S.2 EP.10 - When I’m Feeling…Overwhelmed
Carla explores the causes of overwhelm and how to overcome it. Triggers include taking on too much, fixating on the big picture, lack of sleep, and poor self-care. Overwhelm arises when stressors exceed our capacity. Lack of boundaries, self-care, and realistic expectations contribute. Steps to combat overwhelm: step back, brain dump, delegate, take action, and address areas of lack. Place confidence in God, not productivity.
Key Takeaways:
- Carla shares honestly about her past and current seasons of feeling overwhelmed and how she has learned how important it is to manage them. She talks about how being overwhelmed can make you feel frozen, edgy, panicked, or other negative emotions.
Triggers to feeling overwhelmed can be:
Taking on too much
Spending too much thought/time on the “big picture”
Lack of sleep
Poor nutrition/hydration
- Overwhelm happens when our stressors are far too great to manage. We are not called to live in a chronic state of overwhelm.
- Sometimes, when we are overwhelmed, we are sitting in a place where we don’t embrace trust. We also have unrealistic expectations of ourselves and don’t trust that others are capable enough to delegate tasks to.
Areas of Lack that Lead to Overwhelm
Boundaries
Self-Care
Realistic Expectations
5 Things To Do in the Midst of Overwhelm
Step back
Write it out - do a brain dump!
Delegate
Move into action
Review your to Areas of Lack to learn how to prevent being overwhelmed in the future
Our confidence needs to be in who He is, NOT what we can produce.
Affirmation
I do not have to do everything.
Scripture References:
*Key Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7-8
- Psalm 28:7
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