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Jake Burhans says overthinking isn't having more thoughts than others, but being trapped by negative ones. He suggests disassociation: notice the thought, let it pass, refocus on now. Do this enough and you grab back control of your life.
Jake Burhans says overthinking isn't having more thoughts than others, but being trapped by negative ones. He suggests disassociation: notice the thought, let it pass, refocus on now. Do this enough and you grab back control of your life.
One of the most common things I hear from everyone I work with is, I'm overthinking, Jake. I can't, I can't stop overthinking. You are not overthinking. You don't think any more thoughts than anyone else. You are just too associated with your thoughts. You have a negative thought, a negative belief, and you get sucked into it. Your awareness goes into that thought, and then you're just on the hamster wheel of the mind. You can't get back to where your feet are. So to stop overthinking, you have to practice disassociating with the flow of your thoughts. Acknowledging them and letting them go. And when you let them go, you can return to where you are now, and you start to feel more peace and more control of your life. Like you're grabbing a hold of the steering wheel again so you can start driving.
