Perimenopause can feel like you’re strapped into an emotional Tilt-A-Whirl you never bought a ticket for. One hour you’re snapping at the dog for breathing too loudly; the next you’re weeping over a cereal commercial. These eruptions aren’t personal failures—they’re the by-products of a hormonal environment that’s changing faster than a crypto market on Twitter rumor day. Inside the hormone funhouse Estrogen usually choreographs serotonin and dopamine so your brain chemistry stays in rhythm. When levels ricochet in perimenopause mood swings and homeschooling , that soundtrack skips, and anxiety or melancholy takes over. Progesterone, the body’s built-in chill pill, also becomes erratic, slamming shut its calming effect just when tension peaks. The result is biochemical whiplash that even the most disciplined mindset can’t “positive-think” away. Fuel on the fire Hormones may ignite the sparks, but modern life fans the flames. Chronic multitasking, mid-life career pressure, p...