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Dr. Luster shared a few examples of how people can do this. One approach is practicing radical acceptance of our circumstances. This allows us to take stock of reality rather than deny it. We then “accept the idea that yes the day or the circumstances are overwhelming but we are also human beings that need time and space for ourselves when we feel overwhelmed.”
Meanwhile, our self-talk is a very important aspect of our lives. It provides perspective “to not allow the shadow aspects of ourselves to criticize or to antagonize our realities. By reframing and readjusting our own self-talk we can begin to forgive the circumstance, and ourselves inside of the circumstance, and those contributing, so that we can become grounded in what we need to do.”
According to Dr. Luster, we could ask ourselves some simple questions like: “What does this situation require of me? What is it asking of me?” This way, we can consider various options, take the first step toward a solution, or realize that, in some situations, only minimal engagement is required from us.
Another way to handle feeling overwhelmed is to get out of our objective mode of thinking, Dr. Luster says. “We need to take time for ourselves even in the midst of overwhelming circumstances. This means perhaps going for a short walk, journaling, listening to music, or exercising. We need some way to move from our mode of objective thinking to more of a subjective perspective while we do something else. It’s amazing when we remove the objective aspects and allow our minds to wander subjectively that we may just come up with answers to things while we are walking or doing other things.”
