How do I deal with feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks?
Anchor Gate: Trauma Rebuild
Relevant
How do I deal with feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks? is a legit part of trauma recovery. This page names the pattern and gives small, finishable tools that create traction fast.
Why this happens
Trauma hijacks threat detection and narrows capacity. Without safety and structure, the system loops into avoidance, spikes, and collapse.
What changes it
Two levers: physiological safety (sleep, light, breath, movement) and specific micro‑actions (scripts, tiny plans). Together they widen the window of tolerance.
The path out
- Name the pattern in one sentence a camera could verify.
- Reset your body for 60–120s before decisions.
- Pick one tool below; finish it; record one proof‑of‑change.
- Protect capacity (add one boundary; subtract one drain).
- Review weekly; keep what works and change one thing.