We Need To Talk About Black Women’s Struggle With PMDD

'PMDD is such an internal struggle, especially for Black women because we have to show up a certain way.'

launched with plans to explore five main areas concerning the disorder, including suicide and self-harm prevention, treatment, diagnosis, and “PMDD’s impact on life.” The researchers are aiming to understand how to prevent depressive episodes that lead to suicidal ideation, as well as identify the different barriers to receiving support. They stress that more research is needed to explore insight from people of different cultures, ethnicity, gender identity, disability, and socioeconomic status.

Fiona understands all too well. “As a Black woman, there are all these expectations of you. You still have to pick yourself up and put yourself together, no matter what's going on,” she says. “I always knew that my rage wouldn't be acceptable. When I was younger and I didn't know about PMDD, it was always the arguments with my mum when the rage would come out.

During our conversation, Fiona and I dared to say the quiet parts of our PMDD diagnosis out loud: how the “strong Black woman” trope ispervasive within society and our communities, making living with the most vulnerable and mentally debilitating aspects of PMDD a particularly isolating experience.“PMDD is such an internal struggle, especially for Black women because we have to show up a certain way,” she explains.

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