life can be overwhelming sometimes
you just get into that mode
where you end up with too much on your plates
and you start to feel heavy and burdened
by all your responsibilities
and things that you have to do
it can feel like you're drowning
in endless tasks or that everything in front of you
is just too much to handle
if you relate to feeling like this
i'd like to share about what you can do
when you're feeling overwhelmed
the first thing you want to do
if you're feeling overwhelmed
is to give yourself some breathing space
take a step back
go outside
get some fresh air
take a walk
take some deep breaths
i know it sounds simple
but truly we have to regulate our bodies
in order to calm down
our nervous system
so that we're not in that very anxious,
intense state of feeling overwhelmed
they say that the busier you are
the more you have to meditate
you want to step into the feeling
of what you want to feel
instead of what you don't want to feel
if you're already feeling anxious,
overwhelmed and stressed and tense
if you just continue feeling that way
you're gonna continue feeling that way
you want to do things
that help you do the opposite, right?
you want to calm down
you want to take a breath
you want to start to relax your body physically
so that you can relax your mind
giving yourself more breathing space
will allow you to re-center in your calm
and in your piece
and then be able to judge the situation
in front of you with a clear mind
so that you can approach it from
a more problem-solving point of view
rather than this frazzled, chaotic point of view
next
you can try the 10-10-10 rule
ask yourself how would you feel about the situation
in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years
kind of looking at these 3 different time frames
will allow you to gain a new perspective
on your overwhelming situation
is this something that really
matters in the long term
or is it just something that feels overwhelming
for the next 10 minutes
is it going to matter in the next 10 months?
what you do here or the next 10 years
hopefully you'll realize that your situation
in 10 years won't really matter that much
at all and it's just a small thing
this also helps if you're trying to prioritize
all the different things you have going on
if you have too much on your plates
and you're overwhelmed
ask yourself
which of these things will matter more
in the long term
which of these are important in
the 10 years or the 10 months
rather than just the next 10 minutes
another thing you can do
that's really helpful when you're overwhelmed
is to journal it out
journaling is a tool to express your emotions
your feelings and your thoughts
it's your safe private space
to say whatever you want
don't judge yourself
express your feelings
honestly it feels so good
to be able to have a safe and private space
to let out everything
because we're often so overwhelmed
and emotional in our minds
and it can be hard to navigate
it can be hard to know what to do
with all of these thoughts
or all of these emotions
i find that journaling it out is a really healthy way
to express yourself
express your emotions and thoughts
and it also can help you put together the puzzle
once you put all your jumbled thoughts
and emotions and words onto paper
then you can start to recognize
i was like oh maybe i'm thinking in a loop
and i can break myself out of this loop
or oh i know the solution to this
all i have to do is XYZ
and then you proceed to make a to-do list
or something about the next steps
you can take another impactful way
to deal with overwhelm is to move your body
go out, get some exercise
whether you want to go for a walk
whether you want to do yoga stretch
or even dance
whatever way feels good to you
maybe it feels good to take a kickboxing class
or maybe you want to go swimming
and feel how it feels to just float in the water
where the sounds of the world
are just drowned out by the water
there are so many benefits to exercise
and moving your body
and the reason why this helps you deal
with overwhelm is because it helps you
take your mind off of what you have to do
also when your body is so tense and stressed
it's good for your body to move
you can kind of let all that energy out
you want to move the energy
through your body
so that you're not holding it all in your head
in general, exercise helps you de-stress
it helps you relax and loosen your body
get some circulation going it also puts you
in a better mood so that you feel better
about yourself and your life
no matter how busy you are
find time to move your body throughout the day
and you will feel so much better
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another way to deal with your overwhelm
is to reframe your perspective
in other words
realize that it's not that serious
this is just a shift in the way
you look at your situation
because sometimes
we make something so big
so important
so heavy, right?
when it doesn't have to be that way
it doesn't have to be that serious
you don't have to take yourself so seriously
it's not the end of the world
oftentimes we are the ones
that put so much expectations
and pressure on ourselves
and that is because maybe your parents
put high expectations or pressure on you
and it became you
putting that pressure on yourself
or it could be so many other reasons, right?
