Katie Forrest Makeup Artist

Here’s my battle with PMDD ♥️ read captions for more

Honestly, I feel so lucky that I don’t struggle with pains, but the mental gymnastics I go through every month I would honestly say I get my fair share of suffering 🥲

Tbh, I feel pretty good on my period. I feel like brighter days are coming, it’s a sign that the worst is over. As soon as I bleed it’s like a release of all the bu****it I’ve had to deal with!

We all know that follicular glow 🌟

You feel like yourself, you feel motivated, creative, you feel like yourself. Which is the hardest part about losing yourself.

It’s a great phase but you also know it’s not gonna last no matter how hard you tell yourself ‘I won’t let my period win, I’m gonna keep this way!!’ You have no control over when that horrible wave hits

Tbh, sometimes when I’m ovulating I can feel tired, mentally exhausted, socially exhausted, like you just don’t have time for anyone (which is what I’m in now) but it also doesn’t help that I have such a high energy job. So I won’t put it all down to ovulation but i definitely think it’s a factor

UGH. The worst week of the month. You go from feeling 10/10 to knowing your whole world is gonna crash down beneath you and there’s nothing you can do.

I literally could spiral about anything. I’m just in a constant state of fight or flight. I have the most darkest, negative thoughts about myself, and I struggle to work. This is why I’m so bad at reply to messages because it’s just too much. Even just replying to my mum or dad is a challenge because the brain fog is that bad, you can’t even bring yourself to open a message and type !

You feel spaced out, like just not yourself, you feel numb and weak and heavy

It’s so hard though because I still have to go to work and put on a happy face, and bring the positive vibes. But tbh it helps! I’m genuinely that good at putting on a fake smile that I almost gaslight myself into feeling okay, but as soon as I finish work, the crash comes 🥹

And don’t make big life decisions whilst in your luteal phase !!!!!!!!!

Sertraline … I’ll be honest I don’t think it helps much but I’m on it anyway and I’m scared to come off. I’ve been on it for about 2 ye

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