Living Through the CYCLE

Name: Living Through the CYCLE
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My PAIN is REAL

Teri Rushawn Rogers, Sandi MacDonald, Erica Barnes

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English

Breaking Stigmas Publishing LLC
26 September 2025

Cognitivism, cognitive theory; Mental health law; Women's health

Series: 1

Living Through the Cycle: My PAIN is REAL

For years, I was gaslit by doctors, dismissed by family, and misunderstood by partners. Every attempt to explain my pain was brushed off as ""just PMS"" or being ""too emotional."" Relationships crumbled, not from a lack of love, but because I was unknowingly codependent and living under the weight of an undiagnosed condition that shaped every part of my life.

It wasn't until my late thirties that I finally discovered its name: PMDD-Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. By then, the damage of misdiagnosis had already left scars-broken connections, battles with substance use, legal struggles, and years of confusion. In the award-winning documentary Game Girls, my story was captured on screen, yet even there, a male doctor missed the truth, defaulting to the ""bipolar theory."" That moment reflected not just my experience but the silence faced by countless women who are mislabeled, mistreated, and left without answers.

My turning point came when medication nearly ended my life. Lexapro was prescribed as a solution, but its side effects pulled me toward suicide. I refused to be silenced again. That pain became my fuel for advocacy.

Through PMDD support groups on Facebook, I found what the medical system could not give me-community, validation, and a language for my suffering. Women from across the globe shared their cycles, triggers, and survival strategies. Together, we built the knowledge that had been denied to us.

This book is both a testimony and a guide. It explores the urgency of PMDD recognition in health care and workplaces, where women deserve accommodations under the ADA. It sheds light on the dangers of misdiagnosis, the cycles of survival, and the beauty of finally being seen.

Because PMDD is not ""just PMS."" It's real. It's life-altering. And it's time we name it.

By: Teri Rushawn Rogers
Contributions by: Sandi MacDonald, Erica Barnes
Imprint: Breaking Stigmas Publishing LLC
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 526g
ISBN: 9798218781910
Series: 1
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 26 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Teri Rushawn Rogers is an award-winning author, speaker, and advocate whose life is a testament to resilience and redemption. Her memoir, America's Game Girl: Bridging the Gaps - A Journey of Love, Mental Health, and Overcoming Stigma, earned the International Impact Book Award in Addiction and Recovery and is distributed in every U.S. prison. She also appeared in the two-time award-winning documentary Game Girls, which brought her story to the screen. Teri is the Founder and CEO of Breaking Stigmas Treatment Operation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit honored for its human and civil rights work. Today, she is dedicated to bringing urgent awareness to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), turning personal struggle into a mission of hope, healing, and change.