Emma Hardy

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It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield · EMMA HARDY: PMDD and the Myths of Monstrous Women · 1 Jun 2026 podcast

Yeah.

So I should say actually when I was talking about a certain medication that made me suicidal, it was the pill, the normal pill that we're just supposed to just be taking like it has no impact on our body.

So I would avoid that without serious consideration and a really strong support network.

It might work for some people, not for me.

Yeah, I tried hypnotherapy.

I actually found that really beautiful because you're also like looking at ways of rewiring all these thought patterns.

And then DBT, dialectical behavioral therapy instead of cognitive behavioral therapy.

because dbt the way it differs is it accepts that given the distress that you feel it is normal to feel suicidal that is like a normal response to the severe distress that you're feeling let's work with that okay it's not like slap on the wrist for having that suicidal thought let's change it it's we're going to start with accepting you where you are and then we're going to work on skills to help you sit with that and build resilience to hopefully not be in that place anymore um and that was a lot more helpful for me than any of the smart goals

yeah oh my god oh my god the bloody smart goals what were some of the smart goals oh they were like well maybe if you're more financially independent then like oh yeah no fucking shit yeah yeah oh my god and don't get me wrong i would be so much happier with more money yeah yeah

Yes, but like that is not going to do anything really.

And the other thing is those psychiatrists, psychologists that I was seeing at the time, because they didn't really recognise how PMDD worked, I would come in in tears crying.

I want to end my life really, really upset.

And then they would set these SMART goals.

And then I'd come back three weeks later and I'd be like, I actually feel great.

You don't need this.

Yeah.

And they'll be like, yeah, I think the SMART goals worked.

And I was, I think in hindsight, I'm like that person was an idiot.

Yeah.

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