For example, before I go to sleep, it can happen that I review past unpleasant situations asking myself what I could have done better. Once the ruminating began, it takes me several hours to find sleep. When I publish one of my creative works, I think too much about what others could think about it, if it's good enough. Upcoming situations where I'm unable to fathom the possible outcome frighten me because my inner critic then lists all things that could go wrong. I have problems asking someone for something due to my underlying fear of rejection which I developed in school. But if I feel that I can trust them, I find it easier to ask them. My brain tends to be even more racing when I don't feel good generally. However, the (nearly) constant (over)thinking occasionally helps me to come up with (partly) unusual ideas to solve problems. All in all, it holds me back to live my life to my fullest potential.
Sometimes I manage to write some of these worries down in my diary to reduce the baggage.
Some days ago, I've found two videos related to overthinking:
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They gave me new insights and offered ways to challenge these issues. I know that it's hard to break old behavior patterns and it could take a long time until I see some progress. I want to try it at least.
If you have/had similar problems, what things did help you?
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