Overloaded? "shut-down"??

[Quail_Antwerp]

I jump in with both feet.

 

[Barnyard]

And here I was thinking that I was the only one sinking!!! I am knee deep in stuff that needs to be done, and I just can not seem to get with it. Everytime I say "ok, I have got to get this laundry folded", I find myself doing nothing at all. I just have no get up and go. I have really thought about going to the doctor. Not sure what he could do for me

 

[maplesky7]

I know what the dr. will do for ya...charge ya.

I got a laundry chair. That's right. It's all on the chair...and then it gets worn and washed again...

Repeat after me... I will do better....tomorrow.

...fine, right now.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I do "D" DELEGATE.

Although at home, when I try to do that, I realize that all of the kids are gone off to college or work and I find myself talking to the animals. Not that differently than my "crazy" great grandma that spoke to EVERYTHING...like her pot holder or kitchen chair....

Then it's time to make a list...rip it in half...and again...stick 'em all in your pocket, pull one out, do what's on that piece of list and then go do something fun!!!!!

my list is entirely too long....

 

[maplesky7]

ha ha...talked to the pot holder!

Sounds like my aunt.

 

[Feathered Wings]

Quote:
Hey i got one of them laundry chairs too

 

[ranchhand]

My DH has a good approach, and I am trying to learn it for me!

He says "Do the hardest part first, and get it over with."

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Most people have times like that and it usually goes on for a bit, before it's over.

For times when there's too much to do, I prioritize, first. I look at just how important all these things really are, which ones will wait and which ones are critical. I look at whether I can delegate or do something differently. I decide what needs to be done first and then I do the best I can every day.

At bedtime, I let it all go. That day is over and I did the best I could. Tomorrow is tomorrow. I usually don't have trouble getting to sleep, but if I do, I usually imagine painting with watercolors, doing a color wash with a nice soothing aqua...

Eating a balanced diet and not skipping meals or overeating junk is important, too.

During those times, I also invest time every day in doing something that distresses me. When I worked long hours in an office, it used to really relax my mind to focus on gardening after work. Hobbies, reading or visiting with the chickens works, too. Or taking the dogs for a walk. It doesn't have to be a long stretch of time, it just needs to clear my head and let my body and mind reset.

Once in awhile, I get really stressed over something terrible. Then I do have to try very hard not to shut down. I prioritize then, too. I focus on doing just one thing at a time. When I lose focus, I make myself focus on just that one thing, until it's done. Then I pick the next thing to do.

 

[CANDLE98]

I cry and sometimes beat up my pillow!

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

being a type A personality I jump in with both feet and work my tail feathers off.

Drives my dh nuts. But right now he is enjoying the "fruits" of my labors