<p><b data-redactor-tag="b">In this article we will cover</b><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-17 Signs which should shake you up into remedial action and seeking help – to overcome your anxiety, overthinking and worrying unnecessarily</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-9 dangerous impact of overthinking</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-9 Mental health conditions causing overthinking and anxiety</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-60 ways on How to stop overthinking</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Overthinking is recognized as life-interrupting and debilitating habit which can create performance and functioning issues in all walks of your life</b>.</p><p>People with <b data-redactor-tag="b">chronic overthinking also have large doses of anxiety and other psychological, emotional and mental issues</b>– which keeps getting worse – if not dealt with effectively and at the earliest.</p><p>Overthinking <b data-redactor-tag="b">makes us mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted and distressed.</b></p><p>Let us learn how <b data-redactor-tag="b">we can slowly reduce this life-harming habit on sustainable basis – and start living a life fully charged.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">All of us overthink time to time.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">When you wonder or worry about yourself, your life, your family, your friends, or anything else - you don't have an overthinking issue.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Because whatever is causing you sleepless nights - worries you for a while - and then you move on to something else or start taking actions to address the issues.</b></p><p>That is normal.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">But when you are always in hopeless, sad, angry and depressed moods or in any such negative un-resourceful state for long stretches of time on regular basis</b> – then you have to take action before it will become a very complicated and complex problem difficult to solve.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">17 Signs which should shake you up into remedial action and seeking help – to overcome your anxiety, overthinking and worrying unnecessarily</b></p><ul><li>1.You have difficulty in having good time – socially as well as your loved ones</li> <li>2.You have difficulty in making meaningful contributions in discussions or meetings</li> <li>3.You compare yourself with other people's good and your bad luck</li> <li>4.You are always conscious – what you say and do – whether it will measure up to their expectations</li> <li>5.You are always focusing on the worst-case scenarios affecting you and your loved ones</li> <li>6.You keep reflecting what someone said – long after they said it</li> <li>7.You keep feeling embarrassed about something silly that you did long time back</li> <li>8.You keep telling yourself – if only i had done that</li> <li>9.You keep belittling yourself for your past failures and mistakes</li> <li>10. You are worrying about a future assignment so much that you fail to take actions on time</li> <li>11. You keep reliving a past traumatic experience – years after that has happened</li> <li>12. You are unable to move on to solution stage to deal with your problems, troubles, worries</li> <li>13. When you are obsessing over what you should have said or done</li> <li>14. Performance anxiety, or worrying about how you measure up to others at work</li> <li>15. You spend a lot of time thinking about the hidden meaning in things people said to you or within your hearing range</li> <li>16. You rehash and keep reflecting the conversations you had with people in your mind and think about all the things you wish you had done or had not said.</li> <li>17. You spend a lot of time worrying about things you have no control over</li></ul><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">9 dangerous impact of overthinking</b></p><ul><li>1.Overthinking always takes a serious toll on your well-being, causes serious emotional distress and increases your risk of emotional-physical-mental-health problems.</li> <li>2.Many over thinkers resort to unhealthy coping strategies- substance abuse, overeating, unhealthy eating etc.</li> <li>3.Overthinking may cause insomnia – and that becomes a vicious cycle – very difficult to get rid of</li> <li>4.You are unable to take decisions</li> <li>5.Overthinking causes you so much anxiety that you develop physical symptoms like pain, heartburn, hyperacidity, hypertension etc. Etc.