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How To Stop an Overthinking Spiral
Stop yourself from going down the rabbit hole with these 4 steps
Have you ever rehashed past conversations? Dwelled on your choices? Or gotten trapped in a tunnel of “what if” scenarios? Then there’s a pretty good chance you’re an overthinker like me.
All my life I’ve been struggling with making choices, letting go of the past, and worrying about the future. When I get stuck in the cycle of overthinking, it feels like there’s no way out.
I start thinking about one specific thing.
Become anxious about it.
Get overwhelmed by a swarm of ideas but still have no answers.
And then I think about it some more.
Overthinking can be detrimental to your mental health. It can lead to serious emotional distress, including depression and anxiety. As well as poor sleep quality.
However, focusing on finding the logic and reason behind my worries has helped me stop an overthinking spiral multiple times.
#1 Give yourself a reality check.
What is the likelihood of this actually happening?
Sometimes we worry about things that might happen and could happen, but that there’s only a 1%…
