2015 overwhelm survey - the results
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In the middle of 2015 I ran a survey on overwhelmas research for my second book
How to Say No(and make room for more ‘hell yeah’ in your life).
These are the results of that survey :)
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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GENDER SPLIT
1737 total respondents
1661 || 96%Female
Male 76 || 4%
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AGE SPLIT
1737 total respondents
840 || 48%35-44
401 || 23%45-54
328 || 19%25-34
146 || 8%55+
22 || 1%18-24
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THE QUESTIONS (AND THEIR ANSWERS)
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In the past year, how often have you felt completely overwhelmed? (ie had that feeling of ‘not being on top of life’)
Q1
1737 total respondents
687 || 40%soMe oF tHe tIMe
128 || 7%all oF tHe tIMe
13 || 1%neVer
128 || 7%HardlYeVer
786 || 45%a lot oF tHe tIMe
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What has been the PRIMARY cause of this overwhelm?(Choose one only)
Q2
1737 total respondents
453 || 26%
385 || 22%
366 || 21%
307 || 18%
38 || 2%
188 || 11%
WorKload In JoB/BUsIness
tHe tendenCY to oVer-CoMMIt
MaJor stressFUl lIFe eVents
WorKload In tHe HoMe
KIds’ aCtIVItIes
otHer
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When you’re feeling overwhelmed,what’s the main way this manifests outwardly?
Q3
1737 total respondents
646 || 37%
599 || 34%
259 || 15%
131 || 8%
102 || 6%
IrrItaBIlItY
CoMproMIsed Mental HealtH
WItHdraWal Into selF
anGer
otHer
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On average, how many hours per day do you currently spend on activities that would be considered ‘me time’ (reading, having a quiet cup of tea, exercising, relaxing etc)
Q4
1737 total respondents
104 || 6%
847 || 49%
530 || 31%
162 || 9%
94 || 5%
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In your opinion, what single thing would have the greatest effect in lowering the amount of overwhelm you experience?
Q5
1737 total respondents
497 || 29%
371 || 21%
314 || 18%
280 || 16%
280 || 16%
More ‘Me‘ tIMe
a Better aBIlItY to saY ‘no’
otHer
redUCed WorKload In JoB/BUsIness
redUCed WorKload at HoMe
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IN SUMMARY
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92%
52%
of respondents are feeling overwhelmed at least some of the time
of respondents are feeling overwhelmed more often than not
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THE MAJOR CAUSE
iRRiTAbiliTy And COMpROMiSEd MEnTAl HEAlTH
of their overwhelm varies greatly but the resultis the same for most:
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WHEn iT COMES TO ‘ME TiME’
55%
29%
of respondents get one hour or less per day
of respondents identified getting more ‘me time’ as the single thing that would have the greatest effect in reducing their feelings of overwhelm
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lET’S TAlK AbOUT ‘ME TiME’It sounds like an indulgence - but really, should we be
looking at ‘me time’, ie: time to ourselves to have a quiet cup of coffee, do some reading, relax and watch tv or
exercise as an ‘indulgence’?
With that in mind, isn’t it insane that 55% of the respondents to this survey get less than one hour of
‘me time’ a day?
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but that’s not even the worst of it ...
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Here’s what people said in response to the question
“Finish this sentence: when I’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed
I have more time for ...”
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“pursuing creative activities like singing, playing, recording, drawing
and cooking.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Enjoying life.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Enjoying the little things and being present for my kids.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Connecting with my kids, pursuing hobbies.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Fun.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“being in the moment and taking notice of what’s happening
around me.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Having fun and being in the moment with my kids and husband - laughing,
being silly and wasting time.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“being in a happy space with my family.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Everyone, including me.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Everything, as less time fretting and stressing means more time for
everything else.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“My friends and family as well as doing things that feed my soul.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“doing what i love, what makes me happy, simply relaxing by chatting to a loved one, reading a book or simply
doing nothing.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“Fun, frivolity and spontaneity.More time to be the person
i like being.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“To just breathe and to just be.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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“being a giver: a giver of my time, my listening, my support and my
love. if i am in my happy place i have abundantly more capacity to give.”
When i’m not feeling stressed out and overwhelmed i have more time for ...
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WHAT dO All THESE AnSWERS HAVE in COMMOn?
They show that when we’re not stressed and overwhelmed, we have more time to be the best version of ourselves we can be
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WHO bEnEFiTS FROM US bEinG OUR bEST SElVES?
Every. Single. Person.we come into contact with over the course of a day.
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imagine a world full of people who have the time and space each day to
be their best selves ...
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i’d like to live in that world ...wouldn’t you?
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Why then aren’t we making the reduction of overwhelm in our
lives a major priority?
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it’s a question worth asking i reckon :)
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Thanks so much for looking through the results of my survey on overwhelm. Hopefully they’ve made you think! And if you’re currently drowning in overwhelm, hopefully you’re
now looking for ways to beat it!
if you’d like some help with that,you might enjoy the below:
drowning in life? Here are 7 things that will help nOW
The real reason you just can’t say no and how it’s ruining your life
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is your overwhelm just a really bad habit?
3 ways i manage the mental overwhelm caused by my inner ‘planner’
EnJOy!