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Overwhelm
Overwhelm is what happens when there is so much to deal with that it feels like “too much” for the mind or body. It often makes a person feel stressed, flooded, or unable to think clearly and decide what to do next.
What overwhelm means
Feeling overwhelmed is feeling like there is more coming at you than you can handle, whether that is tasks, emotions, information, or problems. It is the sense of being mentally or emotionally “buried” so that coping in a normal way becomes very hard.
How overwhelm shows up
Overwhelm can show up as racing thoughts, strong emotions, tiredness, and trouble focusing or making choices. People often say they feel swamped, overloaded, or like they are drowning in responsibilities or feelings.
Further Reading
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwhelm
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/overwhelm
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/overwhelm
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/overwhelm
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/overwhelm
https://rediscoveryofme.com/what-is-overwhelm-how-does-it-feel/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/overwhelm
https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/overwhelming-overwhelm-whelm-grammar-noun-verb.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL0401F_dpU
https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/overwhelm.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01649-9
https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.12926
https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02664
https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11881-024-00311-0
https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/D19-1002
https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.03563
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00283-010-9182-3
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3399579.3399865
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/864352e172d02e6063ae37bc6b9d2e268985caa0
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.07353
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7362153/
http://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.06038.pdf
https://eajournals.org/ejcsit/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2023/10/Information-Overload.pdf
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2023.1229085/pdf
http://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.04057.pdf
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/4/1/32/pdf?version=1709709369
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8715626/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8126437/
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