Yes, that's exactly what it feels like to me too. I have found that increasing my exercise especially yoga and cardio, tightening my diet (cutting the added sugars), and 'gentle introspection' i.e. reminding myself that it's ok to feel sad and overwhelmed, that those feelings will pass in a few days and that i therefore don't need to act on them, have been very therapeutic for me. Lately it seems that magnesium and zinc supplements help me too although i can't say whether this is real or imagined. My doctor has mentioned there is some evidence of benefit but i haven't gone looking for any myself. I also try to avoid known stressors for those few days including, where possible, people and things that might elicit sensitive emotional responses from me. Because it's slightly harder to cope with daily living in the few days before menstruation, i also experience a reduction in my normally healthy self-worth. For reasons i don't wish to write down, this was rather catastrophic during my 20s but now (35 yoa) experience has taught me i can manage these destructive thoughts. The main reason i'm sharing my experience with pms is in the hope that young women who are struggling with it (just like i used to) can be comforted by feeling they are not alone, something that would have helped me had i realised it when i was younger. Also, a little kindess amd tolerance from SOs during the pms craziness goes a long way. Thanks for listening.