u/Beneficial_Glove2277

Hi everyone, I'm considering trying to conceive later this year and I'm really anxious about what pregnancy might do to my PMDD. I know that technically PMDD "pauses" during pregnancy because you're not cycling, but I've read such mixed things about what actually happens hormonally and emotionally.

I'm also on the spectrum, with GAD so my baseline anxiety is already pretty high, and I worry about things like:

• Did your mood actually stabilise during pregnancy or did you experience depression/anxiety throughout?
• Did the hormonal shifts of early pregnancy feel destabilising before things settled?
• How did you manage the uncertainty and anxiety of pregnancy on top of everything else?
• Did PMDD come back after birth, and was it worse?
• What were your inital symptoms like?

I really want to be a mum and I don't want PMDD to be the reason I put it off forever. But I also want to go in with realistic expectations rather than just hoping for the best.

Would really appreciate honest experiences, positive or negative. Thank you so much.

I'm about to start a counselling practicum (basically a clinical placement as part of my master's degree), and I'm trying to decide between two options:

One is fully in-person, 3 days a week, and the other is fully remote/telehealth from home but probably a bit more hours.

I have PMDD, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and I'm on the spectrum, and I'm genuinely torn. Part of me craves the structure and community of going in person, but I worry about those luteal phase days where I can barely function, having to show up, be regulated, and hold space for clients when I'm falling apart inside feels scary.

Also being around others is something I crave, but at the same time want to avoid as it increases anxiety.

On the other hand, working from home means more control over my environment, but also more isolation, which isn't great for me either - as the part time job I do is remote.

Has anyone navigated something similar, working in person or client-facing during the luteal phase? How did you manage it? Did you find one environment easier than the other with PMDD?

I'd really appreciate any honest experiences, even if it's hard to hear. Thank you 💙