10 Things You Can Do To Stop Overthinking
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Everyone has suffered bouts of overthinking. The only difference is that some eventually come up with a decision. While chronic overthinkers are plagued with questions and doubt. You rehash previous conversations, relive past events, and imagine catastrophic outcomes. If you are an overthinker, your mind can feel like a never-ending movie of horrible possibilities. This is debilitating in more ways than one. Not only does it exhaust you mentally and produce anxiety, along with many other health issues. It also prevents you from moving forward. So here are a few things you could do to stop overthinking.
We also made a video on the things overthinkers can relate to: • 7 Things Overthinker C...
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Do you find overthinking causes you to have more vivid dreams? Comment below.
Yes, vivid dreams that look identical to real life and I'd sometimes think a week have passed in real life and the worst things and situation happened and I still haven't came up with a solution to it at the moment. (by the way there wasn't mirrors that I looked into but people have normal amount of fingers and they do everything as I believe they would) The moment of relief when I looked at the calendar and realize that it's a dream and the stress when I remembered that I still have to go through the day
this is getting very personal 😭🥹
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Maybe...
unfortunately
overthinking is the fastest way to be unhappy when it didn't even happen.
@@mishtyyyy9631 Firstly stop doing this! And tell me what exactly happened?
Yes and if it did happen get over it
So true 😢
Hello I got a problem what should I do
Well said
Overthinking has been my biggest issue throughout the years. Overthinking leads to me being anxious and when my thoughts start to get out of control, I'll be depressed afterward.
I think ik what u mean cuz I tend to be left with me own thoughts for ages and then get depressed and wish i could just fade out of existence and and then the next or two or three after im fine
Have you found any habits that helped prevented it?
@@Psych2go I'm an animation student. I drew manga about a character overthinking, it helps me cope and discover myself through the character I wrote. The manga also helps people(my friends for example) understand me more.
For additional help, I visit the school counselor. The 10 tips from this video really helps me re-evaluate and do better.
@@tonk5212 Yup, I could relate to that. Happened quite often but I try my best to see things in an optimistic view.
Same here.
1. Become aware 0:53
2. Focus on productive problem-solving 1:37
3. Schedule some self-reflection time 2:28
4. Change lanes 3:06
5. Look at the big picture 3:39
6. Learn mindfulness 4:05
7. Do away with perfectionism 4:45
8. Accept your best 5:17
9. Be grateful 5:47
10. Acknowledge your success 6:05
bye :)
Thank you!
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Thank you
1-become aware
2-productive thinking
3-schedule some self reflection time
4-change lanes
5-look at the big picture
6-learn mindfulness
7-do away with perfectionism
8-accept your best
9-be grateful
10-acknowledge your success
Thank you! ❤
I over think CONSTANTLY and I know I shouldn’t but it’s so hard not to. I’ll definitely use these tips to help though ❤
true!
From personal perspective, if you start feeling the thoughts creep in or even flood in:
Get yourself a little mini therapist you.
Whenever I start feeling stressed out due to thinking too much, I make myself go through this little ‘therapy session’ where I reflect and then reply to these reflections as if they came from a close friend of mine who needs help.
A small internal therapeutic moment really helps a lot, because the only person you’ll ever trust 100% is yourself.
Everyone needs a friend, sometimes that friend should be you.
Well said... thanks for the tip! 🤗
This helped. 👍🏻
❤
Thank you so much for this advice, thinking about it, it makes a lot of sense. I'll try it next time I'll need it, wish everyone reading an amazing day 🙏
😎 and I am so proud of myself for being such a great therapist
Overthinking has destroyed so much so for real I really appreciate this video, it is really needed for so many of us.
When do you find yourself overthinking the most?'
@@Psych2go I'm somewhat new to your channel though this is my 'brand' account. Something I think may be helpful if you haven't done it already is a video on Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and touching on how it affects both our personal lives and society at large? Eg for Cathrine:
This phenomenon can be really helpful, less so, and downright catastrophic all under this very simple concept of:
"I believe X will happen. I will act in way Y, when Z happens it confirms my original belief" which can lead to virtuous spirals upwards in improving your life in big ways, small gains, less than ideal, and also very bad things like depression, teenage black Westerners internalising racist slurs about their intelligence, and so doing worse in education, or people in general *becoming* the insults they hear about themselves that sting the most, or hear most often.
Or affecting intimate relationships. "My partner will *definitely* cheat on me. I'll behave in unhealthy ways. Oh my partner is distant with me. Must be cheating on me"
I find myself overthinking 24 hours 365 days a year
@@Psych2go when I'm anxious, than I overthink about everything.
