It's sad how my anxiety can make me over analyze a simple conversation, go over every detail in my head over and over again till something simple become complicated and i end up with a headache. This can't be life
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Oh boy! Totally relate! My husband just totally chills out and says, “I must be really dumb, because I never think like that!”😜
in reply to Pearl67
Lol he sounds funny, i need to stop doing that now my head hurts so bad
in reply to Pearl67
Lol, he has a good sense of humor. A great quality to have. I do not think you can shut the mind down, quiet it some, and you can tell it what to think. Practice is how we learn everything that we know. Practice, practice, practice.
Sometimes you have to tell yourself it's not that deep and find something else to occupy your head with
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I know that's what i need to start doing
You are absolutely not alone ! Do it often & it’s difficult to understand & make sense of & seemingly even harder to stop. 🌻
in reply to OT16
😣 ugh i know it's hard to stop
OT16 in reply to
My shrink calls it ruminating- bc that’s really what it is. It’s when we’re stuck in thought. Hang in there... tomorrow’s another day to try something new. I’ll now be thinking of you too when I do it 🙃🤪 ! I now ask myself what can I do about it now ? & try to break the cycle of why. Hugs to you dear heart ♥️.
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Hugs to you too love 💜
I'm learning to stop thinking about it and doing something about ,why it's stressing me . If can do something about my advise is take it ! Sorry if so strong ..just giving my opinion !♡♡
in reply to Sandyxoxx
Thanks hun, i need to get this overthinking stuff under control
Sandyxoxx in reply to
Yw glad I could help ! And YOU can do it !! Hugs ,be patience ok
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💜🌻🌻🌻
Marshall64 in reply to
Now you are probably overthinking your overthinking. That is me too. 😜😊
in reply to Marshall64
Exactly..The struggle,overthinking over the fact that you're overthinking so its impossible to stop
Yes, i know the feeling. I am trying to stop myself to think about that. I also have an issue to think what was not said...but may be implied...or what could have been said. basically i can get really paranoid what people were thinking about me, etc. And i know that a few times at least i was totally wrong, just was driving myself crazy over nothing. We should not spend our precious time on things like that, life is short. Hugs to you!
in reply to morenews
I can relate to everything you just said that is exactly what i go through
I know where you are coming from.
in reply to bonkers65
Making ourselves anxious without being able to stop
I’m with you on this one girl! I overanalyze myself over analyzing everything! Let’s work on this together! 🖤✨✌🏼
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Im not even sure where to start, but yes let's do this hun🤗
I’ve had teachers tell me to stop thinking. That it is where I get in trouble when I start to think. You aren’t alone. I have come to be able to harness it and can picture everything I need to do when I have to do something. Like for example if I am fixing a small engine I picture every step in my mind before I start. It took time but now it is like second nature.
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Thats kind of a good thing how you picture everything from the start, i think being told to stop thinking make us think more
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Yeah it’s like reverse psychology. The more get told to stop the more we do it. I have a theory. I think it’s a form of OCD.
I'm same constantly your not alone I thought I was so thanks for post as I thought it was just me .
in reply to Faithfull
Definitely not alone
Oh wow! I thought it was just me , over thinking every detail even the expression on people's faces when they hearing me talk , I guess I need to practice not caring that much .
in reply to Luzcristy
I do it so much it make my head hurt since i can't stop going through every single detail even the person's tone of voice
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Starr darling 💜🌻🌻
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Amazing Danielle ❤️ I loooove love love sunflowers, my fav 🌻
✌️ peace and happiness 😆
It takes skill and practice to overcome. I started to do it yesterday and decided I was not going to do this, not today, not now! I talked about it and then I was able to release it.
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Did it work? Did your mind let it go
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Yes, I think about it in passing but it did not throw me into turmoil. I interacted with Michael from this site then I did as he suggested turned on a comedy. Could not find a good one though so I went to sleep. I had a horrible cold trying to come on so the sleep helped. I am determined to worship my way through any problem, not to speak negative over any obstacle I am working on climbing over, going around or if necessary, going through. It is about consistency for me, to stay consistent in my efforts to stay healed and to be made whole. It can be done; I am choosing not to shy away from the challenge.
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Im going to put my best efforts on this like you said we are stronger than our thoughts and our words have power
I know the feeling! I have a hard time with this when I work. I feel like an idiot because I can't comprehend something that's easy to understand.
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Don't feel that way it's just our mind and thoughts are different than most people
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That's what I was told before. That we process information differently. I need to keep that in mind especially with my job. ♥️
I overthink a lot to! Pretty much ever conversation I have. I'm like did I say to much. Did I not say enough. Sometimes when I reply to people here I'm like should i say this or that.
I hope you find a way to calm your thoughts down. Hugs to you!
Have a good day today!
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Im trying to stop doing that i overwork myself putting every single details under a microscope and the whole thing just go from 0 to 100
in reply to Michael8072
Hi Michael8072, I want to thank you again for your advice yesterday on the interviewing issue I had. I just got a call, we are negotiating salary. Thanks again!
Michael8072 in reply to
I'm so happy to hear that!! Congrats!! I wish you luck in the new job!!!
in reply to Michael8072
Thank you!
My sister used to call it “stinking thinking”. Lol!! And I completely understand. I also dissect every second of an event or conversation!! Ridiculous!!
Just adding another, you're definitely not alone on this. Because you are not! I hope we can all find some calm today in our sometimes way-too-busy heads. 
in reply to LovelySnow
I hope so too, we need a little peace inside our busy heads
It is not easy to stop but you do have the power, you are stronger than your thoughts. If I may suggest, when you speak about this item you are challenged with, remember to follow up the comment with but I know I have the power to deal with this situation no matter how challenging it now appears. Our words do have power, I believe it is how we got to the place where we were in this fight, what we said, what we allowed to flow through our minds. Now we have the opportunity to exert our power over our minds, and to speak words that give life, joy, peace, love. You are a beautiful human being, you can and will do it. God’s blessings.
OH I hate that! Going over every detail is so mind stress I totally get that. I noticed I do it more when I am tired. Maybe start tracking what you are doing at the time it is triggered. Praying for you -Rachel
You are definitely not alone in this! I over-analyze things constantly and it drives my husband nuts! LOL I have recognized that I am just a very analytical person and this is what I do. However, I do make a conscious attempt to try and tone it down. Do you recognize when you are over-analyzing? Do you try and stop yourself? When I realize this, I literally tell myself to stop thinking about it and I distract my mind with something else. This works most of the time. On the rare occasions that it doesn’t, I will write down all that I am thinking – just to get it out of my head. After that, I’ll feel a little better, and when I am “back to normal” and not focusing on the issue as much, I will look at my list again. Many times, as I am reviewing what I wrote, I can think how ridiculous my thoughts were or how unrealistic my expectations are. This exercise usually helps me put things back into perspective. I hope it helps you like it has helped me. Good luck!
that's exactly my problem too.. it turns my boyfriend against me and that makes things so much worse
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