but we have a certain bar
where we set that expectation
and if we fall below that bar
we feel so terrible about ourselves
even though comparatively
we're not doing as bad as we really think we are
try to zoom out as much as possible
and try to kind of release
these pressures and expectations
that you put on yourself
why do you have such high expectations
in the first place
why is it necessary for you to do this
why do you have to make yourself suffer
from not meeting all these expectations
if you can learn to realize
it's not that serious
then you can start to release that inner part of you
that wants to control everything
we feel overwhelmed because
we feel like we want to have a control
and have a handle on everything in our lives
but we don't and it's too uncomfortable
to deal with everything that is out of our control
there's so many things
that we want to have done
so many things we want to be perfect
or to do well and you can learn to just let go of it
it's easier said than done
but it is possible to reframe your perspective
on yourself and your life and everything
that you think you have to do
you might not have to do it at all
the next thing you can do to release
your overwhelm is to prioritize and let go
why don't you try making a not to-do list
instead of a to-do list
i feel like i'm always adding these
to my to-do list so that it is never ending
but what if you made a not to-do list
let's move things to okay it's not that important
i'm not gonna do this
i'm not going to check my email 10 times a day
i'm not gonna answer text messages, right?
when i get them right
i'm gonna do these things in batches
or i'm gonna kind of reschedule
reframe my time
so that it works for me
i find it so fun to cut things out
and i also find that it is a life skill
one of the most important life skills to
learn how to prioritize to recognize
what is truly essential
what is truly important
what matters
what do i want to put my time towards
and what is okay for me not to do
be okay with not be able to do everything
that you want to do
be okay with letting things go
be okay with done is better than perfect, right?
finish it even if it's not perfect
just let it go and move on to the next thing
because you don't want to take too long
that you feel overwhelmed
that you can't finish everything
that you want to finish
it's better to feel done and complete
than it is to be a perfectionist
taking so long trying to do everything
it just feels like drowning and it's not fun
you don't want to be there
you want to make time for space and play
the next tip is a practical one
and it's to break down your tasks
into smaller and smaller bits
this applies to when you have a project
or task that feels so big
that it's overwhelming that
you for some reason avoid it and run away from it
and just neglect it because
you don't know how to tackle it
sometimes projects can feel
overwhelming for many reasons
maybe you don't know how to do it
you've never done it before
or maybe it's just something
outside of your comfort zone
that you don't feel like doing
but you do have to do it
for things like that
break it down into smaller and smaller bits
that the next step is
so small
so simple
so easy
that anyone can do it
for example,
if your goal is to write a book and it feels so big
and overwhelming as a project
you'd want to break that down
into smaller and smaller steps
to the point where the next baby step would be
open up a word document and type one word
just type one
that's it
and then you can be done for the day
another example would be
if you're trying to reach fitness goals
and maybe you want to lose x amount of weight
then your next baby step could be something
as simple as put on my socks
put on my shoes
and then the next step
take a step outside
just one step,
you know you can break it down into small tiny bits
so that anyone can do it
rather than telling yourself
i want to run three miles every day
which sounds like a lot
and it sounds overwhelming to the point
where you won't do it
it's so much easier and simpler
and doable to say
i'm gonna put on running shoes today
i'm going to take one step outside
i could take one step and if i don't feel running
fine i'm gonna go back inside
do baby steps to the point
where it's so easy and you build the momentum
to do bigger and bigger things
because you started so small
another thing you can do to manage
your overwhelm is to practice grounding
grounding can be
anchoring yourself to your breath
it can be just focusing on your breath
and bringing yourself back to a place of
live i am okay i am breathing, right?
something as simple as that
just brings you back because you know
you don't want to get caught up in the emotions
and thoughts of feeling overwhelmed
you want to anchor yourself and ground yourself
to something grounding
could also be going out into nature
sitting down on the grass
i feel like that is really healing in itself
just sitting on the grass
connecting with the earth
that's grounding because overwhelm
is oftentimes too much happening
here in your mind and your thoughts
and it's all in the air, right?
ground yourself to the earth
to remind yourself
i am here
i am alive
and if i am a part of nature
connected to nature
everything will be okay
because nature just heals itself
nature takes me where i need to go
and you kind of reconnect with your higher self
you connect with your inner self
you connect with the earth
it's just going to be really helpful for you
to have a routine where you regularly
ground yourself
where you anchor yourself to your breath
or to the present moment
through your five senses right
or just ground yourself by spending time
in nature regularly that can help you
manage your overwhelm in a healthy way
alright, my loves
those are my tips on how to deal with overwhelm
i just want to share a final reminder
that you are doing great
you are doing enough
you are enough
everything is okay
you will be okay
relax to yourself
and trust that you're exactly
where you're meant to be
no need to do any more than
what you're doing right now
alright, sending you so much love
let me know down below
if you have more tips you want to share
on how you manage overwhelm
but i will see you in the next one
bye