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PMS and PMDD blog: practical guides for the days before your period
What to do when anger, tears or panic show up before your period, how to talk with your partner about it, and what the research on PMS and PMDD has found. Each guide links to the studies behind it.
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Why PMDD research moves so slowly
PMS was described in 1931. PMDD got its first approved medicine in 2000 and a full diagnosis in 2013. Why it took so long, and what it means for you now.
Read the postCalming down when anger, tears or panic show up
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What to do during a panic spiral when your heart races
What to do during a panic spiral: name it, slow your out-breath, ground yourself through your senses and let it pass. Why panic can rise before a period.
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How to stop crying when you can't stop, and what helps
How to stop crying when the tears won't stop: name it, slow your breathing, use cold water and let the wave finish. And why it happens more before periods.
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How to process anger without exploding or bottling it up
How to process anger in a healthy way: name it and what's under it, let the surge pass before you act, then say what you need. With help for PMS anger.
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How to calm down fast when everything feels like too much
How to calm down fast when you're overwhelmed: name it, settle your body in about a minute with slow breathing or cold water, then do one small next thing.
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Emotional regulation for PMS: how practice makes it easier
Emotional regulation can't stop PMS, but it changes how you meet it. What the research on PMS and PMDD shows, and a few small skills to practice each day.
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How to manage PMS mood swings: practical steps that help
How to manage PMS mood swings with steps that have research behind them: tracking, settling your body, moving, lighter plans, and knowing when to get help.
PMS and your relationship
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How to ask for space without starting a fight, with scripts
How to ask for space without it turning into a fight: know what you need and for how long, settle first, then say it kindly and offer a time to come back.
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How to stop taking it out on your partner before your period
How to stop snapping at your partner before your period: catch the moment before you speak, settle your body, say what's true, and repair if you miss.
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How to handle a hard conversation before your period
When a serious talk falls in the days before your period: how to decide if it can wait, how to prepare if it can't, and what to say if it goes wrong.
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How to prepare your partner before PMS starts, with scripts
How to prepare your partner before PMS starts: one calm explanation, what helps, a shared signal and a lighter plan, with scripts to use word for word.
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How to protect your relationship during PMS each month
Simple habits that protect your relationship during PMS: naming the week, lighter plans, clear asks and quick repair, with what couples research has found.
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Why am I fighting with my partner before my period?
Fighting with your partner before your period is common. Why small things land harder that week, what studies have found, and what helps you both.
Sleep and overthinking before your period
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How to sleep when your mind won't stop before your period
How to fall asleep when your mind won't switch off: wind down your body, keep the room cool, park the worry on paper. Why sleep gets harder before periods.
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How to stop overthinking at night before your period
How to stop overthinking at night: notice the loop, settle your body, write the worry down for morning. Why replaying thoughts gets worse before a period.
PMS at work
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How to get through a demanding work week when you have PMS
A practical plan for a demanding work week with PMS: know your window, put hard tasks first, build in resets and hold the sharp email until after a break.
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Does PMS affect focus at work? What changes and what helps
PMS rarely reduces your ability to think, but it can pull your attention and drain your energy at work. What studies have found, and small steps that help.
Understanding PMS and PMDD
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Common PMS emotions: what you feel and why it happens
The most common PMS emotions, from anxiety and irritability to tears and brain fog, with the research on why the days before your period feel so different.
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PMS vs PMDD: the difference, and when to see a doctor
PMS vs PMDD: how common each one is, what sets PMDD apart, how it's diagnosed with daily notes, and the signs worth taking to a doctor.
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Your ovaries have a nervous system, and it changes with age
A 2025 Science study mapped stress nerves running through the ovary and found they grow denser with age. What it shows, and what it can't tell us yet.