When You're So Overwhelmed You Could Pass Out 💙

 

That feeling when everything is TOO MUCH and your body just wants to shut down? Your nervous system is trying to protect you. Here's what actually helps:

🫁 Box breathing: 4 in, hold 4, out 4, hold 4. This literally rewires your stress response in real time.

❄️ Cold reset: Cold water on your face or wrists hits your vagus nerve - it's like hitting Ctrl+Alt+Delete on overwhelm.

🌍 5-4-3-2-1 grounding: 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you touch, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. Pulls you out of your head and into your body.

🛋️ Just sit down: Sometimes your body knows what it needs. Honor that.

Why these work: When you're overwhelmed, your brain thinks you're in danger. These techniques tell your nervous system "we're safe" and shift you from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest mode.

Running from our problems or avoiding them doesn't make them disappear - they just grow bigger in the shadows.
Build a solid support system around you.
Listen to a motivational shiur that strengthens your soul.
Hold tight to your sources of emuna and bitachon.
Then face what needs to be faced, one step at a time. 💛








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