overwhelm

You’re standing at your kitchen counter, staring at the dishes. Your phone keeps buzzing with work messages. Your kid needs help with homework. And suddenly, you feel it—that heavy, panicky sensation like you’re drowning in responsibilities that should feel manageable. That’s overwhelm: when demand exceeds your capacity. And if you’re…

The alarm clock beeps, and you press snooze with a groan. When you finally do get up, you’re greeted by your ever-growing to-do list and a complete lack of motivation. We all have days that start like this, and it’s human to sometimes say, “I don’t want to do anything.”…

Anxiety has a way of taking your emotions from calm to overwhelming in what feels like seconds. Whether you’re experiencing persistent worry that won’t quiet down or full-blown panic attacks, anxiety can make you feel like you’re losing control of your thoughts and body. That’s exactly why having reliable coping…

Picture a jar full of marbles: Each marble represents a difficult feeling or emotion—grief, anger, or guilt, to name a few. Now, imagine the last person who upset or hurt you: They knock the jar over, the glass shatters, and the marbles spill out all over the floor. They quickly…

Do you ever feel like your brain is in 100 different places, your to-do list is never-ending, and you just want to scream into the abyss? We’ve all been there. Everyone feels stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed sometimes—even therapists. While we can’t control everything life throws our way, we can choose…

You’re crushing work deadlines and leading Zoom meetings with ease, but when it comes time to decide on dinner, you freeze. Or maybe you can easily make it through a jam-packed work trip, but as soon as you have a weekend to yourself, you scroll TikTok or rewatch Schitt’s Creek…

As you’re getting ready for a big night out with your best group of friends, you start hearing the texts come through. One person is sick. The other forgot about a school function. It’s just not a good night. Can we reschedule? If your first instinct is to spiral into…

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion due to an excessive amount of stress. Many people might experience burnout after working long or taxing hours at a job, but it can also have other causes, like conflict with a significant other or an especially busy or chaotic…

The image of a bipolar person with anger issues is something that has been perpetuated through the media for years; however, it is also very stigmatizing and not necessarily correct.  Though people with bipolar disorder struggle with emotional regulation and may have trouble managing feelings like anger or irritability at…

Physical touch, whether it’s a hug, a kiss, or even just holding hands, can feel great from those we love. However, it’s also possible to receive too much and become overwhelmed by touch. Many people, especially mothers, can start to feel “touched out” when their sense of physical touch is…

Whether it’s because of work, school, big changes, or other life issues, stress can be hard to shake—especially if you don’t really know it’s there. Stress is pervasive, and can build slowly from a small kernel to a huge weight on your shoulders. If you don’t regularly employ stress management…

Stress is a very prevalent part of life for many people, and can be a source of discomfort and strain, especially when you don’t know how to deal with it. Unless you have actively tried to establish routines and strategies for relieving stress, it’s likely that you have some lingering…