Being emotionally overwhelmed about things that are happening and being able to process it, is an ability that only humans possess. It is a psychological state of mind, in which our mind is overloaded by the emotions which affect our daily lives because we are unable to manage the overload. Emotional overwhelm affects our ability to think, analyse and understand and its consequences are reflected in our personal and professional life. Having a good sense of managing emotions and not being overwhelmed by them is something very important.
Emotional overwhelm is an inability of the mind to manage all the emotions that comes with the situations you're facing or going through in your life. Being moved by something very heart touching for just some minute of time is totally fine, but keeping that emotion if something happens and are unable to get rid of that from your mind or process the things and being vulnerable due to the emotions can be very harmful for your mental health.
Being emotionally overwhelmed and managing them is very important for your well-being. People are generally overwhelmed by negative emotions like anger, guilt, sorrow but positive emotions are also a reason for emotional overwhelm. All these emotions cannot be denied or avoided, we have to accept them and feel them.
Signs Of Emotional Overwhelm-
Being emotionally overwhelmed for a long period of time can be spotted by some of the changes that occur physically or even mentally to our body. The signs of emotional overwhelm are not only restricted to affect the mental health of a person but also expected to affect our physical health. The changes that do not come over or are not visible in a single night. It takes time to be visible depending on the time you have been under an emotional overwhelming situation. Some of the signs both physical and psychological that are associated with emotional overwhelm are-
- Feeling fatigue and lazy all the time. Experiencing nausea some part of the day.
- Not having enough interest and enthusiasm in doing things that once were your favorite things to do. Losing interest in things.
- Isolating yourself from your loved ones without giving proper reasons and being alone.
- Having anxiety and panic attacks on occasions.
- Getting a negative approach towards everything.
- Losing focus and concentration and not being able to do things.
- Getting angry or depressed easily.
- Reacting to small little things that are negligible and should not be reacted at all.
If such signs are visible they should try to fix things by asking for help or talking to people they love without having the fear of judgement.
Managing The Overwhelm -
The emotional overwhelm can take a toll on many things in your life so managing it is very important. Managing and handling the emotional overwhelm in a good way is very important for us to be truthful with our emotions. We can try to divert it towards the right way by managing the emotions we feel during different situations. Emotions can be of different feelings like anger, grief, happiness and joy, guilt, and many more but we generally get overwhelmed, either by immense happiness or grief. We can manage the emotions in a very rightful way to have them flow on the right path by not getting overwhelmed. It can be managed in many ways-
- Sharing emotions can be a very good and effective way to manage and direct our emotions in a positive and more meaningful way.
- Sharing emotions helps us to lead a better, peaceful, and relaxing life which is both personally and professionally satisfying.
- Focusing our emotions in a positive way and handling it in a good manner can help us with the overwhelming situations
- Sharing our emotions to the right people who make us feel listened to, is also very important.
- Meditating is the perfect way to center your emotions and feelings without letting them flow and getting overwhelmed unnecessarily.
- Identifying the emotions and communicating, makes the emotions flow in the right way.
- Spending alone time with yourself to know what you're feeling and what are the emotions.
- Taking deep breaths and sound sleep can help to concentrate the emotions correctly.
- Sometimes applying a little bit of distractions from the emotionally overwhelming situation can be helpful for the emotional flow.
- Taking and sharing our emotions and thoughts with a professional therapist and asking for help to find out the best possible solution.
The emotions we feel are the only reason we are humans. We do not control the way the things happen around us nor the emotions we are supposed to feel, but we can try to handle and manage the emotions not let that negatively affect our life, because emotions if thought about are a form of showing love, care, and affection.
