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feeling very wired

LostAngelSenior Contributor

feeling very wired

Hi Friends feeling very wired due to a few stressfull situations involving family and trying to be the caring one with empathy and giving family a listening ear in the midst of it all in short a family member had a medical epsisode and another family member has had a mental health crisis situation all within a matter of days, thankfully the family member who had medical epsisode is home from hospital and recovering, but the other family member is still in process of getting treatment at a hospital its been full on to say the least with also having a busy life of my own going on but yes its made me feel very wired to be the emotional go to person ,Ive worried so much about other family members that I need to focus on selfcare again ,I need to make time to just unwind on my own for a while am wired after talking with quite a few relatives in one day and kind of being unable to relax properly to sleep alot on my mind about everyone else I need to slow down myself

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nervouswreckSenior Contributor

Re: feeling very wired

Hi @LostAngel that sounds like a frantic chain of events, and you are the “rock” everyone clings to! Well done supporting everyone.

The great thing is you’ve identified the need for self-care already. Some light relaxing/rewarding activity, a hot bath, walk in nature, meditation and using the 4-7-8 breathing technique can all help.

Tell your busy mind that you’ve done all you can for a while, and when a thought pops up just let it pass rather than engaging with it.

Especially before bedtime, practice good “sleep hygiene” and do the above things to help calm down your nervous system.

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SnowieSenior Contributor

Re: feeling very wired

Wow @LostAngel you certainly have had a lot going on recently.

It is great to acknowledge within yourself that you need to step away and make some time for yourself. I hope that you are able to do this.

Take care of yourself

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