RECOGNISING WHEN YOU ARE NOT COPING
Listening to the signs before you reach empty
Not coping rarely begins with one dramatic moment. More often, the signs build quietly: poor sleep, irritability, forgetfulness, emotional numbness, withdrawing from people, avoiding ordinary tasks, losing interest in things you enjoy or needing more and more recovery just to keep going.
This resource helps you recognise those signs earlier.
Inside the full guide:
• early physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural warning signs
• the difference between functioning and genuinely coping
• a personal reflection on realising you are running low
• the empty-battery check
• recognising your amber zone before crisis
• practical ways to reduce pressure and ask for help
• reflection worksheets and a pressure map
• a seven-day listen-earlier reset
• guidance for people supporting someone who is struggling
• books, UK support and clinical/source notes
A message from Space to Breathe Therapy:
You do not have to use every last piece of yourself before you take your needs seriously. Listening to the signs early is not weakness. It gives you more opportunity to protect your wellbeing, ask for support and make changes before you reach empty.
Until next time, give yourself Space to Breathe.
Maggie
Space to Breathe Therapy
