Stop overthinking today

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So I'm wondering though, what's the number one cause for overthinking? Is it just people worrying about certain things? Because a lot of people find that even realize they're overthinking.

So like, what are some signs that people may not even realize they're doing at the same time they may be overthinking?

I love that question.

So it seems that we learn these things from our families, from society, from going to school, from the media, from even going to psychologists and doctors.

So the ways we talk about feelings and thoughts and thinking reinforces the idea that overthinking is a good thing to do.

So let's say if someone, one of my client's moms was someone who would worry a lot, or she would always encourage her son, my client, to, it's a good idea to think things through.

Or she would ask him, are you sure? Are you certain that this is a good thing to do? That kind of questioning, that kind of language reinforces the idea that worrying is a helpful thing to do.

Or if you had a parent or sibling who was afraid of germs or who took their thoughts very seriously.

And every time they had a thought, they would analyze it.

They would talk about it.

They would try to neutralize it.

Basically

like a germaphobe, you know, like we call them germaphobe because there's people that really worry about things, you know, like kind of like that, similar to that.

Yeah, yeah.

For example, it can be harmful.

It's very normal to see that everywhere, but some people have it more than others.

But if you grew up in an environment where this was something that was talked about and someone told you, no, no, don't touch that.

This is dangerous or this has germs on it.

These kind of ideas reinforce then how we deal with thoughts because these kind of ideas reinforce the idea that thoughts are important.

Thoughts are dangerous.

Thoughts cannot just be there.

We need to neutralize it.

We need to get rid of it.