How to Deal When you Feel Completely Overwhelmed

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Have you ever felt like you are completely overwhelmed and at max capacity of all the bad s*#t you can handle?

 

Yep, we've all been there before. I'm feeling it right now, and I'm sure I'll feel it again

 

I've had a hell of a week - my incredible Grammie passed away. I have water pipes leaking in my house, and now my 11 year old fur baby has bladder stones and is scheduled for surgery on Monday.

 

When it rains, it pours right?

 

Everyone grieves differently and reacts to problems differently, and that's totally ok.

 

What I want to do is curl up in the fetal position in my bed until my baby is out of surgery (and there's a good chance that's where I'll be on Monday)

 

What I'm trying to do is

  • Gratitude for all the time I had with my Gram and knowing she isn't in pain anymore

  • Gratitude that my vet was able to create a surgery appointment for Monday

  • Reminding myself that all of these things were completely out of my control

  • Staying present and not allowing myself to "what if"

  • Tackling one problem at a time

  • Reaching out to the people I love for support

  • Granting myself time and grace to process everything

  • Giving myself extra time for sleep and self-care

  • Not pushing my emotions away and allowing myself to be a hot mess a few times a day

  • Reminding myself that I am damn strong, and I can handle this

 

I heard a line from Lori Harder's podcast a couple months ago that really stuck with me. She said "life is always a different version of hard"

 

She's so right. We are humans. There are highs, lows, amazing days, crappy days, and everything in between. We have a choice in how we respond and react, and it's ok to be fine one minute, a disaster the next, and ask for help

 

I’d love to hear if this helped you! Send me an email or reach out to me for a complimentary 30 minute coaching session!

 

Sending you lots of love,

Michele

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