Break the cycle of Overthinking

Overthinking is a room with no windows.

You walk in to solve one small problem — and suddenly the walls are covered in old conversations, imagined futures, words you wish you had said differently, and scenarios that have never actually happened. The mind becomes both prosecutor and defense attorney, arguing cases that were closed years ago.

Overthinking feels productive. It feels like preparation. It feels like control.

But most of the time, it is fear wearing a thinking cap.

It is the nervous system trying to protect you from pain by replaying it in advance. It is the child inside you saying, “If I can just get this right, maybe I won’t be hurt again.”

The trouble is, the body does not know the difference between imagination and reality. So it tightens. It braces. It prepares for a danger that may never come.

Peace does not come from solving every possibility.
Peace comes from deciding not every thought deserves a trial.