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Coping with Emotional Overwhelm During the Holiday Season
The Key is to Stay in the Now
There is no doubt that the holiday season is a stressful time of year. People rush about trying to make the perfect Christmas for themselves and their loved ones when there is no such thing.
The result is that folks get overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle, leading to increased substance abuse, child abuse, and misery, especially if you have complex post-traumatic stress disorder or dissociative identity disorder.
But what if the overwhelm were a clinical problem? This article shall examine emotional overwhelm and how it affects those who experience it, especially at Christmas.
What is Emotional Overwhelm?
Emotional overwhelm describes a state of being upset by intense emotion that is hard to handle and manage. Emotional overwhelm makes you think and behave irrationally. It can also keep you from doing daily tasks.
There are many causes of emotional overwhelm, such as stress, a traumatic life experience, and the holidays. Emotional overwhelm happens when the intensity of one’s feelings overcomes their ability to manage them.
Some of the common signs you are experiencing emotional overwhelm are:
