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The SelfWork Podcast

397 SelfWork: What Is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder or PMDD?

The SelfWork Podcast

Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder or or PMDD? We're going to focus today on what it is and what it's not, who suffers from it, how early can it emerge, why is it so misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or even ridiculed (which of course makes seeking treatment much harder). And, as always, what you can do about it. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

When my mom talked about menopold, she called it the change and it was all very hush-hush,

0:05.0

as if there was something wrong about something so natural.

0:08.0

Thank goodness with mental health awareness and actual research

0:11.0

we're beginning to understand the huge role hormones play in women's

0:14.9

bodies.

0:15.9

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0:21.5

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0:32.3

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0:43.8

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0:49.7

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0:53.3

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0:56.8

for 15% off today. This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. At self-work we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them.

1:15.0

Whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

1:21.0

Eight years ago I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you

1:25.4

who might already be knowledgeable about mental health treatment, but also to those of you who

1:29.8

might say, you'd never darken the door of a therapist and yet you are here I'll answer your

1:35.7

questions while I invite you to take a few minutes for your own self-work.

1:42.0

Now I've had my share of PMS but I've not experienced PMDD. I can only imagine how

1:48.4

trapped you must feel that your very biology is ramping you up for vicious trouble every month, month after month.

1:57.0

As the listener's message stated, she even warned the one she loved that her monster self was about to appear.

2:05.0

Welcome to this week's edition of Self-Works.

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