Overthinking - Blog Posts
One of my favourite pastimes is cloud gazing.
I like to think of thoughts as clouds. Some clouds are fleeting, they hardly in a static position for long. Some clouds are small while others are large. Other times those small-sized clouds bunch up together to form a large cloud. And those large clouds bunch up together to form a super cloud which eventually brings down a thunderstorm. ⛈️
Some clouds are so blended in with the sky that it looks like they are not there at all. And then there are times when there are no clouds at all. Where do they even go? Probably wherever they came from.💨
Like how clouds are sometimes visitors to the clear blue sky, our thoughts are visitors to our clear minds. Sometimes those thoughts come through and they mean nothing at all & we easily let them go.
But other times they mean so much that they summon more & more thoughts, to the point where they bring about a storm of anger and despair. 😡
Just like how you make peace with the storm that's brought about by the clouds in the sky, just breathe & let your thoughts be rather than emotionally react to them. The sooner you let be, they sooner they leave. 🍃
Ever found yourself in a situation where there is absolutely nothing you can do to change a situation. Like you have exhausted all the possibilities you can think of and still come to nothing and all you can do is overthink.
Overthinking about how the situation will pan out. How that situation will leave you stranded. How you are so uncertain that your mind is all over the place.
And when you are in that situation, you can't do anything, let alone think properly.
In my experience, what I've come to find out is that the best think you can do is acknowledge where you are. Acknowledge that you don't know what to do. Acknowledge that there is nothing you can do, like you have no control over the situation and make peace with that.
Sometimes we overthinking because of the uncertain future ahead of us. Overthinking helps us stay in control even if we aren't really in control.
Don't focus too much on what might or might not happen. Bring yourself back to the present moment and away from your mind. You can only focus on this current moment as that is all you're in control of. Once you're here - trust that it will all work out and everything is going to be okay. It's just a hurdle - and you've been through a lot of hurdles in your life even though they were difficult, so what's one more, right?
No amount of thinking can change the outcome of a situation. So save that energy for something peaceful, that fear and anxiety is not worth it. You are going to be okay.❤️🎀
Are you constantly overthinking?
Based on my experience, we find ourselves overthinking mainly because we are avoiding something that we are supposed to be doing. This could be doing a certain task(that we think we might fail at or we've never done before) or having that uncomfortable conversation that may lead to us disappointing someone. 🙅♀️🤡
So it's easier to just come up with other way you can deal with the situation in your head rather than just taking the right action and facing whatever situation you're supposed to. 📝
Because once you've done that all the overthinking and procrastination eventually stops and life goes on.
Sometimes I don't care about what people think, Because I've already thought about it on their behalf.
~ark
[Amusing myself and my anxiety] Post #5 - Mental Mayhem
[Amusing myself and my anxiety] Post #5 – Mental Mayhem
Hey! remember the last time, when I regaled the worst lab experience I had? Well, it has effectively been 6 months since that.
I missed a few golden story opportunities in the process. So expect some bombarding on my side on the course of the next few weeks. One such happened 1 month ago. By this time, I have started writing sample codes for my experiments on my own. Part of this process…
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[Amusing myself and my anxiety] Post #3 - Oh what Fresh(ers') hell!
Oh, the places I would go! Never thought it might be a literal affair.
So get this, I have been accepted in a new institute for my post-grad, (Yaay?) and as it comes, freshers are welcomed with a freshers’ party!
It as actually pretty good, we had music, dancing, food and of course, people. These people left me to my devices, as I had a group of friends covering me up with a presumed…
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Haha just a little thing I wanted to say
So, ehrm, I have so many ideas for my grambell family au, but I think I've been posting about it too much, and ppl hate me for it, uhh yeah.
Just me being an overthinker, I guess, haha
I also have art & writers block, so that sucks as well
Obsession Update #4
Worrying
Taylor Swift (COMPLETELY)
boygenius
reading and writing poetry
custom shoes
books
looking at nice socks (???)
Katie Douglas
I reminded myself tanthamore is canon, and I was euphoric. Then I remembered that Willow still hasn't been renewed for a second season, and I started overthinking everything in my life
tangled the series fans, this is for you:
my favorite movie ever is tangled. i really want to watch tangled the series, but im scared it will change the way i see the movie due to the lore and events of the series. i love rapunzel, and her and eugene, so im worried that watching the series will change my thoughts/perception. but i know the show is super good and considering it's literally tangled im sure i will love it.
would you recommend i watch it? thank you!
#overthinking #insane #mental #breakdown #lifeasweknowit #mylife #quotes
This is literally how my entire friend group said they don't want me in the group anymore.
it should be illegal to tell an overthinker "we need to talk"
I have reached the point of overthinking that I am aware I am overthinking and have now handed over my word vomit of an overthought thought process over and am awaiting to be hit with the simple solution/answer like the school bus and train meme