@@Psych2go wenn its about school...
Like toxic friendships,you're crush,and the rumor's and gossip,and grades, how to be populor, and my biggest problem is that i think about how other's would react
Today, I cried in P.E. for getting a C in a specific topic, because I grew up in a household with high expectations. Even though my dad did not care about my grade and says it’s my thing if I write a bad grade in exams, I’m still super scared of failing BECAUSE of these high expectations and overthinking. I’m writing a math exam on Friday and last time a had a panic attack and couldn’t properly breath. My math teacher knew something was wrong and we talked a lot about my family situation and mental health. And she said that she doesn’t care if I’ll have a good or a bad grade. It matters that I have to stay calm and not focus too much on the length or the difficulty of exams. Because then I can really concentrate and properly write my exams without overthinking too much.
YES!! i have the exact same problem. i really hope everything gets better for you! stay strong
@@RileyFriendsAJ Thank u
I have math exam tomorrow 😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@ilsanking4334 Good luck! :)
I think you may benefit from this channel and this video specifically. How to deal with Inferiority Complex by Mark Tyrrell of Uncommon Knowledge UK:
ua-cam.com/video/LAkdxHo52O4/v-deo.html It's about how to split facts from feelings about yourself. I suffered this a lot, and now I just accept I'm not the most wealthy, intelligent, attractive, yada yada, and I just don't *care* I'm the best me and that's all I can be. I have no choice to be otherwise!
Also this one about Panic Attacks. I used to suffer those a lot myself, and now I undertand it all better, I've not had one for years.
ua-cam.com/video/HKn_twpckQ4/v-deo.html
Furthermore if you do a search for 44 tips to boost low self esteem, you will find a site that might appear sketchy, but this chap really is a professional therapist who has learned Psychology in his own way, but isn't beholden to it to the point he dares to criticise it at times, eg the Self-Help industry and 'gurus' can be very ironically, toxic at times, and make people feel 'less than' which suits the most cynical types in the industry very well.
Sample text: "Please take a moment to read this next sentence. Low self-esteem is a false perception of oneself. OK. Now please go back and read it again. Did you get that?
If you have low self-esteem then you are better than you think you are. This is the definition of low self-esteem." and also "A diamond doesn't know its value to others"
Good luck. Your pain sucks, mine has also been very bad. 20 years on from where it all began, I am finally becoming the person I am meant to be. The key word there is *becoming*
Being your best self, happiness, and Nirvana are not a destination. They are the journey itself with correct thought, deed, and a mind that is open, yet not so far your brains fall out and you arrive at Conspirituality Paranoia.. "Seeking Nirvana is like trying to follow bird footprints in the sky" - Zen.
I overthink because I'm autistic. Like when I start a conversation and I say something, I feel like I made a fool of myself and wonder if I said it right or did it come out right. I sometimes overthink over small details.
However, I’m slowly improving!😁👍
Fr and it repeats constantly for me, especially when it repeats crap I already know. Like for example if I see some dumb comment or someone says literally anything that kinda triggers this cursed thought process. Sometimes it can happen for literally no reason, even when I’m trying to enjoy my time.
Am I- am I autistic
Is it a sign of autism or anyone can feeI that cause i surely feeI this but idk if im autistic
I wouldn't be surprised if i am autistic i haven't been diagnosed yet so i don't know 😅
Hey Psych2go,
I have to thank you for 1. Getting me more interested in mental health and 2. Basically helping me find the love of my life, my boyfriend. I found him on your discord channel and now we're together for a few months. I also found the courage to ask a professional to help me and it makes me feel better. Sorry if there are typos or grammar mistakes, English isn't my first language.
Thank you for everything
That's so amazing! Will be sharing this to our team! :)
Overthinking had greatly impacted my life even until now. I am such a perfectionist and a people pleaser because I always think that no one will like me if I make mistakes. And if I do make mistakes, I blame and criticize myself so much to the point where all negative thoughts about myself keep spiraling inside my head and repeating itself at random times everyday. It became a bad habit of mine and I still can vividly remember what I had done wrong in the past instead of the good memories. I would also daydream about myself being perfect and admired by everyone and that would be my source of happiness even though I know it will never be real.
