Written by Per Norrgren
When everything feels too much — Reflecting
There are moments when the world feels crowded from the inside.
Not because something dramatic is happening,
but because there has been no space between things.
Thoughts stack up quickly.
Small concerns arrive already carrying weight.
The day seems to lean forward before it has properly begun.
It can feel as though everything needs attention at once —
messages, decisions, unfinished edges —
even when nothing is urgent on its own.
This kind of overwhelm doesn’t always look chaotic from the outside.
It can exist alongside competence,
responsibility, and getting on with things.
Often it’s invisible to everyone except the person living inside it.
There may be a constant sense of readiness,
as if something is about to be required,
even in quiet moments.
It’s easy, in states like this, to assume something is wrong with you —
that you should be coping better,
that others manage this more easily.
But overwhelm is not a personal failure.
It’s often a sign of accumulation,
of too many moments passing without pause,
of demands arriving faster than they can be felt.
Naming this doesn’t fix it.
It doesn’t resolve anything.
It simply allows the experience to be seen clearly,
without judgement,
and without asking it to be different.
Text © Per Norrgren
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