How to stop overthinking?

SkimSTi · 2017-02-27T23:54:27+00:00

read a book called, the power of now, by eckhart tolle. then start practicing meditation... both of these helped me immensely to stop thinking, especially at night when trying to go to sleep... what used to take me at least an hour to fall asleep, now takes me 5-10 minutes.

short brief: there is no reason for you to think of anything but what is happening right NOW. thinking of the past, things you cant change, comes from fear. thinking of things in the future is just creating thoughts and stress of something that doesnt exist. you create stories of what you THINK might happen. until that time comes, you should not worry about it. the book goes into great detail of all this. once you realize you have power over your brain, you can start training yourself and become more present.

Docbear64 · 2017-02-28T01:53:26+00:00

Pick up a physical activity that is so strenuous and pulls so much out of you that you are " forced" to live in the present . It may sound funny but It's worked wonders for me. When you think about a lot there is nothing like an activity that forces you to be present and active and then pushes you to perform at a high level .

My current activity is boxing and after swinging at a punching bag for 40 minutes I embrace myself in the moment 100%. Every ache , every bead of sweat , my breathing , everything , maybe my hunger . Everything stops for a moment , all the energy applied to though get flushed through physical exhaustion . The activity itself may take deep strenuous thought to keep good form , to maintin a good pace, to push harder.

Just a thought . Running, lifting , just Doing something that tests your body to the point of exhaustion may be just the medicine you need.

oldredder · 2017-02-28T14:23:06+00:00

There's no such thing as over-thinking.

There's only under-thinking with noise or under-thinking with no noise but both are wrong.

BullshittingNonsense · 2017-02-27T23:49:23+00:00

I recommend this video as someone who does the exact same thing: https://youtu.be/h5aSa4tmVNM

Note: Haven't changed much but important to know the truth

Not_Me_Here · 2017-02-28T04:02:45+00:00

Like other said, meditation, lift, loose yourself in the moment.

Also have these kind of trouble a lot, my adderall medication doesn't help at all. But yoga seems to help a lot. Check out boho beautiful channel on youtube. At first it sucks, because you have to watch the screen to get the moves, but once learned, you can do it with relax music and add other moves you like and also go to your rhythm. I really like this one before sleeping, she goes too fast on that one though...

Kalidane · 2017-02-28T10:58:12+00:00

Mindfulness.

Did you try googling the title of the post yet?

Title	How to stop overthinking?
Author	nostupidquestions111
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Date	February 27, 2017 11:41 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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