Edit: Yeah I know my mind is messed up lol, sorry for the rant.
this is exactly what i am going through for the past years. i am 24 years old and i always seek for validation and assurance from others. i am indecisive. i hope and pray that we will get through this and change for the betterment of our life. thank you for sharing
so unhealthy :(
i’ve struggled with overthinking for such a long time and want to get over this stage so thank youuu
I'm so glad this exists. I'm self aware that I'm just overthinking so I badly want to find a way how to end this negative intrusive loops of thinking in my mind 😭
Same.
Same.
Jacklyn, To reduce overthinking be careful what you feed your mind. Feed trash and trash will come out. Avoid comparing yourself with others, avoid storing bottled up emotions, reduce watching negative social media-fake news channels and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breath is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress, anxiety and overthinking. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils and within the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. You can sit straight on a chair, eyes closed but avoid deep breathing. If distracted bring focus back on the breath. Never meditate with expectations but with self-awareness. Make it a lifetime habit to observe your breath before sleep, when travelling, when reading, at the workplace, in the park etc, Best wishes--Counsellor.
Same..
Wow, I’m early. I love this video. It definitely helps me put things into perspective. I’ve struggled with overthinking for too long. And most of the time, the scenarios that I’m afraid will happen NEVER HAPPEN. I know it’s SO easy to be negative, but putting in a little more effort to be positive will have lasting positive effects down the road. We got this ❤.
Some philosophical quotes that may help: "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst" - unknown, often attributed to Aurelius. I then like to add to it "But don't prepare for the worst so much you catastrophise and assume that all the worst possible things that could happen, definitely will.
If despite much effort you still can't stop, well this is a great quality for someone to have for dangerous workplaces and being a Health and Safety rep"
"We are more often frightened than we are hurt" - Seneca "Who is my master? He who decides what I do or do not like" - Epictetus, legendary Stoic philosopher who was born a slave and then became the most sought out greco-roman philosopher of his lifetime.
"If you're going *through* hell, the best thing to do is keep going" - Sir Winston Churchill. "Be water" - Bruce Lee, which is the title of his entire Philosophy. Water is so soft, yet it rusts metal, erodes mountains and gives life all at once.
"What stands in the way, becomes the way" - Marcus Aurelius. Good luck!
Thx
@@chloecreel5387 No problem 🤍
this is 1 billions % the video I most needed, I can't even think of just a second when I don't overthink
Happy to see that this video can be of value to you!
Actually, I'm overthinking right now and this video gave me a new perspective. Thank you Psych2go
As an introvert and overthinker the first day of university is hard. And yes today was my first day. It was long and hard. I came home and i started to cry about how i was awkward how I couldn’t talk with anyone and then I continued to cry about how i cry like a baby about my stupid teenage problems and I was like “you’re 20 wow mature hah”. Now this video helping to see all of those things were ridiculous and everything will be ok (maybe not perfect). When i need your videos they are like a hug that i want to.
I overthink a lot, and seeing this has opened my eyes and has made me see that I should try to stop thinking of all the negative stuff, and think of the positive things. It’s not easy, but I will at least try.
Thank you for another wonderful video :)
Thanks! I was just praying and this notified. So enlightening and calming!
I'm a chronic over thinker, which I'm trying to change, and I really appreciated this video. Thank you so much!
Thank you for posting this today-very good timing. I want to slow down overthinking, but it's difficult in my line of work. When I watch P2G videos I find relief because you make them accessible-they don't sound like your'e reading from a DSM 5. You guys are my cheer me up, and I thank you.
Respectfully,
Mr. C
I'm SO GRATEFUL of you i always cry for the littlest things and think of the worst . I just had a mental breakdown for like 1 hour becuz i dont know where the key for my locker is (still didnt find it) and then i saw thid notification and watched it to distract myself a little and this video made me realise that it isnt such of a big Deal i can just ask for a spare key or buy a New one . You have no idea of how much you always help me. THANK YOU PSYCH2GO❤❤❤
Just what I needed today. I will write these in my journal. I am moving across the country. My mind has been mired in so many spiraling negative thoughts. Then I get irritable and teary. Thank you.
Thank you! I needed these!
Thank you for this video, I needed this!
Thank you 🥰 this specific topic made me realize something yes im an overthinker and because of this it affected my health greatly it went to the degree that im almost unable to walk if i have to rewatch this video over and over again i am going to watch don't wanna be an overthinker any longer thank you. 🥰
As a HSP, I highly appreciate this kind of videos ♡. I can see myself in a lot of these overthinking loops, and they are exhausting. This video is very useful to remind me that I have several tools to break the loop 🥰
This is just the video I needed right now, thank you for being here.
Wow! I needed this video! I overthink about most everything@ makes me miserable. This helped me alot.i didn't realize that I'm not the only person who is a overthinker like me.i will be praying for all of you.
