer from symptomatic PMDD
* this stat is irresponsible at best and demeaning at worst. I hypothesize it’s closer to at least 5-10%, will figure this one out too and anticipate laughing at my own naivety for lowballing representation

None of these stats are truly valid or reliable because there is such a critical lack of research and awareness being drawn to this disorder.

Anyway… the more you know.