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12 Mar 2018

PMDD: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

AKA PMS on steroids. Brief Summary 75 % of women have experienced premenstrual syndrome (PMS) which include emotional and physical symptoms. The emotional symptoms include irritability, impatience and mood swings. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder(PMDD) is thought to affect 3-7% of females. These mood symptoms are more disabling than PMS symptoms and can severely affect work and social relationships. If you have extreme mood swings, irritability and impatience before the time of your period you may have Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) or have an underlying mood disorder which worsens during this time. PMDD refers to a cluster of symptoms which occur 7-10 […]

25 Jun 2018

Nanette – Hannah Gadsby

I’ve just watched ‘Nanette’ a new release on Netflix. I think its worth a watch, she touches on shame, homosexuality and mental illness and how comedy for her has been more shaming and increasing her self-deprecation of herself. It touches on how she has experienced growing up in a conservative community and society as a ‘not-normal’person. *trigger warning sexual abuse and assault briefly mentioned* Here is the trailer

23 Oct 2020

Social Anxiety Disorder – more than just being shy

This first post will describe Social Anxiety Disorder, and the following one will look at treatment options. Social Anxiety Disorder is a significant anxiety disorder, which results in considerable disruption to an individual’s life. It generally starts in childhood and is often not recognized and is passed off as shyness. However, it is not only shyness. Typical features in adults include overthinking future social events and the possible things that could wrong. Once individuals have been in a social situation, they ruminate over everything that went ‘wrong’ in their minds during that social event. Untreated Social Anxiety disorder frequently results […]