This is a video I definitely needed, thank you for this! :)
Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤I needed this today
Great video topic! We definitely needed this one💯
This video was so good! We would love to have more of such videos please :)
This channel is really healing me, thank you 🙇♀️
Overthinking gets more health problem.We have to stay active and be positive all the time.Thank you for the techniques.
I always overthink and worry about dumb things. Thanks for this video.
I feel like you have read my mind, and given me a video to address exactly what I've been struggling with not only for years, but during the recent past especially.
I've started a new job this summer, and want to really knock it out of the park. My wife's mental health problems have caused some serious rewriting of our marriage this year. And it's all caused me to fall into over-thinking way more than before.
Thank you for this video.
Sorry to hear that.. sometimes the people around us can make us overthink a lot more. I hope you still find joy in the new job!
Some bits of Philosophy are so oft repeated they appear trite and meaningless. A popular one at the moment is "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst". Unclear origin, often attributed to Marcus Aurelius, but more likely Benjamin Disraeli.
Anyway, much as Aurelius was a pampered Emperor, he really did have quite a lot of good things to say with very little I disagree with.
With that one, it gives you a balanced perspective and a bit of power if you digest it appropriately.
Too be too much in one extreme of irrational optimism, or overly consistent negativity, is to live in a delusion.
Healthy to hope for the best, but also prepare at least a little for the worst, just not so much you catastrophise and assume that every single worst potential outcome, definitely will happen.
If despite much effort and proper guidance and support you cannot stop catastrophising, well, it's a good quality for a healthy and safety rep in dangerous workplaces 😜
I'm not as nice as Psych2Go and decidedly not a fan of 'politically correct' being enforced by Thought Police. I prefer 'respectful speech as much as is practical'
To me, a person who suffers from overthinking is a sign they are at least equipped with intelligence and the innoer monologue. Some people are bereft of one, the other, or even both. The latter is a curious phenomenon only recently discovered.
Anyway, it's important to remember that some amount of anxiety and overthnking is...
*totally normal* We are but hairless chimps who only recently descended from the trees in geological timescales.
"It is fortunate that this has happened in my life, and I remain totally unharmed by it. How fortunate I am for this to happen to me, who can bear this, rather than it happen to someone who could not" -Aurelius.
I need this more than you ever know! I am SO bad at overthinking it's crazy.
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO THIS IS WHY I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
Thanks for this useful video, I'll share it to my friends!
I needed this right now, your videos are always perfect timing!
bro i swear, your voice is so calming and soothing, it has helped me with anxiety, i did all of these steps and they helped! thank you so much, like really :D
Thank you so much! It helps me to focus on things now!
The zinetsu thumbnail made me so happy
Thank you for this video. It freed up my mind 😃
This is one of your best videos. Thank you. I would love to have this on a PDF to reference
I don’t think of past events, but I’m overthinking my life : chronic pain - arthritis - financial problems and have lost 2 of my best friends this year 😰 They and I are/were 74 years old. Besides the chronic pain, I feel lonely and depressed. I don’t can’t feel gratitude…
Cheer up! You're as special as everyone! You're not alone
@@hernanitamay7142yesss!!
Thank you so much! This helped out a lot 😊
something that’s helping me with my overthinking is focusing on the facts of a situation and not your opinions of what MIGHT be. our opinions can be our downfall or our worst enemies, if we look at the facts or the logic it can be so comforting
Thank you for making such nice videos
I acquired these helps and habits awhile ago. I can vouch that they work - you have to commit and recommit to them, ESPECIALLY if you feel they're not helping or you backslide.
It took me over 3yrs & was part of a larger self-healing.
Don't beat yourself up if it takes you longer; it's part of a greater process. 🥰💕
Thank you for this video 🙏❤
As an overthinker, I really needed this, though it is very hard to tell that I am practicing mindfulness
Putting Zenitsu on the thumbnail of this video is just amazing.
This is really me and I feel like there is nothing I can do to change that except until I watched this video. Thanks so much this means a lot to me coming from someone who overthinks constantly.
I suffer so much from overthinking, it brings me so much anxiety and stress for hours and even days. This video really helps, thank you!
To those who overthinks:
I am sorry about that :(, but I wish hope you will get out of that ASAP! I know you can do it!
Yeah, Thanks..