</li> <li>6.Sometimes it can cause bipolar disorder – the reverse is always true – meaning the people will bipolar disorder overthink</li> <li>7.Another part of overthinking is when you feel you have something medically wrong with you – especially after you have searched for symptoms on google – so you go to the specialists and super-specialists – after spending a lot – you may discover that nothing is wrong and it's just a problem with overthinking - mixed in with a bit of generalized anxiety disorder.</li> <li>8.Will create depressed state by triggering the feelings of loneliness and isolation</li> <li>9.Influence your problem-solving ability and dealing with stressful situations</li></ul><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">60 ways on How to stop overthinking</b></p><ul><li>1.The first key to be aware - Notice when you are unable to come out of a negative spiral of thoughts that makes you feel sad, anxious, depressed, melancholic and emotionally-mentally-physically fatigued and drained</li> <li>2.Don't try to ignore, fight, suppress or control your feelings - simply observe them as an outsider - without reacting or judging</li> <li>3.Acknowledge that you are feeling these emotions</li> <li>4.Identify the trigger or root-cause of what is causing you to overthink so much</li> <li>5.The challenge and question your thinking – is it really – end of the world situation OR you have magnified it by going into an overthinking and over-analysis mode</li> <li>6.Ask yourself – what are the things those are within your control AND what actions you can take</li> <li>7.If it is out of your control – but – with other's help it can be solved – then seek help</li> <li>8.If it is completely out of your capabilities, resources and level AND If nothing can be done – do nothing – move on to other things which would require your complete attention as well as these are productive activities</li> <li>9.Keep the focus on active problem-solving</li> <li>10. Instead of wallowing-in - on your problems look for multiple solutions</li> <li>11. Don't feel bad by asking yourself why me - instead ask yourself what you can do about it</li> <li>12. Schedule time for thinking through problems – with only focus – to find the solution for the current predicament as well how to avoid the same or handle it more effectively in future</li> <li>13. Identify what is the best outcome – you desire</li> <li>14. Commit yourself in taking actions those will take you closer to your goals</li> <li>15. Busying yourself with meaningful activities is the best way to change the thought pattern</li> <li>16. Exercise vigorously</li> <li>17. If you are one of those who keep obsessing and worrying about things that are out of their control – seek help as there is a cure – A common treatment for this type of anxiety is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)</li> <li>18. CBT helps people challenge their negative or irrational thinking and change these into productive and positive ones</li> <li>19. Create a very dependable social network for yourself - Mentally strong people have few emotionally mature and objective-thinking people in their close circle</li> <li>20. Learn to manage your stress effectively and avoid and reduce your negative stress and draining stressors</li> <li>21. Understand that too much negative stress can make your problems worse</li> <li>22. Learn and practice cognitive behavioral therapy yourself – one way to start is</li> <li>23. Write down your problems</li> <li>24. Then create a sequence from more urgent and important to least</li> <li>25. Then choose the most imperative one</li> <li>26. Break it into small goals of outcomes</li> <li>27. Explore how you can solve each small part</li> <li>28. You need only to focus – on actions – which fully within your area of influence</li> <li>29. The busy yourself with taking these actions</li> <li>30. Learning and taking help from people who have deep insights ay help</li> <li>31. Create some celebration ritual for each small milestone</li> <li>32. Think of your everyday fears and anxieties</li> <li>33. Take break in-between only to recharge yourself – not to procrastinate</li> <li>34. Come back to actions as soon as you have relaxed</li> <li>35. Being too sensitive about what other people will think may lead to overthinking – this comes from your deep insecurities – which drives Lack of confidence and low self-esteem, perfectionism etc. etc.