Flooding is more feeling than the system can process at once, the signal to slow down or stop.
It is the upper edge of the 📝Window of Tolerance. In 📝Emotional Release flooding is a stop, not a breakthrough. 📝Orienting, 📝Grounding, pause. It is a working picture, not a psychiatric diagnosis. Persistent overwhelm belongs with licensed care; this is not psychotherapy.
Clients feel too much. Pushing through is the miss.