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Bring the pressure down first
Start at number 1. You do not need to do everything at once.
Stop taking in new information.
Put your phone on silent. Move away from noise, messages and other people’s demands for ten minutes.
Cool and slow your body.
Splash cool water on your face. Then breathe in gently for 4 and out for 6, five times.
Put every problem in one place and park it.
Use paper or the notes app on your phone. Use short words. Do not solve, sort or choose between the problems yet.
Ask one person to stay with you.
Send this to one trusted friend or family member: “I am overloaded and cannot think clearly. Please stay with me or talk to me for ten minutes.”
If you want help getting moving, use the getting-started guide.
Your parked list can stay where it is. Choose an item only when you are ready.
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