Everyone feels overwhelmed from time to time. Feeling overwhelmed is an unpleasant mix of anxiety, futility and hopelessness that makes you want to give up and stop doing anything. When you are overwhelmed, it saps your energy, reduces motivation and makes everything seem impossible. This can drive feelings of anxiety and depression that just make you feel even worse.
Feeling overwhelmed means that you are trying to do too much and that what you are trying to do is impossible. This may mean that you are trying to accomplish too large a task all at once, or it could be that you are trying to do a number of small goals all at once. So, the key to managing the feeling of being overwhelmed is to first recognize that you are overwhelmed and that means that you are trying to do too much. Then, you need to focus on doing one thing at a time, setting aside everything else you need to do and just focus on the one task in front of you. Once you have completed that task, move on to the next.
So, the key is when you are feeling overwhelmed, it is your cue to stop everything that you are trying to do and just do one thing at a time.
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