Pacific Mind Health Launches Guide to Combat Workplace Overstimulation

The guide provides a four-step framework—notice, reduce, reset, and re-enter—designed to help workers intervene during the workday. According to Veronica Calkins, a supervising clinical psychotherapist at the practice, individuals often mistake sensory overload for a lack of stamina, attempting to push through symptoms until they reach a point where recovery becomes significantly more difficult.

Beyond basic coping mechanisms, the resource explores why external factors like constant notifications and back-to-back meetings hit some individuals harder than others. It highlights how conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, or previous trauma can lower an individual's baseline capacity, necessitating more frequent breaks. The material is currently available for download on the Pacific Mind Health website, serving as part of the organization's broader initiative to provide accessible mental health tools across California.