Why do you feel overwhelmed even when your life appears to be fine?

To the outside world, you might look like you're coping.

You show up, you get things done, and you're able to be there for others, but inside, something feels like a pressure cooker. That wave of overwhelm quietly follows you and seems never to go away.

This is a common experience in the world we live in today, and the way we live in it. Overwhelm is a symptom of our nervous system being out of balance; it's a symptom of ignoring the body's signals. Overwhelm isn't always caused by what's happening now, but what has been happening time and time again.

This might feel like:

• easily or always "on edge"

• struggling to feel relaxed

• feeling tired even after enough rest

• a wave of emotion if there is loud or sudden noises

• a sense that something needs to change

There is nothing wrong with you.

Your body is responding to the weight it carries, the years of pushing aside what your body is trying to communicate with you. Months of saying I must do something about this, and days of distracting yourself enough that you never seem to have time to feel what your body is asking your to feel.

If you have developed the program to put others first or focus on what appears to be urgent or important, then its possible that you may not make time easily for yourself or perhaps even feel guilty in doing so.

That sense of something needs to change must start with you, if you don't know where to begin, then having the right kind of support to guide this change can be a good first step to feeling calmer, clearer and more at ease in yourself.

Support for overwhelm, burnout and anxiety is available online worldwide