2022-04-26 Overthink

Ultimately, overthinking has deeper sources than just a negative thinking habit. The reasons for obsessive rumination about the past or future can be several:

Fear

You deep inside fear, anxiety, worry about not being good enough, failing, making mistakes, being judged by others, etc.

Lack of trust

You lack trust in yourself and a higher power. There is something beyond ourselves, and, however you call it, He knows the past, the present, and the future better than you do. And He has your best interests in mind because He loves you.

I call this power God, and seeing Him as my Heavenly Father helps me feel the sense of care, protection, and love in my life that is necessary for me to trust that I would not need to overthink everything. That I would not need to fear and worry.

Lack of self-esteem

You feel insecure about yourself. You feel not good enough. You doubt yourself. You fear and worry about what others think of you. This might come from some childhood and school years trauma. Once you re-frame what happened that hurt your self-esteem, you will be able to build confidence more authentically.

And to truly get rid of the overthinking, you must solve these deeper underlying issues — why you have fear, doubt yourself, lack of trust, etc. Refer to other articles of mine to learn more about those.