This post is for anyone who has a hard time doing things on their own, gets anxious or worried about doing things on their own, or doesn’t even know how to start doing things on their own. It’s easy to get stuck in the mindset of not being able to or not wanting to do …
When you make a change in your life such as starting a new hobby, job, project, or routine it can be scary, intimidating, and overwhelming. You may end up putting off something you want to start or get stuck overthinking and never end up actually starting. One of the difficulties of being human is coming …
Many of us can easily overthink email and how to efficiently communicate with others. We may spend far too much time writing and rewriting emails trying to get it to sound just right. By asking yourself a few questions you can have a starting place to more efficiently craft your emails. Instead of rereading your …
You are allowed to choose how you describe yourself and the labels you take on. Who and what you are is not based on what others decide you are. You do not need to wait for someone to tell you what you are, you get to tell the world what you are. If you paint …
For overthinkers new situations can exacerbate our already busy mind. We get caught up in our own thoughts and find it hard to concentrate on anything besides what is coming up. Much of what we are thinking may be unhelpful or detrimental. We get caught in a cycle of negative thought as we fret over …
When you find yourself in a cycle of overthinking, can’t get a particular idea, question, or thought out of your head, or are simply are trying to remember too much, write it down. You don’t need to do anything more than just writing it down. You don’t need to have a plan nor do you …
We all face self-doubt at some point in our lives. We doubt that we are capable, we doubt we are strong enough, we doubt we are talented enough, we doubt that we are smart enough. It can lead to a vicious cycle of overthinking and dwelling on what we perceive as faults and failings. When …
As overthinkers it can be hard for us to both get to bed and get to bed in the right mindset for sleep. Sometimes we may be able to fall asleep right away but wake up in the middle of the night, our mind filled with thoughts or worries. Other times we may toss and …
What is overthinking? The Merriam-Webster definition of overthink is to “to think too much about (something) : to put too much time into thinking about or analyzing (something) in a way that is more harmful than helpful” But that may not fully capture the nuances of what it means to be a person who overthinks or the …