What do you do when you feel overwhelmed?

[heart4peace]

There seems to be multiple opportunities these days to feel totally overwhelmed - the economy, gas and oil prices, politics, the condition of the world overall, tragedies, natural disasters, family crises - so what do you do? How do you cope?

I find this is where one's personal faith and belief system is crucial for survival! We need strength beyond ourselves to just get through the day, sometimes. I personally take comfort in reading the Psalms and Proverbs daily, along with my Daily Bread devotional. How about the rest of you?

[Essence]

I try very hard not to allow myself to reach a state of being overwhelmed, and I can honestly say I am getting better at it than I used to be. Like anything else, practice makes perfect.....LOL

For me, when I begin to feel out of balance I begin to breath deeply, bringing in fresh clean, calm energy and exhaling the negative energy. For me this works especially well in public places. I can do this usually without anyone else ever even realizing it.

Meditation is what I do to keep myself in balance. Sometimes I get only a few seconds to do this, and other times I get an hour and then other times I get a day. Just all depends on what physical life is presenting to me at the time.

We all have our own way of coping. These are just a couple of mine.
I'm also very big on using stones and crystals, and flower essences, aromatherapy, etc. and spending time in nature connecting to Gaia.

Love, Light and Blessings,

Namaste

Essence

[ShortOfTime]

I honestly don't cope that well. When I get stressed, or when things get on top of me I tend to get emotional. Often I end up just crying, without control. I feel better after it, but I wish it didn't come to that.