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56: Overthinking Is Ruining My Life - Why We Overthink, the Damage Overthinking Does and How to Stop Doing It

Trying Not to Care

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Overthinking - It's Self-Sabotage

Overthinking is self-sabotage at its finest. It creates problems that don't exist anywhere else than in your head. I have definitely found myself doing this in so many of my friendships and relationships. We overthink because we fear a lack of control. When you have no control, your brain starts looking for ways to put you back into thinking about what's going to make you feel the safest. So if there is something unanswered or there isn't a clear storyline, our brain starts filling in the blanks. The idea that I have no control over how the video performs or how people react to it scares me sometimes.

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