During the late luteal or premenstrual phase, sudden drops in estrogen and progesterone drastically reduce serotonin synthesis, triggering sudden weeping, irritability, and devastating self-doubt. Research by Dr. Liisa Hantsoo and C. Neill Epperson (2015) confirmed that hormonal mood shifts are neurobiological vulnerabilities, not personal moral failures. Rooted in Kristin Neff’s Mindful Self-Compassion (2003), the Hormonal Flare-Up Self-Compassion Reset Tool provides an emotional harbor during severe PMS or PMDD episodes, wrapping somatic distress in tender self-kindness and disarming self-critical fury.
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