Am I cracking up or is it my hormones? Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder and the importance of tracking symptoms

It is not comfortable being told that you are feeling the way you do because of your hormones. This kind of biological reductionism is not helpful to any gender but the extremely severe symptoms of Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder are completely aligned to the menstrual cycle. They manifest during the week before menstruation and end when…