Is there any Beanies who now how to prevent oneself from overthinking? It’s like a bad habit, you know that it’s bad, but still you just can’t stop doing that. At least, it’s not that easy.. hrrrr

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    It is never easy. If at times it deviates into extreme anxiety, I try to bring myself back by recognizing a few things I can see, smell or touch currently. For overthinking alone, I suppose distraction helps. I distract myself by watching sth immediately. Otherwise I myself have been unsuccessful. Or maybe I just try to give myself a lesson that nothing like this would happen, just relax, don’t think that far, think of the current situation at hand first.

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      Thank you for your suggestion. I use distractions too when I’m so into my thoughts. Distractions help when I know I need some distractions though. ^ ^

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    Intensive deep cleaning. Relatively heavy excercising. Both of these make me too tired to think and give me a very positive feeling physically after the tiredness fades.

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      Thank you. Exercising doesn’t sound like my cup of tea, but it sure helps a lot of people stop thinking for a while. 🙂

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    i also tend to overthink and once got actually physically ill from the stress. since then i consciously try to relax and not worry so much.
    first of all, prepare for whatever it is you’re anxious about. then, while waiting, distraction always helps. i find cleaning and organizing my home/space actually calms me down since it gives me a sense of control and tires me out.
    and then when D-day comes, i’ll just think ‘whatever will be, will be’ and throw myself into it
    prepare for the worst, hope for the best is my motto lol

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      I know. I think anxiety is something I am prone to have, if I haven’t had it already. I, too, have to remind myself regularly not to be too extreme in all things. Taking things a little bit more easy is also good enough.

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    I also tend to overthink, especially when I’m commuting and right before I go to sleep. Listening to music helps me alot. I listen to fun and upbeat songs in the morning to put myself in a good mood. Before sleeping, meditating really helps. There are guided ones on Spotify and Youtube that you could check out. Hope these help. 😊

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      I thought I was the only one overthinking or getting anxious during and for commute. It was hard explaining it to other people because it wasn’t all that believable. I use the same method to keep me distracted during commute.

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        Do you also have a long commute time? It usually takes me an hour to get to work. I never ride a bus on my own without my headphones on. It just makes me crazy and antsy. I once had to get off a bus when I realized that I lost the set that I had in my bag. I had to get myself a new pair.

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          I don’t have a long commute currently but for the last few years, in order to go back home it took me around 7 hours and my anxiety would start a day or two before travelling.

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