062 I Feeling Overwhelmed? The Secret to Clear Communication When Your Brain Is Overloaded
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Communication Skills for Working Women Podcast:Effective Communication, Healthy Relationships, Direct Communication
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Why do I feel like a bad communicator when I’m actually overloaded?
Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, why did I say it like that? Why didn't I just say what I meant? Why is this so hard for me? And if you're honest, there's a part of you that starts to believe, maybe I'm just not a very good communicator. What if that's not actually true? What if the problem isn't your ability? It's what's happening in your brain in the moment. Today we're going to introduce a different idea. You're not bad at communication. You're overloaded. So in this episode we'll break down What's actually happening internally? Why it shows up as hesitation, overthinking, or rambling. and what to do in real time to get back to clear, grounded communication. Welcome to Communication Skills for Working Women.
I'm Elizabeth.
And I'm Rose May. Do you find yourself second-guessing or avoiding conversations because you're worried about being misunderstood?
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So I am working with a group of individuals to plan an event. If you haven't caught on, I do that quite often. And the other day we were on a call. Now this was a very simple call, very routine, reviewing logistics, type of call I run all the time. Logistics are kind of my thing. So it's usually not something that ruffles me too much.
How did Rose May’s meeting illustrate mental overload and rambling?
I knew what I wanted to accomplish in the call. So I'm confirming that everything is going well and discussing next steps. And I really went into this meeting. I felt like I was really prepared. And as this meeting was going on, I was adding a lot of unnecessary words. I was explaining everything with people who knew what was going on. Like they weren't no one was asking for explanations, but I was explaining every single thing. And then suddenly I realized I was not being clear. I was literally talking in circles, going over the same thing more than once. And I could feel it all inside of me. Like this other, you know, part of me, am I making sense? Make sure I have to make sure I don't leave anything out.
Does everybody understood what I'm saying? And afterward I had that thought, why did I make this so complicated? I even wondered, like, am I anxious about this? Like what is really happening? And then I realized I didn't lack clarity. I literally my brain was overloaded. And it wasn't even overloaded with that scenario, like in the meeting with this event, it was other things going on in my life. that in that moment I was like, oh my gosh, I couldn't even execute something that I'm actually very good at execute executing. And I also noticed this happening in my home life the other night. Well, it was actually just last night. My husband asked me a question. I started to reply and I could feel all of these same things.
And I started saying more than I needed to and all of this stuff. So I just stopped. And I said I'm super overloaded. And very exhausted. Can we have this conversation tomorrow? And his response was, sounds good. He gave me a hug. And we went on our way. So had I not stopped though and communicated clearly. Things really could have spiraled somewhere negative. And you know, in that pr in that private conversation and in the conversation where we were planning an event, things didn't spiral, but they definitely became unclear and I definitely lost focus in that meeting instead of just pausing.
That's happened to me, especially A couple I can I can distinctly remember a couple times in like work scenarios, but especially in like relationship scenarios where I I just have to stop. And especially at night, actually, I can't we have a rule. We don't talk about certain things right before bed because I am overloaded from the day and I'm not gonna do my best.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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Why do I feel like a bad communicator when I’m actually overloaded?
0:00–1:57
2
How did Rose May’s meeting illustrate mental overload and rambling?
1:57–5:21
3
What signs show I’m overloaded in the moment and need to pause?
5:21–8:36
4
How can I use a quick “I’m overloaded – I need a pause” reset?
8:36–11:26
5
Why does writing things down help clear a crowded mind?
11:26–13:09
Speakers
2 identifiedMore from Communication Skills for Working Women Podcast:Effective Communication, Healthy Relationships, Direct Communication
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