Some days, my mind feels like it has no brakes. One tiny thought… and suddenly I’m imagining ten different outcomes that will probably never happen.
You know that feeling? When your brain just refuses to leave you alone?
I used to think something was wrong with me. Now I know it’s something almost all of us carry quietly.
Let me share what I learned — not from books, but from actually living inside an overthinking brain.
Overthinking Sneaks In Quietly
It never arrives loudly. It slips in.
A message takes too long. Someone looks at you strangely. A small mistake. A decision you’re scared to make.
And suddenly you’re building entire stories in your head.
I thought I was just being careful. But I was drowning in thoughts that weren’t even real.
Most of My Thoughts Were Just Stories
Half the things I worried about weren’t true. They were just loud thoughts pretending to be facts.
“He didn’t reply, maybe he’s upset.” “I sounded stupid in that meeting.” “This decision might ruin everything.”
One day I paused and asked, “What if my mind is lying to me right now?”
That simple question softened the panic.
Thinking More Never Fixed Anything
I believed thinking harder meant I was solving problems. But overthinking didn’t give answers — it gave anxiety.
One day I tried to think my way out of fear and nothing changed. Then I got up, walked for five minutes, drank water… and the fear wasn’t as loud.
Action did what thinking couldn’t.
The Present Moment Is Quieter Than My Thoughts
Most of my overthinking wasn’t about now. It was about yesterday or tomorrow.
When I brought myself back to what was actually happening — my breath, the floor under my feet, the sounds around me — things felt lighter.
My mind created storms. Reality was usually calm.
I Don’t Need to Control Everything
Overthinking is fear dressed up as logic — fear of failing, looking stupid, being wrong.
The more I tried to control everything, the worse I felt.
I realised I don’t need to know the whole path, only the next step. That’s enough.
I Stopped Fighting My Thoughts
Trying to silence my thoughts made them louder. So I stopped fighting.
Now when a thought shows up, I tell myself, “You’re here, but you’re not the boss.”
Thoughts are like clouds — some heavy, some dark, but all passing.
How to Start Living Instead of Just Thinking
Here are a few things that helped me in real life:
- Do one tiny action when your mind starts to spiral.
- Ask your thoughts for proof.
- Come back to your breath for ten seconds.
- Go for a slow walk.
- Talk out loud to yourself to break the loop.
- Write the fear down and look at it from a distance.
- Remind yourself, “This is a thought, not reality.”
You don’t have to control every thought. Just gently take away its power.
Little by little, life opens again — not in a dramatic way, but in small, honest moments.
If you want more slow-growth ideas, emotional clarity, calm habits and real human stories, I share them every day on Prosnic.
Come read more. Come quiet your mind. Come live again — one small moment at a time.
