Overwhelmed, stressed and burnt out

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Everything has got on top of me. Home life, sick and elderly relatives, caring responsibilities, worry about the future, completely unnecessary stress being added to my already burnt out self by uncaring managers in work, no Christmas shopping done, no decorations up, a complete mess of a house, 2 young kids, a hectic schedule right up to Christmas. Oh and a hefty dose of menopause thrown in there for good measure.

I feel so overwhelmed I don't know where to start. I phoned in sick this morning because I can barely function. I left the kids to school and have come home and got back in to bed although I am going to get up now and have a cup of tea and put some washing on and start to tidy the kitchen.

I don't know what I'm asking as I have no idea how anyone can help but I am a complete mess

I hear you. Feeling really burnt out myself.

There is no easy answer. You definitely need some time to yourself if you can get it. You have support around you that can help in any way?

Hey OP,

I hope you're feeling a bit better now?

Just wanted to offer solidarity. After a sleepless night I have been off today too after an almighty menopausal melt down and have spent most of the day crying for no reason. Not sure what to do with myself. I hope you are ok.

This was me last year. I am feeling a lot better now, started counselling, HRT , meditating daily and saying no a lot more. Still on a journey but the panicky feeling has definitely subsided.

Posted too soon! So just wanted to send solidarity and let you know that there are things you can do that can help.

Take it one minute at a time. Self care day. Yes?

Suggestions:
Bath, soothing music or a good book. Meditation, herbal teas, a bit of yoga, order something nice for yourself.

Turn off your phone.

Sending love

Thanks for the messages, I am feeling so much better now than I did when I wrote my initial post.

The Christmas chaos, on top of a lot of other stresses, was just too much for me. It doesn't help that I always leave things to the last minute, but that's something I'm trying to work on.

I started HRT about 3 months ago and feel like it's maybe starting to help a bit, but it's hard to tell if it's the HRT or not.

Writing things down and making lists is really helping me. I have such brain fog at times that I completely forget something important I need to do, and then all of a sudden remember about it, sometimes when it's past the date I needed to have done it. So writing lists of things I need to do is helping immensely. And also being kind to myself and setting boundaries.