Feeling overwhelmed or burned out? You’re not alone, Google data shows

SAN ANTONIO – Searches for “feel overwhelmed” and “feel stressed” hit record highs in March, according to Google Trends data.

The same data show that “burnout at work” was also searched at an all-time high — a signal that many people are struggling.

Google Trends tracks how often people are searching the same words or phrases over a select period of time. Both mental health-related topics were searched for more than ever in March this year.

Priscilla Reyna-Vasquez, Ph.D., an assistant professor at St. Mary’s University, says the pressure of balancing everyday responsibilities is a common challenge.

“It can be difficult for people at times — challenging to be able to kind of try to juggle things, where it’s like trying to manage work, trying to manage home, just trying to have different roles and duties that people are, you know, every day trying to balance,” Reyna-Vasquez said.

Reyna-Vasquez is also the university’s program director of the Master of Arts in…