I work 12 hour shifts everyday for the rich man .. now i make money by eating food & getting high on my UA-cam channel 💯
Thank you🤍
Thank you for this ❤
Tysm :D we all gonna heal up :D
Thank you for another amazing video! 👏
Honestly bro I needed this I found this channel yesterday and boom a video for exactly what I need
Thanks for the regular videos ^^
Great video! Love it
Thanks! I need this. I'll rewatch this again when I need to
I really needed this ❤
Hm how ironic, just after it got worse, your video comes up and surely it'll bring me a bit of peace
Love these videos!
Thank you sooo much I rlly needed this. I am overthinking 24/7
For me I keep remembering my past mistakes and so many things are going on in my life. So this video really helps 😢
Thanks for the video 🙂
Love your content guys, keep it up.
Your Anime references are always on point😂😂
Hello psych2go over thinking is means of stress in my life everyday i learn more truth of life and today i learn that love yourself exactly as you no I'm the type of person that not use makeup my daily life but i see in social media I'm depressed that I'm not looks so amazing like social media but i see people loves me without any filters and this thing give motivate me to keep doing my intentions of write this comment is only to love yourself as its you not doing filters by others just honest yourself i hope my thought are helpful for this community people 🦋🦋🦋
I am a over-thinker and I hate it, I just think of the possibilities that might happen or what the odds are of happening in a second and how to solve problems that happen and I always wanted to live a life where I don’t think about those things and think of the good side but I just couldn’t, this helped me a lot Tysm! ❤
This video really can help me out especially that i overthink all the time and i suffer alot from that
Thanks for the video💕
Do you guys read minds or something? I wanted to see this video today from you guys and here it is! Perfect timing!!! Thanks for being such an amazing and helpful community for everyone to feel comfortable
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I really needed this video. Thanks P2G.
The way this was put together is nice, because the way questions are asked are in a lense that was able to work with many scenarios.
E.g when thinking about the perfectionism point, I was thinking about planning the code I need to write a big project, but staying fuzzy until needed is a valid technique to get a bigger picture for your outcome.
This is so helpful!
Again thank you so much..!!
This helps a lot! Especially when i have to think some of other small things i achieve today and it makes me realize that i did so many things more than mistakes
Ohhhh thx!!! Finally this video is released!! I do realy overthink things that i cant control and things related to my relationship with my girl.
Thank you so much. I needed.this alot❤
I dont even know if I am having any physiological problems or any thing... Just had this tightness in the chest and anxiety this video really helped.... Thanks
And anyone out there may you find your peace in this beautiful world
Well, my kind of overthinking is actually full of grudges. I couldn't forgive and trust someone easily, including myself. This video is pretty much helping a lot for me. Thank you
I love the artsyle and tips in this video!! it looks really well done ^-^
commenting so the algorithm can see this video!
- love from an overthinker
Recently got into a relationship and boy oh boy was the overthinking taking over me. Im glad i found you guys again to. Help me out when i couldn't do it on my own 😊
Thank you for this video and the tips! I will certainly be trying them out. I'm the perfectionist and over thinker to the point of being counter productive and already have anxiety. It's just a vicious circle. I know it's been a year since this was posted, but I do hope it has helped some of those who commented!
Thanks for this video
omg your voice makes me calm down and this video was sooo helpful thank u :DD
THIS IS EXACTLY ME TF ,THANKYOU SO MUCH!!
Thanks it helps a lot!😊
Yeah, I’ve been overthinking how life was unnormal made me realize is hard and other things and other people might not understood what I really meant and saying I dislike I didn’t dislike.. but thank you for the advice. 🙏🖤🇰🇭💙💗🇺🇸🦔
And been hard in the past, but I’m trying my best to make everyone and my parents and friends and everyone else happy. And my little brother.
WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE
Well... I very rarely overthink but I'm very aware that I'm dating a chronic overthinker. Everyday starts as a high and then it quickly lowers down about something that isn't important. Very rare I find that my own battle ends with our day ended on a high, but when it does... I'm happy. I'm really hoping that this video can help my baby so not only I can be happy, but she can be happy too.
I wasn't able to sleep since 3 nights overthinking about some thing that could have happened while it actually didn't, i really needed this video... Thanks Psych2Go 🙌
I used to get so caught up with overthinking all of the time. I would have to do some "mindless" activities, as I called them, like playing simple games or listening to music just to get my mind to stop. I have recognized the signs when I go back to that carousel of thought and am learning how to nip it in the bud so I can be more productive and less stressed
I like this channel a lot!
Your voice always calms my mind
Thank you for this advise this helps me so much❤😢❤❤❤
Yeah overthinking has been my biggest problem lately, thanks for this video