How to stop overthinking and start living
Overthinking is a spider web your mind spins around you
Self-doubt’s bare branches grasp at me, slowing my progress. The more I struggle, the more entwined I become. Whirlpools of what-ifs and fear threaten to paralyze me, freezing my every move.
I know this cycle all too well — the long nights in an empty bed reliving conversations, imagining what could happen next dictating tomorrow. However, the cold-hard fact of things is that overthinking is unlikely to solve problems. On the contrary, it saps your strength and holds you back from living.
I was tired, to the point of fatigue before I had my wake up call. I wanted to get out of my head and live in the moment. The first thing to do was accept that overthinking is a bad habit and like any other habit it can also be crushed.
Where I started was becoming aware of my mind spiraling out, those moments where all you can think about is how someone has red hair and glasses or that couch in the coffee house had a button missing from one arm but not the other. Awareness was key.
Whenever I found myself ruminating, I stopped and reminded myself that not every thought required a solution — some were meant to be watched without any need for intervention.
