To regain control amidst work stress, prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance. Break large projects into smaller, manageable tasks. Set realistic goals and deadlines, allowing time for breaks and self-care. Delegate tasks when possible and communicate boundaries with colleagues. Utilize time management techniques like the Pomodoro method. Seek support from supervisors or mentors if needed. Regularly evaluate and adjust the plan as necessary to maintain balance and reduce overwhelm.

Feeling overwhelmed can come from factors at work that are stressful, or external factors in your personal life. Knowing where it comes from can help you develop a plan. For instance, if the stress is coming from outside of work it might be important to take some time off to deal with those stressors. If it is work then knowing what is impacting the feelings can help with starting to identify a plan to overcome it.

Start by identifying where the overwhelm is coming from. Is it from a particular task, too much you're expected to do/expecting yourself to do, or because you're missing a tool or skill that would simplify a process? Based on what you discover, start by creating a plan for what you found. Once that's implemented, do the same for the next area that's been creating overwhelm by identifying it and creating a plan for that as well (whether it's chunking time, more downtime, a stress relieving process, delegating, etc.) . Keep going with each area of overwhelm until things feel more manageable.

Prioritizing is helpful in decreasing overwhelm and managing stress. Writing all the tasks down and determining what is urgent will help you be able to focus on that one tasks. When things are written down we can clear the extra information out of our minds to improve focus.

In my experience you have to get comfortable, or used to, setting boundaries and limits. Most careers have more work than any one person can handle. Identify your limits and set boundaries. Leaders don't know your limits or needs without them being communicated.

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