Overthinking

Do you know that feeling of experiencing a never-ending thought process? Where you go from thinking, to rehearsing past situations, to eventually ending up in a viscous circle of “play - review - repeat”? That may seem impossible to break, especially when you have no idea where to start.

Well, I have good news for you, as there are ways to free your mind.

How to 4U

• Ask yourself what you find most unpleasant in the overthinking situation. Is it causing a lack of sleep, creating anxiety or even affecting your productivity? In order for you to be able to adjust anything, you first need to identity what the real issue it.

  • Trust the process by observing, reflecting on what comes up.

• Write down everything that came to mind, allowing to transition the “container holder” of your recurring thoughts from your mind to a piece of paper, a journal, an iPad or on any other form of recording device.

  • This simple act, of writing things down, has enormous benefits as it starts with clearing up your mental space, and permits a “brain dump” of all those stuck ideas and thoughts outside of your mind.

• Repeat this process until you feel that the “play - review - repeat” cycle has been broken and no longer affects your everyday life.

  • Liberating your mind, can truly start with the simple act of writing things down, not only to give them a new place but to allow yourself to come back to them when you choose to do so.