Getting overwhelmed much faster than I used to

Try breathing exercises, this works for me sometimes. I know how you feel though, Iam struggling at the moment like crazy. 

I've felt the same. It's the combo of hyperempathy and watching the news in my case.

So I've stopped tha latter, and upped my excercise. Getting out in nature really helps me

Hope you feel better soon

You havent given us much detail to work with. My guess is that you have increased the stress / anxiety in your life somehow.  So lower your anxiety/stress by having longer breaks  at work or doing more hobby  based activities. I increase my walk length and frequency.

NAS72810 said:

I’m not sure if it’s the pandemic or what but I’ve been getting overstimulated way faster now.  Even my partner talking to me while something touches my arm is too much.  Any tips?

Deep gentle pelvic breathing maybe ~ imagining as if your lungs are in your lower pelvis rather than your upper chest, as many people breath with their diaphragm rather than their pelvis and only get as such forty percent of their oxygen requirement, so the body-mind relationship becomes hypoxic (oxygen deprived) and as a result somewhat panicked and stressed.

I've been finding this happening to me a bit more too recently hoping it will subside a bit but I don't really know what to do when it happens. Hopefully someone will have a good tip