Dixie D'Amelio has opened up to fans about her recent diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
Dixie, 21, explained that she had to take a break from social media for the past two weeks because she 'wasn't feeling great and not really sure why.'
When the TikTok star went to see a doctor about her 'alarming' symptoms, she was diagnosed with the life-altering disorder.
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According to Mind UK, PMDD is a very severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that can cause a range of emotional and physical symptoms every month during the week or two before your period.
PMDD can make it difficult to work, socialise and have healthy relationships.
Other symptoms can include mood swings, lack of energy or interest in things you normally enjoy, feeling hopeless, anxious, or overwhelmed, headaches, pain in muscles and joints, bloating, and a change in appetite.
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"It really affects your moods and your behaviour and many different parts of your life", the reality TV star said during an Instagram Live session with her followers this week.
"I didn't realise how much it was affecting me until I got to this point I was in last week.
"But it really disrupts my life and my attitude and my personality and my relationships and just who I am as a person and my anxiety.
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"It's very obvious to see in these next couple of episodes of [The D'Amelio Show]."
Dixie told fans that before her official diagnosis she had never felt so low, but she didn't know why.
"Having no idea what was wrong with me was very alarming and I just felt like I had no control over my body or mind," she said.
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"It would turn on and off like a light switch. That was very confusing to me because how can I go from one day feeling fine to the next not wanting to be here anymore - it was just very frustrating. I've been dealing with this every month for the past seven years."
Now, the influencer is just happy to have a diagnosis so that she can find healthy ways to handle her emotions and other difficult symptoms.
"I am feeling better now and I will probably be going through the same thing next month and the month after that because there is no immediate cure.
"There are definitely things to help but I'm still learning a lot about it."
Ali Condon