But isn't this the same as feeling like on MN it's all shitty abusive men? People don't post or talk about their lives when the're just ticking along. It's people who are sturggling who are coming on forums like this etc.
I'm not feeling particularly overwhelmed at the moment. But I have had periods of it. And it's often linked to a lot of different things all going on at the same time. Eg a couple of years ago - we were struggling to get on top of DS' ND. He was in a mess - school was hard, meds weren't working, he was struggling with friendships.
At the same time, I was freelance (and the main breadwinner) and work was not going well and so money was a constant battle, and inconsistent with it so it was the never-ending worry.
DD was still young enough she needed a lot of supervision. DH was in the process of starting new job after retraining.
SIL was trying to extricate herself from am abusive relationship and we were taking on a lot of both the emotional and practical support for her and her family.
Life was hectic and stressful and it was really really overwhelming - so less about the actua list of things we had to do and more about the competing worries and fears and stresses.
Now finances have stabilised. work is quite stressful, but we have a routine and things are goign okay. DS's ADHD is well controlled with meds. DD is a bit older and getting a lot more independent. DH's job is stable and he's into the groove.
My job is not as stable as we like so that's still a bit of a stress. But every month we feel we inch more and more towards proper stability. Meanwhile, a lot of the other worries have dissipated or reduced so i am ONLY really worrying about that, and it's not as huge as it was. As a result, i can cope with daily life a lot better.