Guide from erstmalreden.de
Overwhelm can feel like being stuck, panic, irritability, emptiness, or constant exhaustion.
When everything comes at once, a very small step often helps: drink water, sit down, breathe, turn on a light, tell one person, or write one sentence.
At first it may be about sick leave, counseling, relief in daily life, debt or social counseling, a doctor contact, or a crisis conversation.
If you or others are not safe, immediate help matters. 112 is for acute danger in Germany.
erstmalreden.de offers orientation and wording support. It does not replace counseling, therapy, diagnosis, or emergency help.