THREAD: 10 Ways To Stop Overthinking
1. SLEEP
Sometimes, we just need to recharge. Take a nap or get into bed early. You are likely to wake up with more clarity. If overthinking is distracting your sleep, keep reading.
1. SLEEP
Sometimes, we just need to recharge. Take a nap or get into bed early. You are likely to wake up with more clarity. If overthinking is distracting your sleep, keep reading.
2. MEDITATE
Just create this habit, and it will change your life. Honestly. You will gain more mental control. You can also listen to Binaural Beats for immediate effects. Try a sound at 432Hz that induces a deep theta state. You can use it as a sleeping aid too.
Just create this habit, and it will change your life. Honestly. You will gain more mental control. You can also listen to Binaural Beats for immediate effects. Try a sound at 432Hz that induces a deep theta state. You can use it as a sleeping aid too.
3. DO A FUN ACTIVITY
Get your vibration high and keep yourself occupied. Ideally, do something that will keep you active like dancing or walking in nature with a pet. Or, do something creative which you enjoy, like art.
Get your vibration high and keep yourself occupied. Ideally, do something that will keep you active like dancing or walking in nature with a pet. Or, do something creative which you enjoy, like art.
4. TAKE DEEP BREATHS
Try my 16-second method where you inhale for 4 breaths, hold for another 4 breaths and then exhale for 8 breaths. Your brain can become overstimulated, and we need to calm things down by tricking the nervous system.
Try my 16-second method where you inhale for 4 breaths, hold for another 4 breaths and then exhale for 8 breaths. Your brain can become overstimulated, and we need to calm things down by tricking the nervous system.
5. CHILL WITH A GOOD FRIEND
Try to surround yourself with friends and family whose company you enjoy. A distraction that brings good vibes is sometimes all we need, and that's often in the form of a friend.
Try to surround yourself with friends and family whose company you enjoy. A distraction that brings good vibes is sometimes all we need, and that's often in the form of a friend.
6. STAY IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
Escape your imagination & live in the now. Do this using the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique. Describe 5 things you see in the room, name 4 things you can feel, describe 3 things you can hear, name 2 things you can smell & name 1 thing you can taste.
Escape your imagination & live in the now. Do this using the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique. Describe 5 things you see in the room, name 4 things you can feel, describe 3 things you can hear, name 2 things you can smell & name 1 thing you can taste.
7. ASK YOURSELF IF YOU CAN CHANGE IT
Ask the question. If you can, go and change it. If you can't, accept it and change your perception of it. Find the bright side.
Ask the question. If you can, go and change it. If you can't, accept it and change your perception of it. Find the bright side.
8. THINK OF THINGS YOU'RE THANKFUL FOR
This will not only keep your mind focused on something else, it will also encourage a positive state. Try and name at least 20 things.
This will not only keep your mind focused on something else, it will also encourage a positive state. Try and name at least 20 things.
9. OBSERVE EACH THOUGHT AND LET IT GO
Your thoughts aren't you because you're the one observing them. The observer can't be the observed. So, sit in the seat of consciousness as the observer and watch your thoughts pass by. Give them a mental wave.
Your thoughts aren't you because you're the one observing them. The observer can't be the observed. So, sit in the seat of consciousness as the observer and watch your thoughts pass by. Give them a mental wave.
10. REMEMBER THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS
Where our attention goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, things grow. Try to focus on the wanted; not the unwanted.
Where our attention goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, things grow. Try to focus on the wanted; not the unwanted.
