Overthinking

An idle mind is the devil's playground. But the good news is, you don't have to entertain him. You know the difference between right and wrong, so that puts you in control of what you think and do, 24/7. We don't have to think about things we don't want to. This is where you must train your mind, the minute you catch yourself thinking about sad things in the past or whatever makes you sad, or worries you. Stop right there and train your mind to think of or do something else. And right then and there you can turn to the Lord and tell him all your cares and worries, and ask Him to guide you to the right answers. Take your cares to the Lord. He will listen and help you. We do not have to be a slave to our thoughts. Don't let thoughts of yesterday, steal joy from today.

Faith does not mean trusting God to stop the storm. If He did, we'd never learn the lesson, and grow from it. It means trusting Him to strengthen us, as we walk through the storm.

Problems never go away until we learn what we need to learn and change what we need to change. They are not there to hurt us. They are there to teach us. Yet we want to be stubborn and not listen. We want to do things our way, and say, "I'm doing it, anyway!" That's when we make things even worse, because as much as we'd like to think so, we are not smarter nor wiser than God. God gave us our conscience for a reason. It serves as a red light, warning us of danger ahead. Its purpose,is to save us a whole lot of trouble and sorrow in our lives.

God knows we have enough intelligence to figure things out on our own. It's just that things go SO much better and smoother, when we seek our Father's guidance and wisdom... just as we did when we were kids. Some learned that the hard way. I do know that dad never lead me astray. A good father, won't.

has happened when i was younger ... i learned to overcome it

If it's too much worrying - the best thing to do is set a time limit on when you'll think about that item....like 20 minutes - then also decide you're not going to reiterate the same worries more than once or twice in a day...and also for every 2 or 3 worry thoughts you have to come up with a good thought, that things will go well....

Yes very possible just consider OCD intrusive thoughts over thinking can cripple you if it gets out of hand

Yes, that is extreme anxiety and my state of mind everyday 😞

absolutely. paralysis by analysis

yes you need too see the situation for its really is and not blow it out all proportion [ifollowmyownstar]

i've overthinked enough to lay back and just let things happen now :l i somehow find it useless

You can over think your way to the bottom of the bottle very easy, I know for a factoid

It happens to me often. I’ve met a lot of people that do it too and have had to talk them down.

It is possible. I have to find other activities to occupy my mind to keep from doing that.

Brooding often leads to depression or anxiety I know because I have both

That thinker in our heads loves to to see us boast or suffer. Either way it thrives.

Overthinking without doing anything is a disaster.

Possibly yes. I’ve felt like that many times before in the past.

No, but you might think you're LOSING your mind.

I overthink until i just make things worse

Yes it's definitely possible.

Absolutely yes. I do it all of the time.

Yes it’s called procrastinating

Yes I’m guilty of it lol

There is no spoon

Absolutely

sadly, yes

Probably.

Yes. It happens when mind is on free run. To avoid which one can document the thinking and create notes or sketches. The thinking is captured and manifested and the mind also slows down and does not run amok.