Cyclical suicidal thoughts

There can be some really challenging points in a woman's life when cycle awareness is absent. Suicidal ideation was my experience in my 20s due to never having been taught about the rhythm of the cycle and always fighting against myself.

Twenty years on, now with MCA knowledge (and also knowing I'm super sensitive to my hormones and hormonal shifts) I can look back and pinpoint those times to specific days... day 21 when progesterone is high and day 28/29 when my hormones are at their lowest.

I expected myself to be my normal productive self during those times... no, now they are self care days!

A study released in December 2023 corroborates my experience:

https://today.uic.edu/menstrual-cycles-affect-day-to-day-suicide-risk-uic-researchers-find/