Feeling Wheel
Stressed · a word on the feelings wheel
Feeling burdened
Feeling weighed down by too much responsibility or pressure.
What feeling burdened is like
Feeling burdened means being weighed down by responsibility or pressure, like caring for someone, debts or being the one everyone relies on.
Burdened or overwhelmed?
Burdened is the weight you carry over time. Overwhelmed is too much arriving at once. Read more about feeling overwhelmed.
Finding burdened on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, burdened sits in the Stressed group. Start in the middle of the wheel with stressed, then move outwards to burdened. If it's close but not quite right, the other stressed words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Stressed group
Stressed words describe what happens when demands outrun the time or energy you have.
- Overwhelmed Feeling buried by too many demands
- Rushed Feeling hurried or under time pressure
- Distracted Feeling attention pulled away from focus
- Frustrated Feeling upset by inability to change something
- Pressured Feeling stressed by expectations or demands
- Scattered Feeling disorganised or mentally unfocused
- Restless Feeling unable to relax or be still
- Impatient Feeling restless or irritated due to delay or waiting
- Depleted Feeling emotionally or physically drained with nothing left to give
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.