{"id":2512,"date":"2019-12-14T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2019-12-14T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T13:34:10","slug":"overthinking-could-be-more-than-a-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/14\/overthinking-could-be-more-than-a-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"Overthinking could be more than a habit."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Overthinking is my brain\u2019s way of challenging itself into a\nrun for its money kind of a competition. I sometimes wonder how wonderful it\nwould be if sleep came to me as naturally as overthinking did. If it annoys you\nto the core, you have found someone who completely understands how it feels,\nthat person is ME!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analyzing a problem is one thing and letting ten other\nproblems spring up through that problem is what overthinking can lead too!!\nThinking about something that goes around endlessly, like a merry go round can\nbe daunting. Overthinking can really impact your mental health in more ways\nthan one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all overthink at some point or the other however chronic\nthinkers tend to spend most of their productive time thinking about things that\nare not even vital. Overthinking can take many forms: endlessly deliberating\nwhen making a decision (and then questioning the decision), attempting to read\nminds, trying to predict the future, reading into the smallest of details, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There could be various reasons why one overthinks, some of\nthese are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Worry about the future<\/li><li>Worry what others would think about them.<\/li><li>Worry about \u201cwhat ifs and should\u201d<\/li><li>Worry about people\u2019s feelings and place their\nown feelings secondary to others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Overthinking can trap the brain in a worry cycle. When\nruminating become as natural as breathing, you need to quickly deal with it and\nfind a solution to it. It is not a habit that cannot be broken. This is\nsomething you can try before it leads to severe anxiety, stress and depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replace your thoughts<\/strong>\n&#8211; When you tell yourself not to have a certain thought, the thought will soon\ngrow double its size as if a magical potion was sprayed on it. You need to\ntell\/teach yourself to instead replace your thoughts. Talk yourself out of it\nby noticing when you\u2019re stuck in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alternatives<\/strong> &#8211;\nWhen you begin fretting over a situation, your thoughts naturally incline\ntowards the negative. Gather all your valor and try and push the thoughts\ntowards the positive. Think of optimistic alternatives to the situation which\nwill help you create a psychosomatic distance from your negative thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meditate<\/strong> &#8211; I have\nbeen practicing yoga and meditation for a while now. I have had moments where I\nhave spoken to myself while meditating, asking myself to focus on what I hear,\nfeel or see. This helps me divert my mind to something better and interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you constantly worry about something or the other without\nthe problem actually existing in totality, then you need to ask yourself\nquestions about the situation. You need to become self-aware and handle the\nbull by its horns. It does take practice however with time you will be able to\nsnap out of it soon. An over active mind can impact your productivity in\nvarious aspects of life. If you feel disconnected from yourself and people\naround you, if you feel changes in your health, you should definitely seek\nprofessional help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overthinking is my brain\u2019s way of challenging itself into a run for its money kind of a competition. I sometimes wonder how wonderful it would be if sleep came to me as naturally as overthinking did. If it annoys you to the core, you have found someone who completely understands how it feels, that person [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[33],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"27":{"name":"Health","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/health\/"}},"tags_names":{"33":{"name":"mental health","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/mental-health\/"}},"comments_number":"10","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}