@ikea_femme I mean, I never cried before HRT and even after nearly 3 years I still hardly ever cry. But I do cry once in awhile, so that's something. Other emotions seem to have made it past my "dismiss/dissociate" response more easily, mostly the positive ones.

I've been on progesterone for a year and a half, and while it gave me mood swings until I started cycling it (2wks on, 2wks off), I didn't notice any real increase in emotional intensity. That came with letting myself express them, in my case through poetry and music.

Also the cancer risk increase is predicated on studies done on post-menopausal cis women, so take it with a grain of salt.