I think one thing we can all relate to when it's the start of a new school year is the feeling of being overwhelmed.

Feeling overwhelmed is a natural cause. It is as organic as some of the things we see in the "organic section" at a supermarket, if not more so. It is innate in our entity as human beings trying to battle this war called life. A war that makes us feel tired and want to cry in our pillows sometimes, but also a war that makes us want to achieve our greatest victories we have ever had.

The one good thing about feeling overwhelmed is you are never alone. There are always people trying to grasp this struggle and figure out how to best use it to hopefully claim their next victories in this "war."

As someone who has broken down from feeling overwhelmed multiple times, whether outside on the grass or while watching television, this feeling is able to compensate for a person's whole body and mind. This feeling is similar to how one feels when they have lucid dreams and feel as if they are someplace else while having already taken a spot somewhere.

The new school year is an easy time to feel drained. With everything hastily approaching and new memories being sown, it is impossible not to feel like the world is crawling on your shoulders. Sometimes, we just need to find the right ways to manage it!

The new school year can be compared to the start of a new movie you are about to watch. As exciting and fun it may seem to be, it can be just as thought-provoking and drive your curiosity and expectations. Since it has just started, it is hard to predict what exactly lies ahead and if that thing will be worth it. This is why picking from the "organic" aisle of the supermarket of natural causes is full of wonders.
Take time to focus on your well being first: Whether this is going for a walk with your new puppy or sipping a drink from your favorite cafe, the most important thing is to help get your mind off of added stress. Stress can be triggering and is easy to build up upon layers and layers. If these layers of stress are not handled, it can become even more harder to break.

Divide expectations from reality: It is impossible to set forth expectations that you don't think will become a reality anytime soon. Be as realistic as possible in setting expectations for yourself and for your own well being. Sometimes the things we desire at the moment, aren't always the best thing in store for us. Just because we want something in the moment, doesn't mean it will automatically necessarily be helpful to us in the long run.

Try to make your realistic expectations come true: If you have already set forth a bunch of "realistic" expectations that you can see happening, then go for them! You don't want to waste them, but you want to be able to use them. Whether it is something small or something big, if you think it can happen, then it probably will and should with a little bit of effort.

Don't automatically list your struggles as your failures: We all struggle. Whether it is with something we have been struggling with for a long time or for a short amount of time, we have all been there at some point in our lives. But that doesn't mean that becomes a reason or an argument for us being a failure. Our struggles don't always have to determine who we are, as individuals and if we have failed or succeeded.