Psychologies

7 positive affirmations for managing or preventing overwhelm

Many HSPs ignore their body’s signals of over-stimulation. As a result, their adrenal glands and sympathetic nervous system gets activated and their ‘fight, flight or freeze’ response kicks in and they start to feel frazzled or overwhelmed. This can be prevented by learning to listen to your body and reducing the over-stimulation before over-arousal kicks in. For example, consider taking a rest break, leaving a noisy environment, stepping

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