I addressed this in the following way: - i read things and set reminders. I might get back to those messages later. - prioritize, sometimes if it is important

I addressed this in the following way: - i read things and set reminders. I might get back to those messages later. - prioritize, sometimes if it is important enough, they'll poke - know who the key players are. those people you respond to. otherwise don't respond to them right away. BASICALLY set boundaries. I had to learn and do that in order to stay sane. It was overwhelming me to extremes. You cannot answer everyone, and not every message is critical. You might just respond with "how critical is this". Work with your manager to make a ticketing system. Project managers can act as a literal buffer to protect you from this, pointing you in the direction of things that are important.