</li> <li>36. Avoid taking too much responsibilities – many times this habit can make us overwhelmed</li> <li>37. Trying to solve problems - with no possible solutions YET – may also trigger overthinking</li> <li>38. Comparing your achievement with that of others may also lead to overthinking</li> <li>39. Accept your imperfections – work on your self-worth, self-love, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-confidence BY learning how to move from emotionally insecure to emotionally mature</li> <li>40. Engage in meditation – but you have to first identify – which meditation suits your psych and personality – there is no such thing even in meditation – as one size fit all</li> <li>41. Identify and make a list things which are REAL BLESSINGS – but somehow you are unable to see them that way</li> <li>42. Identify and understand your triggers – which starts you on overthinking and what makes you worried</li> <li>43. Practice self-reflection - self-reflection means practicing – focused objective thinking to face THE REAL YOU</li> <li>44. You have to learn to let go of your focus on the results – instead focus on only taking actions – which are within your control</li> <li>45. Change your environment - go to a coffee shop, park or library</li> <li>46. Surround yourself with different people and talk about new things</li> <li>47. Identify when overthinking creates problems for you that don't exist</li> <li>48. Do something nice and meaningful for others</li> <li>49. Understand the following damaging thought patterns of yours</li> <li>50. All-or-nothing thinking - looking at things in black-or-white categories – things have to be only this way</li> <li>51. Overgeneralization – taking one single negative experience as permanent</li> <li>52. Focusing only on the say 0.5% negatives while erasing the 99.5% positives.</li> <li>53. Noticing only those things that went wrong – forgetting the big things which went right</li> <li>54. Coming out with dumb reason – why the wonderful accomplishment of yours is not worth anything</li> <li>55. Act like a mind reader to create negative prophecies</li> <li>56. Expecting only the worst-case scenario to happen</li> <li>57. Believing that the way you feel is the real truth and reality</li> <li>58. Holding yourself to a strict list of what you should and shouldn't do and beating yourself up if you break any of the rules</li> <li>59. Labeling yourself based on mistakes and perceived shortcomings</li> <li>60. Assuming responsibility for things that are outside your control</li> <li>61. Learn to Distinguish between solvable and unsolvable worries</li> <li>62. Practice progressive muscle relaxation and try deep breathing</li> <li>63. Know who to avoid when you are feeling anxious</li> <li>64. Don't let small and insignificant trivia – create your life hell</li> <li>65. Get your hands dirty – do something with your hands</li> <li>66. Solve another person's problem to get new and different perspective</li> <li>67. Remember that a perfect decision is never a bold one - so get started.</li> <li>68. Go for single-tasking instead of multi-tasking and take regular breaks.</li> <li>69. Don't try to force yourself to go to sleep - If you don't feel sleepy then don't get into bed and try to force yourself to go to sleep</li> <li>70. Think about other options</li> <li>71. Realize no one can predict the future – we can only take actions today</li></ul><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">9 Mental health conditions causing overthinking and anxiety</b></p><ul><li>1.Anxiety</li> <li>2.Depression</li> <li>3.Bipolar disorder</li> <li>4.Panic disorders</li> <li>5.Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)</li> <li>6.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)</li> <li>7.Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)</li> <li>8.Amphetamine addiction</li> <li>9.Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland)</li></ul><p><br></p><p> #OvercomingOverthinkingAndAnxiety, #HowToStopWorrying, #OverthinkingAndWorryingUnnecessarily, #DangerousImpactsOfOverthinking, #waysToStopOverthinking, #OverthinkingIsLifeInterruptingAndDebilitatingHabit, #CreatesPerformanceAndFunctioningIssues, #ChronicOverthinkingComesWithLargeAnxiety, #MakesUsMentallyEmotionallyPhysicallyExhausted, #ReduceLifeHarmingHabit, #CausingYouSleeplessNights, #BeinginHopelessSadAngeryDepressedstate, #HaveDifficultyInHavingGoodTime, #HaveDifficultyInMakingMeaningfulContributions, #AlwaysCompareYourselfWithOthers, #AreAlwaysConsciousAboutWhatOthersThink, #AlwaysFocusingOnWorstCaseScenarios, #KeepBeratingAndBelittlingYourself, #KeepRelivingPastTraumaticExperiences, #UnableDealWithYourProblemsAndTroubles, #AreObsessingOver, #HavePerformanceAnxiety, #SpendTimeThinkingHiddenMeanings, #TakesSeriousTollOnYourWellBeing, #CausesSeriousEmotionalDistress, #ResortToUnhealthyCopingStrategies, #CreateDepression, #TriggeringFeelingsOfLoneliness, #AffectYourProblemSolvingAbility, #YourAbilityToDealWithStressfulSituations, #CognitiveBehaviorTherapy, #CBT, #SolveAnotherPerson'sProblem, #GetNewAndDifferentPerspective, #GoForSingleTaskingAvoidMultiTasking, #Don'tForceYourselfToSleepIfNotSleepy, #ThinkAboutOtherOptions, #NoOnecanpredictfuture, #MentalHealthConditionsCausesOverthinkingAndAnxiety</p>