How to overcome feeling overwhelmed

Hello everyone, 
Today I want to talk about "Feeling #Overwhelmed"

There are days when we feel overcome by a feeling of defeat, like we're drowning mentally,...we feel overpowered by the sheer enormity of a workload or the mixture of feelings bubbling inside us.

One of the fastest way to becoming overwhelmed is leaving many tasks open (unfinished), too many unresolved situations or emotions.

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According to Deibler, overwhelm might manifest as an intense emotion (e.g. anxiety, anger or irritability); a maladaptive thought process (i.e a belief that is false and rationally unsupported (e.g. worry, doubt or helplessness) and behavior like crying, lashing out or experiencing a panic attack.

IMPLEMENT

1: Our mood, thoughts and behavior can all influence us positively or negatively. So
- go to a quiet place wt less distractions
- close your eyes and breathe calm
- try to identify the feeling(s) in your head or write on a paper - which is more effective,
- examine your thoughts, it root source, the consequences of holding on to these feelings or allowing these thoughts. Note that you won't always get clarity on every single feeling and thought in the few minutes you do this but it will help get you going on the right path.
- challenge its validity by changing your perspective and
- replace them (thoughts, feelings) with a positive balanced one (e.g. I have a lot to do but I'm glad I know how to do it so it will soon be done).  You can go further with a motivational statement to give the replacement a punch (e.g. I have a staying power and an efficient work system which will help me achieve my goals).

2: For tasks, calm down by taking long breathes. Slowly count as you do this focusing solely on your breathing, when sense the feeling of calmness, now look at the tasks from a fresh perspective.
- organise in 3 categories (most important, least important and not important or necessary)
- now organise according to urgency/deadlines (most urgent, mid-urgent and least urgent)
- set yourself time to do each task & remember to take short breaks in between to recharge your brain and re-energise your muscles
- then tackle the tasks from starting from the most urgent and important down.

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