Why Do You Overthink Everything? What Can You Do to Stop?
And how you can stop overthinking and getting in your own way.
Do you have a bad habit of overthinking? Overthinking will keep you from making important decisions and taking advantage of important opportunities. It’s a toxic thought loop which provides an illusion of control. When that illusory bubble pops, however, it can be even more devastating.
As powerful as our minds are, they are not the end-all and be-all to happiness. Life is brutal and it is random. Sometimes, the only thing we can do is leap in the name of our values and bigger goals. Doing that requires that we escape our overthinking patterns and take aligned action throughout our lives.
What does the overthinking cycle look like?
When someone is an overthinker, they tend to rely on their brains for the solution to everything. They’re victims of their own hubris in their own way. Believing that they can solve anyhting if they just think hard enough, they fall into patterns of self-doubt when they hit solution-less obstacles and inevitable failures.
Are you an overthinker? Your toxic habit of rumination may actually be a critically dangerous need to overthink if you:
- Second-guess yourself
