Coping with stress?
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It is just about catching your thoughts. It takes me longer than 10-20 minutes, but eventually I’ll just be like “I don’t want to be depressed anymore” or “I don’t want to take this out on my kids.” Then I can properly assess the situation, take a deep breath, and react appropriately. Get a break whenever you can. Every once in a while the kids’ naps will line up and instead of washing dishes or folding laundry I’ll lay in bed on my phone and just enjoy doing nothing. I also got Loop earplugs for Christmas, they deafen loud sounds so it’s not so overstimulating but you can still hear things at a normal speaking level. I use those when my toddler gets really loud or both kids start crying and I can only help one.
I am like that too. Maybe try some yoga or go outside hat helps me alot.
I am the same way but after about 10-20 minutes i literally just snap out of it. Like I go “omg why am i overreacting rn”. And then I am able to sort myself out. I think when you recognize your stress you need to stop and evaluate why you’re stressed and if it’s actually worth all this fuss. It takes practice and you won’t always catch it but eventually it’ll become second nature. I snap at my husband a lot unfortunately and a lot of times I have to immediately say “I’m sorry that came out wrong”