Overcoming Family Overwhelm
by Balancing Life

For many couples, settling down or starting a family means it’s time to give up the time- or money-consuming activities they previously enjoyed. Maintaining a home and raising children, after all, can be very demanding.

If you dutifully did so, yet you are still overwhelmed and distressed, what else have you missed? What can you do to ease your overwhelm and to better enjoy your life as a spouse or parent?

An Overwhelmed Parent: Is This You?

With so many domestic and personal concerns you need to attend to—financial matters, children, work—your hands are full 24 hours, 365 days a year. It isn’t easy to be a perfect parent when you have a home to manage, a job to keep, and hundreds of errands to do. If you can hardly get enough sleep, enjoy family time after dinner or during weekends, or talk to your children about their personal concerns, you are an overwhelmed parent.

An Overwhelmed Spouse: Is This You?

Conflicts are normal for couples, but they can run higher when you and your spouse are overwhelmed. You may be burned out and walking on a tightrope that can snap at the slightest provocation. With an overwhelming and stressful life at home and in the workplace, you probably have little time and inspiration to be romantic or to be extra-patient with your spouse. Talking may have become strained, as it often leads to arguments. Intimacy may have become obligatory and rare, prioritized below basic matters such as sleep or catching up on other tasks.

Striking the Balance

Parents and spouses can be easily weighed down and overwhelmed by the pressure of all these concerns, making them lose their balance. If you find yourself in this situation, you may not be able to find the balance on your own. Be realistic and acknowledge your need for professional assistance.

Rather than sacrifice the things you personally care for, work with a therapist independently contracted with Carolina Counseling Services – Fuquay-Varina, NC, who can help you find the balance you need to enjoy the ride with your family. One of them can professionally work with you to resolve your sources of stress and help you focus on the positive aspects of your life.

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