๐ง โจ Cool technique for overthinkers from a healed overthinker
Hey guys! ๐ค I was journaling this morning and I had this realisation I wanna share with you, I can actually say that I'm no longer an overthinker. And that's a big deal for meโฆ if I could show this version of me to my 5-years-younger self, sheโd be extremely proud, because Iโm not trapped in my own head anymore. Because back then? Imagine overthinking like: - spending 15 minutes writing a 2-line message to my boss (๐ญ) - replaying conversations on loop: โdid they like meโฆ did I sound weirdโฆ why did I say thatโ - trying to choose one direction, opening 17 tabs, and ending up more stuck - turning small decisions (post / boundary / text) into this whole dramatic โthingโ What's interesting is that โbeing more confident.โ or "just doing the thing" never really helped me. I first had to lower the resistance I had towards that action.... and I found this wonderful technique: โจautomatic writing, aka. ๐ง brain dump because overthinking is often our brain trying to logic its way out of a feeling.Brain dump works because it gets the real sentence out โ and the loop finally quiets. If that caught your attention, I really encourage you to try this today!! It does wonders! This is how: set up your timer for five minutes, ๐ Write without stopping (no deleting, no rereading)...Start with: โWhat Iโm not admitting isโฆโWhen timeโs up: underline one line that stings. Thatโs usually the truth. P.S.: Iโm curious! where do you see your overthinking right now? ๐ค A) decisions take forever B) replaying convos / โdo they like me?โ C) perfectionism / โnot ready yetโ D) fear of the wrong choice E) other