Here I am and that is nowhere. With his mind opened and thoughts happening it all tried to come in with a rush, all of what had occurred and he could not take it. The whole thing turned into a confused jumble that made no sense. So he fought it down and tried to take one thing at a time.

There are two "take" in this context. What do these two mean?

Question

Here I am and that is nowhere. With his mind opened and thoughts happening it all tried to come in with a rush, all of what had occurred and he could not take it. The whole thing turned into a confused jumble that made no sense. So he fought it down and tried to take one thing at a time.

There are two "take" in this context. What do these two mean?

Answer

"He could not take it" would be something like "he could not accept/understand it."

"Take one thing at a time" means to slow down and deal with one part and then another to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

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