Heather Conover
@heatherconover.bsky.social
Principal Game Designer @ Riot Games
Servant to my house beasts, Bumblebee and Ghost
Servant to my house beasts, Bumblebee and Ghost
I have more to say, but I'm currently fully dressed to hit the gym to lift weights - a lifestyle change treatment option that has helped bring me *some* relief.
I am determined to go to the gym every day (today is day 53 in a row....!!) as a way to prepare for the battle I fight every month.
I am determined to go to the gym every day (today is day 53 in a row....!!) as a way to prepare for the battle I fight every month.
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I have more to say, but I'm currently fully dressed to hit the gym to lift weights - a lifestyle change treatment option that has helped bring me *some* relief.
I am determined to go to the gym every day (today is day 53 in a row....!!) as a way to prepare for the battle I fight every month.
I am determined to go to the gym every day (today is day 53 in a row....!!) as a way to prepare for the battle I fight every month.
In June 2025 a paper found that 9.8% of menstruating afab people suffer from PMDD, and that number jumps up to 31.4% if they have ADHD (like me).
That is nearly 1 in 3 women with a menstrual cycle and ADHD have PMDD. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
ONE IN THREE ADHD MENSTRUATING PEOPLE!!!!!
🧵
That is nearly 1 in 3 women with a menstrual cycle and ADHD have PMDD. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
ONE IN THREE ADHD MENSTRUATING PEOPLE!!!!!
🧵
Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study | The British Journal of Psychiatr...
Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study - Volume 226 Issue 6
www.cambridge.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In June 2025 a paper found that 9.8% of menstruating afab people suffer from PMDD, and that number jumps up to 31.4% if they have ADHD (like me).
That is nearly 1 in 3 women with a menstrual cycle and ADHD have PMDD. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
ONE IN THREE ADHD MENSTRUATING PEOPLE!!!!!
🧵
That is nearly 1 in 3 women with a menstrual cycle and ADHD have PMDD. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
ONE IN THREE ADHD MENSTRUATING PEOPLE!!!!!
🧵
PMDD is not a disorder of irregular hormones. While onset can develop as you age (like me) and your body/ hormones change, those regular changes are not the cause.
PMDD is an irregular hypersensitivity to normal, healthy hormonal fluctuations.
PMDD is an irregular hypersensitivity to normal, healthy hormonal fluctuations.
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
PMDD is not a disorder of irregular hormones. While onset can develop as you age (like me) and your body/ hormones change, those regular changes are not the cause.
PMDD is an irregular hypersensitivity to normal, healthy hormonal fluctuations.
PMDD is an irregular hypersensitivity to normal, healthy hormonal fluctuations.
I share this because so little is known about PMDD, and perhaps another person out there is suffering deeply during their cycle (or their partner/ family member's cycle... because I am ashamed to admit my loved ones have suffered, too 💔) and thinks it's just "bad PMS" or their changing hormones. 🧵
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I share this because so little is known about PMDD, and perhaps another person out there is suffering deeply during their cycle (or their partner/ family member's cycle... because I am ashamed to admit my loved ones have suffered, too 💔) and thinks it's just "bad PMS" or their changing hormones. 🧵
Getting diagnosed gave me hope. My years-long "depressive episode" has a name, and although little is known about the disorder and treatment options are extremely limited (and really not appealing to me), I can take steps to find relief. 🧵
September 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Getting diagnosed gave me hope. My years-long "depressive episode" has a name, and although little is known about the disorder and treatment options are extremely limited (and really not appealing to me), I can take steps to find relief. 🧵
At a time when everything feels like too much - too much noise, flashing lights, big feelings, stimulation, grief - reading is the best activity. Books have been my life preserver for the last few years.
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
At a time when everything feels like too much - too much noise, flashing lights, big feelings, stimulation, grief - reading is the best activity. Books have been my life preserver for the last few years.
Yeah. What else is there to say but this?
June 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Yeah. What else is there to say but this?
On another platform I saw a vet mention how learning to march is completely engrained that it becomes second nature, and the fact that these videos show them _so_ out of sync made them believe they were marching poorly in silent protest.
The embarrassment has *layers*
The embarrassment has *layers*
June 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
On another platform I saw a vet mention how learning to march is completely engrained that it becomes second nature, and the fact that these videos show them _so_ out of sync made them believe they were marching poorly in silent protest.
The embarrassment has *layers*
The embarrassment has *layers*
Monument Valley, for sure!!
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Monument Valley, for sure!!
I. Can’t. Stop!!! The way the story has unfolded is mesmerizing. Details I glossed over 35 hours ago MATTER. It is wild!!
April 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I. Can’t. Stop!!! The way the story has unfolded is mesmerizing. Details I glossed over 35 hours ago MATTER. It is wild!!
Ohhhh that's added to my must read list now, thank you
April 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ohhhh that's added to my must read list now, thank you
OH MY GOD YES! I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE NOW
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
OH MY GOD YES! I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE NOW