I've been diagnosed with generalized anxiety since I was around 14. I've noticed the past year that I've been getting better and when nothing it really happening in my life (like family issues) I'm okay. What I have also noticed though is that I will be doing really well and then my period comes along and around day 3 of my period I feel like I go back to how I was before CBT. Like that feeling of being on the verge of a panic attack for no reason is back. 

Even though it's been happening nearly every month around this time my old thinking patterns come back like will I ever get through this? Type of thinking. 

I was wondering if anyone else has this problem? It's really bringing me down and it's now making me dread my periods. I never used to feel like this about my periods. I want to talk to the doctor about it but I'm worried that the only thing they will be able to do is put me on birth control and I don't want that as the mood swings from birth control and the weight gain don't seem fun... I am already on 150mg of sertraline which does the trick along with therapy during the time I'm not on my period. 

If anyone has any advice for how to manage this I would be very grateful!:) I know it won't go away completely whatever I do as it's hormones  but I need to learn to manage it. Instead at the moment I'm just hiding away in my room until it goes away which works but is not productive.