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When your body is present but your mind is elsewhere

I keep saying yes to social plans but then feel overwhelmed when I am there because I cannot stop thinking about everything else on my mind.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are dividing your attention between where you are and where you think you should be, leaving you nowhere at all.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mindfulness and being here?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.