With the current state of the world, many of us may be feeling overwhelmed and overstimulated. What happens when we start consuming too much news and give ourselves too little time away from the screen? You may be feeling scared, overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, worried, and even angry by everything you’re seeing on the news. In this post, you’ll get a therapist’s five tips on coping with and managing feelings over overwhelm and overstimulation. You’ll learn about limit setting, protecting your peace, the importance of community, grounding and coping skills, and when to ask for help.

Many of us overlook how we speak to ourselves. Our self-talk can foster compassion or make us feel inadequate. What if you replaced self-criticism with compassion?

Understimulation is more than just feeling bored, it can quickly turn into frustration, anger, irritation, even physical discomfort for those experiencing it.

The seasons are changing: the weather is colder, days feel shorter, and the evenings are darker. The struggle of waking up to darkness and returning home from work or school in the darkness, is one of the hardest parts of the transition to the colder months. For many people this time of year brings with it sadness.

This past Sunday 10th October was World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme for the day was ‘mental health in an unequal world’ which seems more relevant than ever before, particularly following the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.