What is Overthinking?

Overthinking is that state of the mind where a human mind starts thinking more than it should. These unwanted thoughts are mostly negative and it paralyzes people in many ways.

In this blog I am going to tell you about overthinking, the problem it creates and how can we overcome it.

Effects of Overthinking on a simple human mind.

Overthinking leads to many problems in one's life, below are some so that you can relate yourself from it and check your level of overthinking and how you can overcome it.

1. A person facing overthinking problem couldn't find a strong and effective solution for a given problem he is facing in his life.
2. Overthinking is seen to reduce the IQ level of a normal human(which mainly includes tensions related to study, work or job etc.).
3. It reduces neurons efficiency and its power to transmit information across the brain.
4. It highly reduces one's creative skills, eats up all the enthusiasm of life and retards the brain growth.
5. According to the study, an average human undergoes around 70,000 thoughts daily 95% of which are useless and a human mind only creates to depress itself and make the life even more painful.
6. Overthinking leads to Insomnia(difficulty of being asleep due to the consistent thinking of mind about useless stuffs and doesn't allow it to calm and relax to fall asleep)
7. It creates many problems and confusions at every stage of life by creating useless thoughts and emotions.

Like -

• What if it didn't work?
• What if she rejects me?
• What if lose my financial freedom?

Effective ways to Overcome Overthinking

• Writing down all your thoughts before sleeping

      (This technique has proved itself and is promoted by many great personalities who have achieved many great things in life). Writing down all your thoughts and worries before sleeping calms the mind and also opens it towards the greater solutions for a particular problem in a subconscious state and also makes a human mind way more creative and fills it with new ideas.

• Meditation

 This technique is a tried and tested way to increase the power of the mind for thousands of years. It not only calms the mind but also increases stability and focus. And the only way to achieve it is by practising it(Practice makes one perfect).

Now there is a complain that everybody gives that

"I don't have time for meditation or meditation is not that interesting". Guess what it's true.

• Change the flow of your thoughts

This technique is for those who do not want to follow the above solution. Since having total control over the thought has always been the hardest task for everyone as it takes a lot of time and years of practices to achieve. But the one thing that you can do and which is also as effective as meditation is changing the flow of thoughts. You can transform all your thoughts from negative to positive ones  which instead of leading towards depression will manifest energy inside of you and create an enthusiasm which will make you to strive for something difficult and which is hard to get even for a normal human. It is easy and doesn't require any experience or any set of rules

• Don't enjoy the result, enjoy the process(journey)

 Every day we see so many people who want to achieve many things in life, but due to overthinking or their emotional-self doesn't allow to achieve big things in life.

 The main reason behind this is our overthinking about the results and we get submerged in it so much that we usually forget to put our efforts on the work. On the other hand, if we start enjoying the work process or the hard work that we put in any process so that we get indulge in it so much that we forget about everything else, we will surely achieve the desired success which will bring happiness and permanent satisfaction to our life.

• Try to live in the present

 Next thing that you can do is trying interacting with new people daily. It will improve your personality , and also it will force your mind to stay in the present to answer their questions.

You can also go out for a walk, enjoy the beauty of nature.

• Do whatever you love

We all have a hobby to do and we certainly enjoy something like painting, dancing, singing, fashion, creative writing or watching movies. This will help to divert your mind from problems and will fill it with happiness.