21/10/2025
Feeling Like You’re Losing the Plot?
Yesterday you did what? Today you need to do what? And tomorrow… well, that just feels too far ahead to even think about!
Some days, it can feel like your mind is foggy, your focus is gone, and you’re constantly second-guessing yourself. The more you worry about it, the worse the confusion and distress seem to get.
Your partner might shrug it off as “women’s problems”, your children might laugh, and your friends nod knowingly — they’ve felt it too.
But should you just ignore it?
Or is it time to look a little deeper and find a way to manage what’s really going on?
The truth is, there are valid reasons why you’re feeling like this — and one of the most common is a hormonal imbalance linked to perimenopause or menopause.
Emerging research is helping us understand what’s really happening inside our bodies during this stage of life. In particular, it’s showing how the central nervous system is influenced by changing levels of progesterone and estrogen.
While these hormones are often thought of as being purely related to reproduction, science now shows they have far-reaching effects — impacting cognition, mood, inflammation, mitochondrial function, and even neurogenesis (the growth of new brain cells).
So if you’ve been feeling “not quite yourself,” it’s not in your head — it’s in your hormones. And understanding that is the first step toward feeling like you again.
