Overwhelm. What To Do?

It seems that everyone who I have been connecting with lately is feeling overwhelm. Are you feeling overwhelm? It seems to be something we are not experiencing individually, but collectively right now. It’s no surprise with everything that has been going on the last few months: the Coranavirus pandemic (the fear of becoming sick, the fear of our loved ones becoming sick, the isolation and not having the help systems we have relied on, job loss/financial loss, losing loved ones to the virus), all of the corruption and racism that has been appearing in the news, all of the scandals etc. What can we do to feel better and release this overwhelm?

Yesterday, in my private Facebook Group, Empowered Joyful Empaths, I discussed this topic and let everyone know that they are not alone if they are feeling overwhelm. I also provided some coping skills to help at this time.

Try these coping skills. Pick the ones that are best for you. You do not need to practice all of them.

Meditate
Spend time alone in nature
Consciously slow down
Take something off your to do list
De-clutter
Breathe deeply
Delegate
Prioritize. Does everything need to be done today?
Rest/Nap
Have fun

Also, if you are an empath (one who has great empathy for others), it is important to ask yourself these questions: Is this my personal overwhelm? (based on my to do list and ambitions) Or have I picked up someone’s else’s overwhelm? Or tapped into the collective overwhelm?

If you realize you have tapped into someone else’s overwhelm or the collective due to empathy, it is important to set boundaries. This can be turning off the news, spending less time on social media, and spending less time interacting with negativity.

If you realize it is your overwhelm, follow the ten suggestions above. If you already have a self-care routine, such as a morning routine, you may need to elongate it at this time. It may seem counter-intuitive, but when we are overwhelmed we need more self-care time. Many people say they don’t have time for self-care time, but if you are saying that, your body is crying out for it because you are stressed and imbalanced. Most of us try to push through our to do list and become ultra-productive when we are overwhelmed, thinking that once we get through the to do list, we will feel better, but the opposite is true. You need more self-care time, not more pressure to get things done. When you are in a good, clear mindset, you will get things done quickly, but if you are anxious, overwhelmed and stressed out, it will take longer and the more you push the more frustrated and unhappy you will become.

So prioritize your self-care. Create a self-care practice or elongate your current one. If you have a morning self-care routine, add a nighttime routine too, or add a meditation or deep breathing around your lunch hour. Self-care should not be adding more stress, but should help you to relax your sympathetic nervous system. So allow yourself to take a nap, to lie in a hammock, to sit in silence, to breathe deeply. It is not selfish; it is self-love, and it will return you to your center quicker than anything else.

I hope these tips make you feel better!

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