Timer-For Feeling Overwhelmed

You can feel overwhelmed for a variety of reasons. When you are feeling so overwhelmed that you feel (believe) that you cannot possibility do anything else, set the timer for ten minutes, and start one task. Don’t just tell yourself you are going to do it for ten minutes, but instead, set the timer. Feel the presence of time. 

Tell yourself (self talk), I don't have to do this for any more than ten minutes. Ten minutes only. Try to finish the task this way, ten minutes at a time, if you can. If not, just feel good about having used the ten minutes.

Do one more task, ten minutes.

And then another.

See if you don't feel some relief.

A multitude of life’s tasks can be resolved in short blocks of time.