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Continue reading →: Day 70/366 Happy 1st birthday to this blog!
A year ago, I set up https://athompsonartist.com I started this blog to share my story and art and reflect on the journey I am experiencing with PMDD. Over the last year, I have written 6 blog posts. I am very pleased with that. My writing is improving, and I am getting more confident. It’s, like […]
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Continue reading →: Tearing Tears and Other Stories – Day 2 of 366
My life as a queer, sober artist navigating the menopause journey with PMDD. It’s been a challenging time. I wanted to post sooner; unfortunately, my PMDD and menopause had other plans. After 187 days, just over six months, I started bleeding again, back to day 1! Scrap that, it’s 27/11/2024 and this morning, I am […]
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Continue reading →: Day 134/366 – Rollercoaster of emotions!
Firstly, this is a blog post of 2 halves, honesty and celebration. I had planned to post in July after the Interim Show; unfortunately, my mental health plummeted; it took me by surprise and knocked me off my axis. Secondly, this is the longest I have gone without a bleed, over a 1/3 of the […]
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Continue reading →: Day 54/366 – “Reflections on My First Artist Residency”
“Exploring my Relationship with Drawing.” 7th, 8th, and 9th of May 2024. Edward Street Gallery, University of Brighton In my last blog post, I discussed being asked questions in a mentoring session about how I see my drawings. Do I see them as art in their own right? Do they deserve to be exhibited? […]
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Continue reading →: Day 20/366 – Embracing the darkness and coming out the otherside!
For a few weeks, I had felt something wasn’t right; I had a feeling or many feelings. Then, After 111 days, I woke up, and I was bleeding. I cried and wailed; big tears rolled down my face. The past few weeks now made sense; what I experienced was PMDD! The very dark thoughts and […]
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Continue reading →: Day 97/366 – The Other Side of Fear is Freedom!
PMDD & Menopause, Uncharted Water. Today is the longest I have ever gone without a bleed, 97/366! I don’t have a regular cycle, my monthly living with PMDD, tracking so I could see when she, (an alter ego called PamD!) was coming. Now it’s very different, I wake up in the morning and open my eyes […]
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Continue reading →: Day 66/366 – Welcome to Menopause, PMDD & Me – An artist’s journey.
The title of the post refers to where I am in my cycle. Welcome to Menopause, PMDD & Me – An artist’s journey. I am amanda a 53-year-old artist living in Brighton. I am 4 1/2 yrs booze-free, have come out as queer, and have lived with PMDD since I was 14. (Diagnosed at 48.) […]
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Menopause, PMDD & Me - An artist’s journey 