Everyone has suffered bouts of overthinking. The only difference is that some eventually come up with a decision. While chronic overthinkers are plagued with questions and doubt. You rehash previous conversations, relive past events, and imagine catastrophic outcomes. If you are an overthinker, your mind can feel like a never-ending movie of horrible possibilities. This is debilitating in more ways than one. Not only does it exhaust you mentally and produce anxiety, along with many other health issues. It also prevents you from moving forward. So here are a few things you could do to stop overthinking.

We also made a video on the things overthinkers can relate to: https://youtu.be/xDhySrr9v4k

Writer: Sara Del Villar

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Script Manager: Kelly Soong

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