Could charting my menstrual cycle help with moods, PMS, and my mental health?
How I feel late cycle (luteal phase/(low) progesterone-driven time/PMSing)-
During a good cycle- thoughtful & sensitive like below (but during a bad one- ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ )
How I feel early cycle (follicular phase/estrogen-driven time-
Let's do this thing called my life!
I personally know this answer to be- yes. Charting continues to help me understand my energy levels and moods (both low during late luteal phase/late cycle), as well as appreciate how poor nutrition choices do affect my body (worse PMS/PMDD, weaker thermal shift and mucus patterns) and even indicates to me that my hormones may be off, as in low progesterone, although b/c of COVID I have not been able to confirm this suspicion yet.
from Natural Womanhood.org.

