I got a question:
“I’m driving myself to insanity with over-thinking, self-analysis, self-doubt, self-loathing, internal misery and zero action. What do I do?”
Well, you’re talking to the king of overthinking. I’m definitely in the top 1% of overthinking and over-analyzing everything (I mean just look at this blog).
I didn’t think I was that bad until I started journaling all the thoughts I remembered happening after dates or stressful situations. I ended up with essays that were multiple pages long analyzing every issue. These thoughts included:
“If I say this, will I look weird?”
“They’re judging me because I’m one of the only Asians here.”
“Do I look weird or awkward? Why aren’t they talking to me? Do they hate me?”
When I showed it to people I trust, they were blown away by how much I thought. For some guys, all they think about during a single date is