A UCLA Psychiatry Professor Reveals 4 Daily Habits She Follows to Combat Overthinking

Beat overthinking in less than 10 minutes a day.

Khyati Jain
In Fitness And In Health

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Overthinking is both a catalyst and a side effect of anxiety and depression. It’s a prominent symptom and root cause of the mental disorders that plague today’s world.

It will rot your brain from the inside out. It will corrupt your focus, productivity, and motivation to live. It’s not a far-off claim but the truth.

Overthinking will disable your concentration and lead to mental fatigue, affecting your cognitive abilities. Moreover, it gives you a false sense of action even when all you’re doing is thinking.

Your mind gets tangled up in a narrative that you overthink to death which leads to rumination and negativity.

Dr. Jennifer L. Taitz is a psychiatric professor at UCLA and here are her top five healthy habits to combat overthinking.

1. Learn The Patterns To Break Them

Overthinking is never random, there’s always a pattern to it. Your job is to recognize as many patterns as you can, to cut them off from the root.

The things you tend to overthink the most, the time of the day you’re more likely to overthink, and the…

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Khyati Jain
In Fitness And In Health

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