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Every month, my explosive rage would send shockwaves through my family. Then I got a diagnosis that changed everything
Mothers with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) explain how it has affected their relationship with their families Laura Daly was six the first time she suspected something was wrong with her mum, Wendy. Furious at locking herself out of the house, Wendy reversed and rammed the car into their garage door once, twice, then three times, as Laura cowered silently in the back, her head flopping forwards with each smash. On the seventh smash, the garage door contorted just enough for Laura to squeeze under, get into the house and fetch the keys. “It was like I was watching myself,” Wendy Barker, 56, says of this moment now. “Nothing would’ve stopped me.” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Every month, my explosive rage would send shockwaves through my family. Then I got a diagnosis that changed everything, Mothers with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) explain how it has affected their relationship with their families Laura Daly was six the first time she suspected something was wrong with her mum, Wendy. Furious at locking herself out of the house, Wendy reversed and rammed the car into their garage door once, twice, then three times, as Laura cowered silently in the back, her head flopping forwards with each smash. On the seventh smash, the garage door contorted just enough for Laura to squeeze under, get into the house and fetch the keys. “It was like I was watching myself,” Wendy Barker, 56, says of this moment now. “Nothing would’ve stopped me.” Continue reading…
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- Every month, my explosive rage would send shockwaves through my family. Then I got a diagnosis that changed everythingThe Guardian - 2026-05-30T11:00:17+00:00
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