Anyone else just completely drained from having too much to manage?

[DrowningInIt]

I’m mentally and physically exhausted. The past few days have been overwhelming with unexpected problems, appointments, long to do lists, and clutter everywhere. Even small tasks feel impossible and my mind won’t switch off.

I’m not looking for advice, I just wondered if anyone else feels the same.

Yes, I do. But I have had a lot of chaotic events happen in my life over the last year that have caused and are continuing to cause me stress. I'm not sure when I will ever feel fully relaxed again.

Yes.

So much overwhelm and just drained. Managing elderly parents, children, work. Just too much.

I don't know what to do either, other than create yet another to do list.

Used to
Threw 50% at least of our physical belongings out. Still working on it.

Everyone is more mentally calmer and focused.

I have felt this way at various points.

Usually as a result of not getting enough sleep.

I know you didn’t want advice (no one ever really does!) but here’s mine:

Look at your to do lists really hard:

What really needs done. Most of it can probably wait or go undone.

What can you delegate (to your DH for example)

What can your outsource

I do but i try to have little pockets of me time: 1 yoga class a week, 20 mins of naighty scrolling on IG, parking the car a little away so i have to walk 5 minutes and it clears my head, going to bed early instead of watching TV, being on my phone

Yes.

I felt so bad earlier today I was going to post here for advice, but didn't know where to start.

On paper everything should be fine, but single mum, working full time, got no kitchen, house full of building dust, sons birthday in 3 days, not ready at all...
I have no family to help, friends busy with their own stuff and have no-one to look out for me. Ask me if im ok.

Im drowning, cant sleep, feel sick half the time, eating shit so feel like crap, im snappy with my kids who are just fabulous- but a tad confused and I dont want them to think this is 'normal' mum. So I feel so bad about that and the pressure to snap myself out of it. Things will be better in a couple of weeks, but then we're into christmas and work will be crazy and and and aaarrggghhhh!!!!!!

So solution, just solidarity OP!