Understanding Emotional Overload

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  Have you ever found yourself suddenly silent, tired, or “checked out” after being around someone expressing intense anger or frustration? You’re not overreacting — your body is responding. Being around a high level of anger can feel like an attack on your body, even when it’s not directed at you. Your nervous system recognizes that intensity and immediately shifts into protection mode. That “shutdown” feeling isn’t weakness — it’s your body saying, “This is too much right now. I need safety.”   What’s Happening Inside You When your system senses danger — even emotional or energetic — it triggers the freeze or shutdown response. Your heart rate may slow down, your breathing becomes shallow, and you might feel disconnected or foggy. This is the body’s natural attempt to keep you safe when it doesn’t know how to fight or flee. The good news? You can gently guide yourself back into calm.  Gentle Ways to Reground Yourself 1. Grounding Touch Place your hand over ...

Becoming - Time To Practice

 


There’s a sacred space between who you used to be and who you’re becoming. And if you’re walking through it, you know it’s not always easy.

Old habits, mindsets, behaviors — they don’t just disappear because you’ve decided to grow. They show up again. Sometimes louder than ever. Not because you’re weak, but because they’re familiar. They’ve been your default settings for years.

It’s so easy to fall back into what you’ve always done, or seems familiar. But change doesn’t happen by accident. Growth takes awareness and intention. And familiar is not always a good thing.

When you stand firm in your new beliefs, when you remind yourself who you’re becoming — your new mindset becomes the force that breaks the old one.

And like anything new, it takes practice.

Think about when the world first responded to COVID. We knew it was dangerous. We knew people were dying. But even with that knowledge, it took practice to protect ourselves and others — to remember the mask, keep our distance, and be mindful. Awareness had to become a habit.

Healing and personal growth are no different.

Knowing better is only the beginning. Becoming better? That’s a journey, sometimes a battle. Because the new is unfamiliar and new territory, we tend to stick with what we know, even when its not working, the default is the familiar.

Every time you choose your new self over your old self, you’re shifting. You’re becoming.

So be patient with the process. Keep practicing. Keep showing up.

You’re becoming someone whole, intentional, and healed — and that’s worth the effort.

Bible Verse

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
— Romans 12:2 (NIV)

 Affirmation

I release old patterns and stand in alignment with who God is calling me to be. I practice my healing daily, and I am becoming whole, free, and renewed.

 

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