Stress Anxiety & Overwhelm
If stress, anxiety or overwhelm weren't running your life, what would be different?
Would you feel calmer?
Sleep better?
Think more clearly?
Have more energy?
Feel less overwhelmed?
Feel more like yourself again?
Many people know they would like something in their life to be different. What they don't always know is where to start
Stress Doesn't Always Look Like Stress
Stress, anxiety and overwhelm can affect far more than our emotions. They can influence our concentration, memory, energy levels, relationships, physical health and overall wellbeing. For some people stress feels like constantly carrying too much.
Too many responsibilities.
Too many demands.
Too many decisions.
Too many people needing something from you.
Too much pressure.
Too little time.
Too little energy.
Too little space to simply breathe.
Over time, what once felt manageable can begin to feel exhausting.
For others anxiety can feel like living with a mind that never quite switches off.
For others anxiety can feel like living with a mind that never quite switches off.
Constantly thinking.
Constantly worrying.
Replaying conversations.
Imagining worst-case scenarios.
Feeling on edge even when everything appears okay. Always waiting for the next thing to happen.
Overwhelm often feels like there is simply too much
Too many tasks.
Too many decisions.
Too many responsibilities.
Too much information.
Too many things competing for your attention.
No matter how hard you try, it can feel like you're always one step behind.
Sometimes stress, anxiety and overwhelm
show up emotionally.
Sometimes mentally.
Sometimes physically.
Sometimes as all three at once
One of the biggest surprises for many people is discovering how many seemingly unrelated symptoms can actually be connected
Headaches.
Jaw tension.
Sore shoulders.
Neck pain.
Brain fog.
Exhaustion.
Irritability.
Feeling emotional.
Difficulty switching off.
Feeling like you're no longer coping as well as you used to
Sometimes people are so busy trying to keep everything together that they don't realise just how much stress they are carrying until their mind or body starts sending signals that something needs attention
Some of those signals may already sound familiar from the examples above.
They might show up as physical symptoms, emotional responses, changes in thinking, reduced concentration, exhaustion, feeling overwhelmed or simply feeling like you're no longer coping as well as you used to.
The important thing is recognising that these experiences may not be random. They may be clues that something needs attention
Understanding your Cup
One way of thinking about stress, anxiety and overwhelm
is to imagine your life as a cup.
When there is plenty of room left in the cup, most of us
can manage life's ups and downs reasonably well.
The challenge comes when more and more gets added
and there's less and less room left.
Eventually even a small event can be enough
to cause the cup to overflow
What's in your Cup of Concerns?
Most of us can cope with challenges when there is still room
left in our cup.
The difficulty comes when life and circumstances keep
adding more and more.
Work pressures.
Financial stress.
Health concerns.
Relationship challenges.
Family responsibilities.
Caring for others.
Major life changes.
Expectations.
Responsibilities.
Worry.
Stress.
Anxiety.
Overwhelm.
At first we cope.
Then we adjust.
Then we push a little harder.
Eventually our cup becomes so full that even one
more thing can cause it to overflow.
Many people assume the final event is the problem.
Often it isn't.
It's simply the thing that tipped an already full cup over the edge
Take A Moment
If you were to look inside your own cup right now, what would you see?
What keeps getting added?
What's taking up space?
What keeps pushing everything closer to the top?
And perhaps just as importantly...
What's helping create space in your cup?
Many people spend years trying to manage the overflow without
ever looking at what is filling the cup in the first place.
You Don't Have To Work It Out Alone
You don't need to have all the answers before reaching out.
Sometimes it helps to have somebody walk beside you, see the bigger picture, connect some dots and help you look at things from a different perspective.
At De-Stress and be HAPPY we'll look at what's happening in your world, identify patterns that may be occurring or may have been running your life for a long time, connect some dots and explore the approaches we have available that may be most helpful and tailored specifically for you.
Sometimes understanding what is happening, what has happened
and how those things may be influencing your life today is the
first step towards creating meaningful change
Dear Stress - Let's Break up!
Would you like things to be different, but you're not quite sure where to start?
You don't need to have all the answers.
Book a New Client Consultation and together we'll explore what's
happening in your world and work out the most appropriate way forward.
If you're curious about the different ways we may be able to help,
take a look at our services and see what resonates with you.
The Cup of Concerns™ Framework
Developed by De-Stress and be HAPPY
Helping people better understand stress, anxiety and overwhelm through
practical education, reflection and self-awareness.