Psychotherapy as a branch of the sciences has gradually seen an increase in its involvement in the evolution of medicine. It has continued to increase its worth in everyday life. New discoveries regularly appear that offer us an increase in mental and physical health. The treatment of PMS, often viewed as a physical problem but now also seen as a mental health issue, is a case in point.
Psychotherapy has previously shown it can reduce the depression connected to many women’s PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) or PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder). But it can do much more than that. Yes, menstruation is a normal phenomenon in women after puberty, but it’s time for the narrative of discomfort tied to the three to five days before menstruation to change. Having a period should not be synonymous with debilitating and crippling emotional or physical pain. We need to prioritize the eradication of the mindset that says you just have to accept and endure PMS.
Some psychotherapies can reduce PMS/PMDD emotional and physical pain to insignificance. Experts have disclosed that Parts and Memory Therapy, one such psychotherapy, can do this by helping patients get to the roots of the discomfort and pain: their traumatic or trauma-like personal history. With a trip down memory lane to neutralize the negative emotions of life experiences, this form of therapy has shown that neutralizing the emotions connected to painful life events brings tremendous relief for women who experience PMS or PMDD.
PMDD, which is an intense form of PMS is a lot more common than most might think, with researchers saying it happens with up to 8 percent of premenopausal women and the severity of symptoms increases by 75% in women as they approach menopause. [Note that women in menopause no longer have periods and thus no PMS]
Psychotherapy, however, has been touted before a credible solution for this. And for a good reason, as it has been well researched and studied with countless books like Healing Amelia or the Last Angry Part have shown in great detail its usefulness and effectiveness.
And for good reason. The problem has been well researched and presented in the book HEALING AMELIA, which tells the story of one woman’s struggle with PMS/PMDD and includes in its appendix the results of PMS/PMDD work with five other women.
