u/Dry_Travel_7419

I’ve been trying to be more in tune with my menstrual cycle especially while trying to manage my PCOS(or not PMOS) and it’s been liberating to know that I’m probably not bipolar like I thought I was in my teens. But my Luteal phase still hits me like a brick and every time it creates a storm in my mind.

I start thinking everyone hates me, that I’m fat and ugly and creepy and weird, unlovable, I get heavy imposter syndrome, and even extremely sewer-slidal(idk the sensor rules here). I do struggle with depression, but it’s heightened during this time.

How can you tell if it’s your pms or just you? How do you still function in society when your body and mind are telling you to rest and hide away?