Coping with Overwhelm: What Do You Do?

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108d

When I'm overwhelmed I ____.

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    • Bre19

      44d

      @Katharina same

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    • sueb

      108d

      šŸ˜„

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    • CozyVibez

      108d

      Shut down, become Irritable, and sleep

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      • Bre19

        107d

        @CozyVibez same

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      • Ash.G

        106d

        @CozyVibez same here or I meltdown if it can't be avoided by a shutdown.

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      • Elancaster99

        71d

        @CozyVibez snap ā¤ļø

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    • Bre19

      107d

      Can't do anything I feel stuck

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    • apechesh

      106d

      Scream breakdown and cry to my husband. The man's a Saint ā¤ļø

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    • NikitaClark

      106d

      Get mad and freak out

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    • Tw33t_Tw33t___Tw33t

      104d

      Isolate, disassociate, have panic attacks, shut down, shout and flinch at new sensory input

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    • JustinMC

      104d

      Shut down and isolate

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    • CornMuffin

      104d

      Disassociate or shout and get angry/irritable

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    • Redkorn

      104d

      Pray

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    • ForestPhoenix

      104d

      Try to remember to breathe.

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    • bearenby

      104d

      I try to remember to take deep breaths.. but most of the time i just dissociate.

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    • AshleySpade

      101d

      "not on my time girl"

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    • KratomEater

      101d

      My executive dysfunction kicks in even more. Itā€™s like I donā€™t even realize Iā€™m avoiding important things

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    • couragousepilepic21

      101d

      Disconnect from everything and everyone around me.

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    • Myrllyn

      101d

      Retreat and hide.

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    • StarryAstronaut

      101d

      Feel like I want to run away or escape

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      • StarryAstronaut

        101d

        @StarryAstronaut And I completely disconnect from everything/everyone around me

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    • human1

      100d

      Shut down

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    • newdad23

      100d

      Get to the point of no return

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    • Marry_Me

      94d

      I want to run away

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    • klazikel

      81d

      Cry. It's okay to cry.

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    • Nebula_Blackfire

      81d

      Go into a dark room, usually the bathroom, and sit on the floor with my shoes off. Sucking on ice also helps.

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    • 55isMe

      81d

      Stop and rethink how to break down the problem into smaller pieces.

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    • Jazzyj1448

      81d

      I curl up in bed and turn on my favorite show to distract myself

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    • Lizzy1989

      81d

      I go for a walk my dog. I played with play dough today. I speak to my therapist

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    • KStitch626

      80d

      Am not feeling well

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    • xenith

      79d

      cant speak, shut down, become irritable at times and rock back and forth!

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    • cogsquatparsnip

      78d

      Cry,need to be alone and sleep or I have a seizure

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      • Bre19

        77d

        @cogsquatparsnip that has to be difficult

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    • IceCup291

      77d

      Cry, go find a quiet space and sometimes I'll text my friend for comfort

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      • Bre19

        77d

        @IceCup291 same here

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    • Aiya_the_ill

      77d

      Get short fused and self isolate šŸ™ƒšŸ™ƒ

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    • Leerk73

      73d

      That depends sometimes yell and scream because I get frustrated and other times I shut down and procrastinate

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    • SueLaBear

      73d

      I shut down emotionally. I've been to therapy about it but it still happens sometimes.

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    • royalty

      73d

      I become very irritable and snappy and self-isolate. I sort of experience Burnout Liteā„¢ and it's hard to do much of anything without feeling absolutely exhausted. The stress also triggers my seizures.

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    • Scarlett.night

      72d

      šŸ˜­and šŸ˜­and šŸ˜­and šŸ˜­

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      • Bre19

        72d

        @Scarlett.night same

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    • Jessikitti

      72d

      Cry, hide, listen to music, take a shower, pray

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    • lovely05

      72d

      Sleep and isolate

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    • Len

      72d

      Stop talking or freak out

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    • idk_182

      71d

      Shut down or do... Risky things that I won't get into herešŸ˜­šŸ˜‚

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    • Jimdoll

      71d

      Jerk off

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    • shays

      70d

      Relax and read a book

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    • JessyP

      59d

      I find a positive outlet for my emotions such as a fidget toy

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    • SecondChance

      58d

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    • ThunderBeetle

      57d

      Shut down

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    • Celrrose

      56d

      Have a meltdown

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    • justanothertuesday

      56d

      Drink to numb the brain šŸ˜„

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    • Noir

      56d

      Preferably I like to lay down. But if I am at work, I try to keep moving like walking.

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    • Lavender_Rose

      55d

      Take a shower or doom scroll TikTok

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    • noah1979

      55d

      I play music

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    • Summer66

      55d

      I workout to help my stress and anxiety it works! Your releasing the good endorphins to the brain!

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    • lovely05

      54d

      Cry

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    • andri

      53d

      Cry

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    • Redvelninja

      53d

      Just scream, cry, self isolate.

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    • aminADHD

      52d

      Loose it, and ignore it. Regret it and sleep it off.

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    • Irelan

      52d

      Either flip out or breathe.

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    • vaughany

      52d

      Shut everything out in the world

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    • Justin933

      47d

      ā˜• hellošŸš¬When I'm not able to do something because of my learning disability/ dyslexia And I start to worry about how old I am and how it's too late for me to do things

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    • kj70

      47d

      Start to panic then look at art on pintrest

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    • Haleyc210

      45d

      Maladaptive daydreaming

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    • Katharina

      45d

      Cry

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