“A message to the academic who said PMS is just a ‘cultural myth’”

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'When people say it’s not real, I often wonder how they would cope with living my life.'

, Nicole finds that sometimes on the days before her period starts, she feels like she’s gone back in time to a point pre-counselling.

“I reckon I’m pretty rational and reasonable but in those few days, I do just have to step back. It’s not that I don’t trust my judgments or responses, I just acknowledge that some emotional decisions might be worth revisiting in a few days.” For others, the extreme shift in mood and emotional balance can spark dark ideations. “I get serious mood swings,” notes Lexi. “I didn’t have to track my cycle because I knew that when I was suicidal, my period would soon appear.

Others have found that PMS goes hand in hand with its lesser-known but equally debilitating sibling premenstrual dysphoric disorder , described as a very severe form of PMS. Fiona* experiences symptoms of suicidal thoughts, irritable bowel syndrome brought on by anxiety, body tremors, eye twitches and more. “My PMDD affects my work,” she says. “I had to take so many sick days in my last job that I was given a verbal warning on my absences.

 

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