Just as I left off in the last journal, the flip side of being an HSP is getting overwhelmed easily, i.e. exhausting one's mental and emotional capacity. It happens to me a lot - like I mentioned even keeping up with this blog is giving me considerable stress.
It is obvious when I feel overwhelmed. Almost every task I to do will exceed the intended duration, so the time allocated to the remaining tasks inevitably gets squeezed; yet I am not willing to sacrifice those tasks either, so there will an eternal procrastination in my schedule. Needless to say this tenses me up, especially so when the delay is not caused by my perfectionist tendency but due to unexpected circumstances, rendering me a sense of uncontrollability.
As for how I react to them, I would sometimes look for distractions such as watching YouTube or reading random articles on the web that interest me. Unfortunately, my curiosity would get in the way and what I usually assume to be a short break would evolve into another goal by itself! This is such an irony as it is precisely the delay of my schedule which creates the stress, and by doing so I make the matter worse.
My other coping way is to engage in impulsive eating, particularly sweet drinks and desserts. Perhaps the glucose boost is good for refreshing the brain in the short-term, but I am sure it is not doing me good in the long run. Gladly I have kept a good habit of exercising regularly, and I believe it is the healthiest approach.
With all these coping strategies, I can eventually recover and refocus on the tasks at hand. Nonetheless it usually does not take long to relapse again, so a semi-vicious cycle prevails. Fortunately by learning to dive into the tasks without overthinking, I have discovered a technique to overcome my reluctance to start, thereby alleviating the unnecessary stress.
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