Went to lunch with friends and enjoyed myself. Deadline today, so heading to the library to work. Negative and intrusive thoughts are a little worse, and I know it is probably because I am coming up to a rough week of cycle again. I just hope it is not as bad as last time. I feel very apprehensive and have been enjoying a week or so of better regulated emotions and feeling safer and more grounded with myself. I know PMDD is often treated with either birth control or antidepressants, but both of those make me worse so I am not sure how to handle this every month besides riding it out and trying to exercise and things to make it slightly less intense. If anyone has found something that helps, please pass along your thoughts!