in over my head
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- sinkingFalling through water
- lostUnable to navigate
confused · underwater · swamped · floundering · deep end · panic · gasping · treading water · helpless · clueless · unprepared · buried · suffocating · desperate · rookie · novice · amateur · unqualified
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
competence/capability
in over my headup to the task
on solid ground · in control · well-equipped · second nature · child's play
emotional state/confidence
in over my headcool as a cucumber
Extremely calm and composed
calm and collected · confident · self-assured · at ease · unfazed