If you replay every interaction and social situation in your mind, it could be social anxiety that’s causing your overthinking . Easy read, felt more like a guide, where from chapter to chapter you are just taken through a set of rules with short explanation and 1-2 examples tops. By connecting to your body, taking a few deep breaths and really feeling what it would be like to make a decision, you can decipher whether fear or intuition are in play and how to best move forward. Become aware of the root causes of your overthinking and you can start making progress to stop it before it starts. Sometimes, you might go over the same thoughts repeatedly because you aren’t taking any concrete actions about a certain situation.

Our goal in asking questions is to help us understand that continuing to repeatedly think the same things is not only counterproductive, but it can be harmful to our well-being. Instead of looking at both the good and the bad, you might analyze an event only in terms of it being a total success or a total failure.With incessant worrying, you constantly anticipate and stress about almost anything in your life going wrong. Overthinking can create an endless cycle of stress and worry, which can ultimately cause you to feel less prepared, motivated, and confident. Proactive people are those who, in essence, do not depend on the environment to guide and shape their life, but rather take active responsibility and do things on their own. As with many other traits, the link between genetics and environment when it comes to overthinking is complex.

You make catastrophic predictions about unlikely events that haven’t happened yet – and that leave you unable to enjoy the present .

The book shows obstacles with detailed and proven techniques to help you rewire your brain, control your thoughts, and change your mental habits. Remember that even making the wrong decision is better than making no decision – you can learn from failure, but you can’t learn from doing nothing.

Your brain may find better ways to work out a solution in the background while you’re distracted with another task—like working in the garden. Author has given various strategies to beat overthinking, rumination, anxiety like ACT Model, 3M strategy to beat rumination, 4 A's of stress management which I found helpful. Try to find the joy in each bite, and really focus on how the food tastes, smells, and feels in your mouth.You may also find that overthinking only materializes when you need to make a tough life decision or are dealing with your insecurities. Overthinking often stems from dwelling on past mistakes or worrying about things that you cannot change. But as I slowly convinced myself this would benefit my mindset and "work ethic", I read much more efficiently. When you’re in the midst of overthinking, stop and take out your notebook or your favorite note-taking app on your phone. As most of the reviews state, the book is interesting enough to keep reading, and has several quick helpful tips and ideas to implement throughout your day.

Whether you’re a chronic overthinker or need to make a tough decision, you’ve probably had sleepless nights when your brain just won’t turn off. If overthinking is taking a toll on your well-being, consider talking to a mental health professional. The Overthinking Cure is a book that understands where you’ve been through, the exhausting situation you’ve put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress.

The mindful approach would not directly respond to specific thoughts, but it would instead acknowledge the thoughts and recognize that they are just thoughts. The book is similar to this non-fiction book in terms of ideas and themes, and it highlights the regrets in the main character's life. Continuing to cycle through our thoughts produces anxiety, and often depression, if we begin to feel helpless as we ruminate and re-live our experiences. Knowing if fear or intuition is guiding your behavior will help you get out of your head and take the next necessary steps.