{"id":115105,"date":"2019-10-03T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=115105"},"modified":"2022-05-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:00:00","slug":"feeling-overwhelmed-with-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/feeling-overwhelmed-with-life.htm","title":{"rendered":"When Feeling Overwhelmed With Life Means a Mental Health Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo by Kinga Cichewicz<\/p><\/div>\n

by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n

Is feeling overwhelmed with life something you deal with often? In ways others don\u2019t seem to understand?<\/span><\/p>\n

The definition of overwhelm <\/span><\/h2>\n

Overwhelm means everything suddenly seems too much, and we don’t believe we can manage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While some types of overwhelm are quite typical and with obvious triggers, there are other types of overwhelm that are harder to explain, and can actually be a sign of mental health issues at play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Typical reasons for feeling overwhelmed with life<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are some things that overwhelm anyone, because they are outside the<\/strong> range of normal human experience and considered traumas<\/a>. This could be an accident, a natural disaster<\/a>, or witnessing a crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other common reasons for overwhelm are<\/strong> life changes<\/a> that take time to process, such as going away to school<\/a>, breakups<\/a> or divorce<\/a>, a new and challenging position at work, and bereavement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course we all have our limits over <\/strong>what we can and can\u2019t manage, time and energy wise.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can all feel overwhelmed if, for example, we:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n