Feeling overwhelmed? Read this!

Our brains have got the tendency to seek to do everything that comes our way from work, kids, home and other social tasks. When you just go along with whatever your minds asks you to do, you would be overwhelmed, over stretched and burned out.

Also neglecting the self-care is an element that triggers the feeling of overwhelm. If you only work, perform, and complete tasks in your to-do-list without paying any attention to your daily needs like exercising, spending time with your loved ones, being out in nature or doing your favourite hobby, then the feeling of overwhelm and fatigue would worsen and pull you down to the rabbit hole.

But if you take the time to reflect here and question your thoughts. What is important and what is not. What is urgent and what is important. What available slots of time you have got in that particular day. What you need to do today and what tasks you may delegate.

Also when you use your big thinking perspective, you would realize the long-term tasks and the short-term. You would find the areas in your life that need 100% of your focus and dedication. You would find yourself creating the balance and harmony you missed in other aspects of your life.

For me, feeling overwhelmed is something that I experienced from a young age. I just felt everything is important. I can’t forget that tensed conversation I had with one of my superiors at work when she said: You have a serious gap of prioritizing your daily tasks. I had to learn this the hard way by doing mistakes and messing up many times.

Eventually when you reach a spot where you are fed up and want to make a change in your habits, then these questions normally pop up: Does this make any sense? What am I doing here? Am I going in the direction that I want? Am I just following along with the crowd or do I have a goal and plan for myself? Am I busy just being busy or am I being productive with my precious and valuable time?

These questions only you get to work with them and process. No one would tell you or do it for you. It is only you.