Had a pretty good day overall. Mood was brighter, and was excited about my work projects. Felt motivated to get stuff done. Have some plans to paint with a friend this weekend. I am no artist, it is just for fun.
Unfortunately I accidentally triggered my OCD thoughts by stumbling across an article. Now my mind is off in nightmare land so I am not feeling too great and my productive plans for this evening are just out the window. Trying to avoid asking for reassurance from friends since I know it makes things worse, but really wish I could :/

Also thinking hard about trying medication for hormones or a mood stabilizer. I think if I could skip the 1/3 of the month terrible mood it would help me stay on track and keep a forward motion going. It's just too up and down for me so I am getting discouraged treading water. All in all I have still made progress from how I was doing before.