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How to stop overthinking

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I have bad anxiety and I easily start overthinking about the little things that don't even matter. I get anxious even if there is a little bit change in the behaviour of the people around me. I really wanna get out of this loop. What should I do?

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  • Maybe react counterintuitively to it.  For example from now on when I notice I am overthinking I am going to say ‘thank you’ in the same way that I might be kind encouraging and polite to someone trying to do their best for me.  ‘Overthinking’ doesn’t mean any harm; it’s just desperate to help, the poor thing. It started billions of years ago and it’s been practising since then to help keep my ancestors and me alive. 

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  • Maybe react counterintuitively to it.  For example from now on when I notice I am overthinking I am going to say ‘thank you’ in the same way that I might be kind encouraging and polite to someone trying to do their best for me.  ‘Overthinking’ doesn’t mean any harm; it’s just desperate to help, the poor thing. It started billions of years ago and it’s been practising since then to help keep my ancestors and me alive. 

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