Sometimes, people take on more than they can handle and start to feel overwhelmed about it. To help, you can ask the person affected how much stuff they promised to get done, the deadlines, and which is more important to finish first. If they are having trouble organizing, ask them if there is anything they can let go to concentrate on the more important things. One of the best things you can do is to show them support, not to tell them to calm down or to not do any work at all.
Phrases rating for situation when someone feels overwhelmed. Copy and Paste!
You don’t’ have to figure everything out at once
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Count on me if you ever need to talk
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Focus on progression not perfection
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Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can
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If you could make progress on just one thing now, what would it be?
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You don’t have to go fast. You just have to go
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When you feel like quitting remember why you started
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What would you say your main priorities are right now?
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You don’t have to solve all the problems today
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Sometimes our stop doing lists needs to be bigger than our to-do list
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Keep calm, nobody else knows what they are doing either
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It is most tempting to not do things when you most need to do things
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You can do anything, not everything
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I wonder what would help you feel better
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So you're feeling like things are just too much for you now
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Being overwhelmed comes from a breakdown of your thoughts about your life, not a breakdown of your life
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When life seems overwhelming keep calm and carry on
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I'm interested to see how you resolve your situation
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The sky has fallen a thousand times already
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Things change pretty quickly when you start doing things instead of thinking so much
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Your problems are the same problems human beings have always had
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It is mathematically unlikely that your problems are as bad as you think they are
