I, too, feel overwhelmed in my life. Many things seem wrong in my life and I also have obstacles to overcome. I understand that I am the only one responsible for my fate and it’s very difficult for me to decide what I need to focus on in life. I know I should only focus on one thing at a time, but so many things in my life need to improve I feel like I don’t know where to begin.

I feel exactly how you feel about being shy, I am very socially awkward and I have a lot of trouble talking to people. They always say that when making changes you should tell other people about it to help keep you accountable but I just feel like I can’t tell all these things to people. My life’s been a wreck for so long, I think people have gotten tired of hearing anything from me anymore and I am afraid to open up, much less tell people about problems I am trying to overcome.

I think you have a good idea, though I’m concerned once you are further along it will be a lot of things to do out of your comfort zone all at once. You’ll have 7 things to do on a day that are out of your comfort zone? Then again, I usually am paralysed by inaction because I overthink things, so maybe you’re right!

I’ll be happy to hear everything you are doing to improve yourself. Maybe it will help me to see how you are helping yourself.

Yes, very overwhelmed. It seems as my life goes on it’s gets more complicated and I have so much more to do which I have trouble keeping up with. I’m sure it’s of my own making trying to accomplish so much before I get to the point in my life where my age will affect what I can do. I’m turning 64 this spring. I was recently laid off from work this February. This is the second time in five years from the same company. So staying on the positive side of this I see this as an opportunity to explore other options for work. What ticked me off the most was I brought a house and a new car last year. Luckily my unemployment benefits are keeping me afloat for now. Also I entered into a new relationship with someone I truly love. We are doing pretty good considering the circumstances. We live together and are going to get married soon. So, yes a bit overwhelming. I try my best to stay positive which I’m pretty good at because it’s sorta built into my nature from my upbringing. I have my mother to thank for that. That’s what brought me to Tiny Buddha. I do blog in my spare time about career changes and jobs so what better time to put into practice my knowledge I have gather over the many years of my past experiences.
I was reading Deb’s post about change and it seemed like a lot to do, one new thing everyday. I find true change comes gradually over time and try and not push one’s self too much because then we put too pressure on ourselves and actually start to get the opposite result. At least for me that is. In the last four years I’ve change 360 degrees with help from therapy. What helped the most was I wanted to change and that’s the secret to true change and not paying lip service to it. Change is a constant in our lives but how we deal with is matters most. Well, I hope when people get overwhelmed they can stop and examine the root of the cause and then go on from there for solutions.