Overthinking ruined my life

[iwishiwishiwish]

I overthink quite literally everything and get anxious about every single thing in my life.

It's funny because for someone that thinks too much, I'm not particularly smart or anything like that.

Anyway, this overthinking has quite literally ruined my life and in my case, I literally cannot recover anything I've lost from doing that so I guess I'll CTB soon.

 

[billie]

i understand you because i also overthink everything all the time every day

 

[WatchmeBurn]

Same. All I do is think. I wish I could actually do something *other* than think about things, sometimes.

 

[iwishiwishiwish]

It is seriously f*cked
You know, I thought it was a good idea to tell a few people about some overwhelming thoughts I experience on the daily to see if it would give me some peace of mind, and it drove them away…
Counselling also does nothing for me, it just makes me generate more thoughts out of no where and word vomit lol

 

[FuneralCry]

I hope you find peace from the suffering.

 

[justsotiredofit]

I absolutely understand this. I have my intelligences. Unfortunately seeing patterns, and then acting as if truth is one that fucked my life up more. It used to protect me as a kid, hit as an adult... All it's done is isolate me.

And talking with folks... Yeah. It can help, but nobody in real life wants to hear your problems. They want easy, happy, positivity. Not the real nitty gritty...they claim to, but bring it up once, and suddenly you lose those closest to you.

 

[Hollowman]

I overthought so much that my brain kinda just shut down. I can hardly even think about ctb anymore. Some kinda defense mechanism I suppose.

 

[NoFancyNames]

It is seriously f*cked
You know, I thought it was a good idea to tell a few people about some overwhelming thoughts I experience on the daily to see if it would give me some peace of mind, and it drove them away…
Counselling also does nothing for me, it just makes me generate more thoughts out of no where and word vomit lol

Same here so for what it's worth you're not alone but it absolutely sucks

 

[Schizo_turk]

i wish you feel better asap that you no longer get any urge to C.T.B, which method are you picking?

I overthink quite literally everything and get anxious about every single thing in my life.



Anyway, this overthinking has quite literally ruined my life and in my case, I literally cannot recover anything I've lost from doing that so I guess I'll

 

[ThatStateOfMind]

I am the exact same way. Do you also catastrophize (overthink about the absolute worst case scenario, even if it's unlikely)?

 

[AnxiousLife]

I feel like overthinking and having intrusive thoughts is a part of me and my daily life, it's like wanting to be at peace, but not being able to, because of these thoughts, that my brain wants me to be aware of.

I wish all of you well

 

[Atsushi.Ame]

I will never wrap my head around how people dont think. I know lots of people who truly "space out" and theres not a thought in their head. These same people though- are very unaware of their own emotions. It is interesting. But yeah life is exhausting when youre going through it with 50+ browser tabs open in you head slowing your brain down.

 

[whyidon'tknow]

Yep me too. I've ruined so many opportunities for myself. I fucking hate it.

Send you love and kindness

 

[ThatStateOfMind]

I feel like overthinking and having intrusive thoughts is a part of me and my daily life, it's like wanting to be at peace, but not being able to, because of these thoughts, that my brain wants me to be aware of.

I wish all of you well

Same here, just know you're not alone

 

[human909]

I also overthink everyday so i understand how it feels, I hope this site will be useful to you and hope you find peace soon!

 

[franzhype]

I lost the person I loved due to overthinking a few days ago, so I understand you.. I hope you can find peace from all that suffering.

 

[CTBsteve]

I struggle with the same thing. Everyone says to talk with people when you're overthinking but it seems like it just tends to overwhelm people.

 

[vitbar]

I relate too well. It can be all-consuming.

This kind of thing doesn't respond well to counselling. It's like a hydra: manage to cut one head off and another two grow to replace it, barbed tongues and barbed words. I tried to use reason to get around the overthinking and it just came back with new negative ways of thinking, I tried seeking reasurance and that just told my brain these thoughts were important and so their impact got stronger in the long run. The only thing that helped me was exposure and response prevention (ERP).