When you feel an uncomfortable emotion, instead of avoiding, resisting, or numbing it, try this instead:

Name the emotion you’re feeling: “I feel overwhelmed.”

Google the definition of the emotion: “Overwhelm means feeling buried in thoughts and emotions about ‘all there is to do’ to the point of feeling paralyzed.”

If that definition resonates with you, identify the thought you were thinking that caused you to feel overwhelmed: “I was overwhelmed because I was thinking that I’m buried by way too much I should do.”

If the definition didn’t resonate with you, google synonyms for overwhelm: 

• Swamped

Use this list to locate what you were thinking: “I’m overwhelmed because I keep thinking that I’m swamped with obligations.”

When we know what we were thinking to cause what we’re feeling, we get to decide if we want to keep thinking it. 

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