Take a deep breath.

Everyone feels overwhelmed by life and stressed out at times most stressis normal and will pass. Instead of working yourself to exhaustion, know when to take a break. You can get a lot more done with a clear mind and a happy heart.

Only you know what is too much for you to handle so take care of yourself. Your tasks will still be there tomorrow, so if you want to spend today not caring about your responsibilities then let them go.

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You shouldnt feel guilty if you want to stay in bed, rest, and binge watch a television show. Dont be afraid to answer yes to Netflix asking are you still watching? If you need time to reflect, then take a long walk and enjoy the scenery all around you. Maybe you have friends that you have been too busy to spend time with and now would be a great time to see them. Plan a cute dinner with your gal pals, get drinks, and have akiki!

If your brain has been in overdrive, maybe put more attention on connecting with your body to relieve your anxiety. Take a hot yoga or spin class to get your body moving. Just do things that will bring you joy and satisfaction.

It is important that you put yourself and your mental health first, so take the necessary steps you need to take to do that. If you have been wanting to take up a new hobby, nothing is stopping you. Enroll in that photography class you have always wanted to take. Find the balance and reach equilibrium.

Life is difficult, but it can also be beautiful. So focus on finding the beauty in it instead of just seeing the darkness and gloom that comes with anxiety and the feelings of being overwhelmed with life.

It might not be obvious right now, but it will get better and you will overcome this.

These anxiety quotes about what it feels like to be overwhelmed are sure to give you the right mindset to help you find peace and calm, even when you're stressed out.

Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim. Tyler Knott Gregson

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"You cant calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass. Timber Hawkeye

"Make sure your worst enemy is not living between your ears." Laird Hamilton

"Life is short. Stop worrying about what might happen. Live in the moment. Follow your heart. Be with good people. Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you." Karen Salmansohn

"Sometimes when Im not feeling so happy, I do something to make someone else happy. Afterwards I find Im suddenly feeling happy again." Karen Salmansohn

"Dont let people pull you into their storm. Instead, pull them into your peace." Unknown

"The comeback is always stronger than the setback." Unknown

A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul. Lysa Terkeurst

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. Robert J. Sawyer

Life has many ways of testing a persons will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once. Paulo Coelho

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Sometimes you just need to be selfish and take care of you. If they love you, theyll understand. Robert Tew

"I feel so much that it is hard for me at times to feel anything at all. Mary Kate Teske

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had absolutely no other place to go. Abraham Lincoln

"If a door closes, quit banging on it. Whatever was behind it was not meant for you. Consider that perhaps the door was closed because youre worth so much more than what was on the other side." Unknown

"Spend time with people who bring out the best in you. Not the stress in you." Unknown

"Im not yet where I want to be. But thank goodness Im not where I used to be. Onward and upward." Karen Salmansohn

"Stop living in the land of why. There are no happy answers to why me? why didnt I? Why did I? If you must ask any questions, ponder: How can I grow? Whats in my control to change? Whats a gain in my pain?" Karen Salmansohn

"Everything youve ever done, every person youve ever met, every experience youve ever had is a part of who you are today, adding interesting layers to your being, and colorful depths to your soul. Everything needed to be as it was, so you could grow as you did and do." Karen Salmansohn

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. Ann Landers

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. Mark Twain

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Life can be magnificent and overwhelmingthat is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would almost be easy to live. Albert Camus

When it hurtsobserve. Life is trying to teach you something. Anita Krizzan

Some days you will feel like the ocean. Some days you will feel like you are drowning in it. Lora Mathis

I often think I cant do this anymore but then I realize what choice do I have? Justin Blaney

"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice." Zig Ziglar

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"What is coming is better than what is gone. Let this belief aim you in the direction you need to go." Karen Salmanson

"Just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body." Miranda Kerr

"If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel overwhelmed." Anthony Robbins

"When you're overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind." Tariq Ramadan

"You are more than the mistakes youve made. Instead youre the wisdom, love, strength, and compassion youve gained from all youve been through." Karen Salmansohn

"No matter where you are in life, celebrate it! Its either a product of your growth or a place that will help you to grow. Cheers to today!" Unknown

"Anxiety happens when you think to have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. Youre strong. You got this. Take it day by day." Karen Salmansohn

"We don't realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace." Elizabeth Gilbert

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"Even from a dark night, songs of beauty can be born." Mary Anne Radmacher

"When life gets hectic and you feel overwhelmed, take a moment to focus on the people and things you are most grateful for. When you have an attitude of gratitude, frustrating troubles will fall by the wayside." Dana Arcuri

"When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better." Unknown

"We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on." Barry Sonnenfeld

"Life is tough my darling but so are you." Stephanie Bennett Henry

"Sky above me, earth below me, fire within me." Unknown

"In order to move on you must understand why you felt how you did and why you no longer need to feel it." Mitch Albom

"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anyone." Maya Angelou

"The benefit of carrying the entire world on your shoulders was that you didn't have to stare it in the face." Rhian J. Martin

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"Don't give up now. Chances are your best kiss, your hardest laugh, and your greatest day are still yet to come." Atticus

"One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness." Jackie Kennedy

"The best is yet to come." Unknown

"Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day." Karen Salmansohn

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You have dealt with so much, and done the best that you can. So, take a moment now to appreciate how strong you are." Karen Salmansohn

"Dont let little things take up too much room in your heart. Or youll spend your entire life being annoyed and upset." Unknown

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." Friedrich Nietzsche

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