People usually come to therapy and ask "why do I feel this way?". They have often spent years wondering why certain things seem harder for them than they appear to be for everyone else. They describe feeling exhausted by social situations, left deeply impacted by conflict, or report they can manage well at work only to have "nothing left" by the time they get home. When we don't have an explanation or understanding of these experiences, we will create one.

Claims that PMDD is a “psychiatric trap” overlook substantial clinical and biological evidence. PMDD is defined by severe, cyclical, and functionally impairing symptoms that reliably emerge during the luteal phase and remit after menstruation. Research indicates abnormal neural sensitivity to normal hormonal changes. Dismissing PMDD risks minimising real suffering and obstructing access to effective, evidence-based care.

Image designed by Freepik Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a hormone-based mood disorder, affecting approximately 1 in 20 female...