too many bands for my own good

Pre-menstrual depression is always depicted as like "He He! I had a box of icecream bars and cried while watching the Titanic!" But in reality, it's more like, "I'm standing the edge of an abyss. There is nothing good inside of me, I'm filled with rage and desperation."

It's crazy that being told how to deal with that is never a part of anyone's menstrual sex education.

This has already been said in the notes, but if PMS causes extreme depression and even suicidal ideation, that is in fact something that most people do not experience and it can be treated

Like for the majority it really is "oh i'm hungrier and moodier than usual"

^this should be a part of sex education so the point still stands

PMS is physical and sometimes mild emotional symptoms.

If your symptoms are primarily mood or emotional based, and are severe, you should look into PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder). This will differ diagnostically other mood disorders because your symptoms are cyclical with your menstrual cycle, and the onset of bleeding will be a pretty drastic lessening of symptoms.

If you have depression, anxiety, or some other mood disorder, and your symptoms worsen significantly with your menstrual cycle, but don't go away fully even after you start bleeding, you may have premenstrual exacerbation (PME) of an underlying psychiatric disorder.

More studies are needed; latest meta-analysis of existing studies pegs PMDD prevalence at 1.6% of those who menstruate, but the diagnostic criteria for PMDD has a lot of overlap with other mood disorders. PMDD is included in the DSM-5, but PME is not itself recognized as a disorder (though the phenomenon is recognized in much medical literature). PMDD and PME are ongoing areas of research; we don't even know if they share the same mechanisms for causing symptoms, even though there is apparent significant symptom overlap that makes diagnosing them difficult.

"So how do you know if it's PMDD, or if it's PME of depression, or depression and also PMDD?" Careful tracking of symptoms, daily, for at least two menstrual cycles. Which yes, is a long time to be living with severe symptoms BEFORE you can get an accurate diagnosis! A lot of doctors may be inclined to go through other diagnostic labels first, including depression or cyclothymia/bipolar III, and will begin treatment of those before considering PMDD. Thankfully first line treatment options for PMDD overlap with that of other mood disorders (namely, antidepressants), but there are other treatment options for PMDD. Plus psychiatric treatment does NOT always work for PMDD.

The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders is an excellent resource to start your research.

okay I don't know if it's also everyone's case but for Ghost's presale I only have access to VIP packages and seated tickets for now (?). I want standing tickets but there's no way I'm paying 200 euros for a VIP ticket (and they are the less expensive ones of all the VIP package options...)

I'm very disappointed right now...

there's even a VIP package at 500 euros for a guaranteed front row experience... it feels very unfair to me I don't know. Front row should be earned with how long you've queued, not with how much you've spent on a ticket...... I mean 6 different VIP options, starting at 200 euros??? in this economy 😭 come on guys it's just a concert, let us have fun ffs

update: found the code for the presale on tumblr (GHOST2025), and finally got access to regular standing tickets, at 65 euros - I think the price is okay.

I'm not sure why I didn't receive this code by email as I'm registered to their newsletter but eh whatever...

still, I feel very salty about these VIP packages. I honestly think it's too much and it really doesn't feel right... To have one VIP option for early entry to the venue okay why not, maybe, but SIX different packages??? and the whole front row blocked for VIPs??? come on

the poster of the new Ghost world tour is inspired by the one of the movie Cape Fear from 1991, Tobias Forge the nerd that you are

1981 Jack-o-lantern stickers by Hallmark

If I had a tail and knee socks are comfort tracks fr 😮‍💨

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Dresden 18/05/2024💞

Credit: pauline.mlllr

their hands…?? 😭

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You can tell their story by these pictures…

Look up 'third-wheeling' in a dictionary..

Frankfurt 2024-07-12 found on IG stefy__fabs original pic credit Jennifer Schuppen

Penny for Schneider's thoughts...🥰 ..is he third-wheeling again? Realising that his mediating between the guitarists worked out *really* good? Considering throwing a drumstick between them if not for already having so many of them disappear?

thought this was a beautiful masc woman but it turns out it’s just that dude from queens of the stone age