Mental Overload · Resilience Academy

Mental Overload

Have you ever noticed how when you’re already tired, stressed, overwhelmed, or mentally stretched… the smallest thing can suddenly feel massive?

Like spilling your coffee, getting an annoying message, a traffic jam when you're already late (thanks Alanis Morissette ;), or someone responding with attitude…and suddenly your nervous system reacts like life is falling apart.

I honestly think a lot of emotional reactions aren’t actually about the thing that just happened. They’re usually about everything we were already carrying BEFORE it happened.

That’s something I’ve had to become very aware of over the years. Especially living with ongoing stress and uncertainty, I’ve realised how important it is to protect my energy and not hand my peace over to every little frustration that pops up during the day.

Not perfectly, by the way 😆I still have my moments too! But I do think resilience starts changing when you learn to pause and ask "Does this actually deserve this much of my emotional energy?”

Anyway… Happy Monday everyone! I'm curious to hear what’s a tiny thing that instantly tells you

“Yep… I’m definitely mentally overloaded right now"?

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