The Morning Anxiety Picture this: You wake up one morning, and before you can even reach for your phone, it hits you like a bucket of ice-cold water. That unmistakable pre-menstrual anxiety washes over you, leaving you wondering: Did you forget to turn off the stove? Miss a work deadline? Did someone yell at you for something you can't even remember? The truth is, it's likely none of those things. But that feeling lingers with you all day, keeping you on edge, anticipating th