from the moment that we wake up to the second that we go to sleep there's so much to take in so much entertainment so many different things pulling our attention in all different directions it's like we go to sleep and wake up to find ourselves back on this treadmill of constant stimulation lately I've been feeling really overwhelmed and I couldn't really pinpoint Point why even though I've always made a conscious effort to meditate go for walks and slow down as much as I can this has felt more like a quick fix to a much bigger
issue it might bring me moments of Silence but the rest of my day is filled with noise too much information and too many moving Parts don't get me wrong stimulus can be good but in our Tech driven information Rich world where the stimulation is constant I think it's important to know how to regain balance if you can relate to this in any way I think this video will be helpful here are some things I'm working on to help break the cycle of constant stimulation and regain a sense of balance in my [Music] life when I
was trying to correct my shopping habit the thing that helped me the most was doing a low by challenge it was my way of hitting the big reset button and really did help me to reestablish my shopping habits well digital detox is the same concept but with our tech devices we can eliminate or reduce our usage for a period of time to see how it feels when we're not constantly engaged with tech and of course you can make up your own rules it could be just putting a limit on your screen time implementing tech-free mornings
removing social media apps or if you're able to fully unplug I recently took a long trip to Korea and exploring and spending time with my family without being constantly connected felt like the fresh a breath air that I needed I realized at that moment that so much of my stimulus comes from my phone and my laptop and just by eliminating those two things I felt more present I'm back online now but I'm way more Mindful and I plan to do a digital detox every so often I'm hoping that it will not only reset my habits
but over time slowly lessen my dependency on it too when I'm doing chores or doing some kind of mundane activity I used to always reach for my headphones I usually put on music podcast Audi book YouTube video and rotated them depending on what I needed to catch up up on it seemed harmless at first but then I noticed that I started to reach for my headphones while cooking eating brushing my teeth until it became second nature just to have my headphones on all day I got to a point where I had to ask myself why
do I feel the need to always have background noise sure it's more entertaining but honestly it was doing more harm than good after a while all the content started to blend in to one giant noise and I couldn't even process or remember all that I had listened to I think it's so important to let our minds rest to provide space so that our minds can wander and recover from the constant downloading like I said it helped me immensely to set aside some time to meditate go for long walks but it's just as important to be
mindful in everything we do throughout the day this for me meant ditching the head head phone turning off the background noise and just focus on doing one thing at a time I recently visited soul and I was fascinated by the city the flashing lights the cool architecture the bustling 24/7 atmosphere but at the end of the day I noticed that I felt really exhausted it felt like a sensory overload because there was just so much going on at all times whether we realize it or not we absorb so much information throughout our day and I
think that's why our environment is so important especially if you're highly sensitive like I am we feel things much deeply than others so we have to be even more selective and intentional about what we're exposed to and of course sometimes we can't change this like where we live or where we work but we can focus on creating a peaceful environment within our homes my suggestion is to do an entire home declutter specifically pay attention to how you feel in each room and see if there are things that are getting in the way of your inner
[Music] piece I avoid labels and words loud paintings and I even got rid of graphic te's too this might sound extreme but I wanted my house to feel like a break from all the stimulus that's inevitable when I go outside it's our own responsibility to know how to take care of ourselves and I don't think it's as easy as reading some online article or watching a video on self-care but it's more of a process that we all have to go through on our own we have to be open-minded try different things things and see what
works and what doesn't one of the major ways that I practice self-care is by creating balance when I have a lot going on at work I have to put in 10 plus hours sometimes but I still make sure to take lots of breaks exercise and eat healthy when I feel like I've been glued to the screen all day I try to spend a lot of time Outdoors to give my eyes a break and when I feel like I'm socially burnt out I clear my schedule and become a Hermit for a while I think we all
need some stimulus in our lives I know that I need to be exposed to new ideas different places and people to be engaged in life but on the other side of that I think it's important to know when it's too much and also know how to recover from it [Music] too my husband is someone who can fall asleep anywhere at any time and I like to tease them about it of course but I actually envy him so much because I've struggled with falling asleep for as long as I can remember maybe that's why I started
caring so much about evening routines I sometimes start 2 to 3 hours before bedtime because I know that my mind can't run a million miles a minute and just come to a screeching halt I like to drink my herbal tea take a hot shower sometimes take a bath Journal breath work I know it sounds really simple but having this routine really helps me to wind down and it reduces mental clutter from the day sleep is so vital for our mental physical emotional health and instead of treating it as something that we have to do I
think we all need to make it more of a priority so if you struggle with sleep or just shutting off that monkey brain try to C back on the stimulus way before bedtime and set a solid evening routine if you have been feeling overwhelmed I hope that this video was helpful I know that I've been gone for so long but it definitely was the break that I needed I'll be back next week with another video thank you so much for watching guys and I'll talk to you soon take care
