Related needs
Feeling: Overwhelmed
You may notice shallow breathing, mental fog, or the impulse to withdraw. This feeling may arise when demands exceed what your system can process. It may have evolved as a signal to pause, rest, or seek help before depletion.
Poem reflection
"The grass is beneath my head;
and I gaze
at the thronging stars
in the night.
They fall… they fall…"
- F. S. Flint