Self employment and mental health
Self employment / freelancing and mental health issues seem to go hand in hand. The stress of finding work, maintaining momentum, dealing with all the…
PMDD archive
In 2014, after over a year of tests and alternative therapies, my doctor diagnosed me with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). Symptoms include:
- Depression and low mood
- Anxiety, feelings of being "on edge" or out of control
- Feeling suddenly sad or tearful
- Persistent anger and/or irritability
- Decreased interest in usual activities
- Difficulty concentrating
- Lethargy, fatigue
- Sleep problems
- Physical symptoms including breast tenderness, headaches, joint & muscle pain, bloating and weight gain
- Suicide ideation
Since then I've tried a range of "fixes" to bring my symptoms under control including radical diets, birth control, anti-depressants, exercise and even sterilisation. These blog archives document my process, my thoughts and feelings, the results of my many experiments and more... welcome to the world of PMDD.
My PMDD is Under Control
For the uninitiated and new readers amongst you, PMDD is an extreme version of PMS/PMT. It can cause cyclical feelings of anxiety, depression, anger and…
Identity
I was having a conversation with Gaz in bed the other day. You know the type: snuggled up in bed, pillow talk, vulnerabilities exposed, all…
Crack on
I started writing a blog post about anxiety yesterday, and perhaps ironically my own was so strong that I ended up deleting it. I spent…
AMA: What gets you out of a funk?
I was going to answer my AMA questions in the order they were asked, but having not long come out of a pretty rough few…
Protected: Broken
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Working in my pants and other tales from self employment
I’ve been working for myself (either fully, or alongside employment) for over four years now. I like to think that I’ve got to grips with…
An Insight into PMDD aka Today I’m Crazy Because…
Today is day 12 of my cycle, so over the next few days I will be at peak hormone anxiety-ridden mess. To put this into…
Progesterone, PMDD and a rabbit hole
(Please note this post is more so that I can refer back to important links and notes later on, rather than for you guys. I…
Giving in
I went to the doctors a couple of weeks ago and got my referral for sterilisation as mentioned back in January. The doctor tried to…
Living with PMDD (or why I’m regularly crazy)
I’ve only mentioned once (briefly) before that my doctor thinks I have PMDD. It’s mostly because I’m in denial: I’m a “fixer” and if I…