Do you ever feel over whelmed with life

[LovelyYellowLabrador]

I do sometimes

Yes definitely. Life really isn't for the fainthearted.

Quite often! Although I have got a lot on my plate at the moment. I manage my own workload and sometimes there just seems to be lots of little things needing doing to complete something , but that can't be finished yet for various reasons. It can feel really overwhelming. The job never really ends either, so you don't get that workload cleared feeling. If this coincides with lots going on at home I feel really overwhelmed and sometimes I have panic attacks.
What helps is a home and a work to do list, work split into this weeks jobs and ongoing jobs. Also treating tomorrow as a new day and not letting a bad day today carry on until tomorrow.

Good reminder to treat each day as new day

thank you

I feel overwhelmed all the time, there's so much to do and be and I never have the energy.

I can't remember if it's always been like this, or as I've become older there just more to juggle?

Who knows, I just hope there's no life after death, I want a break!

Most days at the moment. Feels like it's been such a struggle the last two years (mainly due to parents ill health/death plus the covid/brexit/war/general feeling of going to hell in a handcart situation)

I have done. I found counselling helped and also CBT.

Be kind to yourself, life can be tough at times but it does get better💐

All the time. A lot of aspects of my life are run by other people, as I can not cope :(

Yep, all the time. I'd often like to throw a blanket over my head and hide like they do with a stressed budgie in a cage.

Hugs to everyone- yes, but thank goodness now it’s more of a day to day thing, I’m crap at cleaning cooking etc etc, we both work ft and I always seem to be saying‘sorry I can’t’ to the kids and the place never gets clean

Yes. Sometimes I don’t know how I make it through a day. Or when I look back over the week/month.

I often think I can't do this anymore! I tell myself you just have to get through until bedtime and tomorrow is a new day. I also took on the advice I tell my DC, just do your best and that is always good enough.

Yup.

One of the things that struck me in a book I'm reading is that people always nod along and make the right noises if you say you want to cut down on commitments and destress, but they usually don't accept that that includes commitments including THEM.

I made some lifestyle changes for my health last year and actively enjoy them. But for my ILs, surely THEIR get togethers, events, food and drink choices are a fantastic exception to my new regime? Well, actually, no. They're something I have to accommodate without breaking my new habits too badly. It's not a treat to break my self care routine. I need good sleep, nutrition and exercise habits to function. (and your shitty snacks at the family buffet aren't the treat you think they are!)

Thanks chaps that was the pep talk I needed

what i think is particularly hard is when you have several massive things going on at once

I might consider getting some cbt
might be helpful

that comment about your in laws shitty snack did make me laugh !🤣🤣

Yes. I have 2 under 4.

Yep.
Really struggling at the moment.
I’m a single parent of 3 young DCs.
In a dead end job that I hate, which doesn’t bring anywhere near enough money in, and I received about 5 rejection emails from other jobs I’ve applied for in the last week.
My DP (doesn’t live with me) is having a rough mental health patch and told me he wants to end things earlier this week because he doesn’t feel he’s “enough” for me long term…but doesn’t actually want to end it, he just feels like he “should” to do the best thing by me in the long run 🤨….without having discussed any of his concerns with me.
I am literally broken right now.

Yes, all the time. Work is really busy and pressured at the moment after a less than great ofsted. Dh is doing his NPQH and is making the transition from deputy to head. My mum is having some medical investigations and isn’t well. I’ve just started a course to convert to Catholicism. The dc have an insane amount of clubs - dd has dance 6 days out of 7 this week so getting her to and from has been a bit of a logistical nightmare. This isn’t even all of it. Life really can be just so intense and overwhelming at times.

do You think the majority of people find life over whelming at times

perhaps overs are better at hiding it

Yes, I think they do and I think people are great at hiding it. My colleagues, friends and family would never guess how I feel at times because I just keep going and put on a very good act. Many people comment on how organised and together I am. The reality is really very different.