How the fuck do I stop overthinking?

FereallyRed · 2019-06-01T01:19:40+00:00

You're not as important to anyone as you think you are.

That girl you saw yesterday. What color were her shoes?

See?

ARedDoor · 2019-06-01T01:39:44+00:00

Meditation. Once you have practiced it enough you can use a breathing technique when you notice your mind wandering, to help quiet your thoughts. Ultimately you will think, it's just how you think that is important. Rewire the way you think into as many positive & productive thoughts as you can.

light-----------dark · 2019-06-01T02:59:33+00:00

meditation - it’s a game changer.

TheHyperHuman · 2019-06-01T13:42:32+00:00

Most of the things we do during the day we do unconsciously, out of habit. Taking a certain route to work, walking a certain way, types of responses to different situations - all of those are habits.

Overthinking shit is a habit you have - it's automatic and unconscious, it's a reflex to specific kinds of situations you find yourself in.

A viable way to deal with this problem is to combine two things:

Meditation, as other users have suggested, it will help you pull your head out of your own ass.
Start doing things on a whim. Start small - you suddenly get a small urge for some icecream, then go get one; whilst choosing a flavor, one of them catches your eye for whatever reason - get that one immediately; some song suddenly pops into your mind - play it on YouTube. What you are trying to do here is develop a habit of occasionally NOT thinking about the things you're about to do.

The way to deal with unwanted habits is to develop beneficial ones.

It's doable.

Distractingyou · 2019-06-01T03:22:53+00:00

When i feel beta i just say to myself wtf cares just keep frame and keep going on, when i feel something in the stomach i just kick my stomach and say don't lose frame bitch, just keep talking she can't read your mind kek

boy_named_su · 2019-06-01T06:47:58+00:00

Get busy living or get busy dying

Toxik6 · 2019-06-01T04:37:20+00:00

Yoga. Helps you live in the moment

Vouch33r · 2019-06-01T04:43:11+00:00

I like to think about one exact word and this word is APPRECIATION. Life is a gift. You don't have to like every smallest while, but realize that every moment should be noticed and the fact of the wonder of life - appreciated. Helps me more than meditation because it appeals to me and seems somewhat logical. You calm down and get straight back into the present again.

PS Buy yourself some cool symbol to wear on a chain or necklace on neck or on your wrist to remind you that you are there. Could help come back to present and that's what you should aim for

dizzy_dizzle · 2019-06-01T11:50:51+00:00

Learning to meditate helped me a lot with this.

Siccunt99 · 2019-06-01T08:22:43+00:00

You don't just stop it,you learn not to do it,meditation,being in the present moment and "fuck it" mentality(in a good way though).

Anvilplunger69 · 2019-06-01T14:02:44+00:00

Do something

xxxpandoraxxx · 2019-06-01T14:03:12+00:00

Live your life man,Do you just wanna spend thinking about the stuff that doesn't even matter.

These are the words that keep me going. ;)

GL!

Title	How the fuck do I stop overthinking?
Author	AuberyBitoni
Upvotes	19
Comments	18
Date	June 1, 2019 1:12 AM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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