"When you overthink, you go over your negative thoughts and feelings, examining them, questioning them, kneading them like dough"

1. break the grip of your overthinking.2. move to higher ground.3. prevent to fall into the trap again.

Escaping overthinking

i) understand that overthinking is not helping you just clouding your vision;ii) use positive distractions;iii) do some physical activity;iv) tell yourself firmly to stop overthinking;v) don't let the thoughts win;vi) limit this thoughts to a specific hour off the day;vii) meditate;viii) pray;ix) talk with a friend or someone who's next from you;x) write what you feeling down

1. breaking the grip of overthinking

i) adjust your perspective;ii) accept your negative emotion and move on;iii) look for simple reasons for your distress; iv) don't compare yourself; v) change your situation yourself, don't wait to be rescued;vi) brainstorm some solutions for your problem;vii) contact your values to evaluate possible solutions;viii) start with a small action; ix) surpass your uncertainty;x) realize that some people don't share the same values as yours.

2. moving to higher ground

i) actively choose to not get in situations that highly can cause overthinking; ii) let go of goals that are self-destructive;iii) experience your good emotions and your strengths;iv) develop multiple sources of self-esteem ;v) find new friends;vi) replace your negative images of yourself with positive one.

3. preventing the trap

Let's learn how to cope with overthinking

From one of the nation's preeminent experts on women and emotion, a breakthrough new book about how to stop negative thinking and become more productive It's no surprise that our fast-paced, overly self-analytical culture is pushing many people-especially women-to spend countless hours thinking about negative ideas, feelings, and experiences. Renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema calls this overthinking, and her groundbreaking research shows that an increasing number of women-more than half of those in her extensive study-are doing it too much and too often, hindering their ability to lead a satisfying life. Overthinking can be anything from fretting about the big questions such as "What am I doing with my life?" to losing sleep over a friend's innocent comment. It is causing many women to end up sad, anxious, or seriously depressed, and Nolen-Hoeksema challenges the assumption-heralded by so many pop-psychology pundits of the last several decades-that constantly expressing and analyzing our emotions is a good thing. In Women Who Think Too Much, Nolen-Hoeksema shows us what causes so many women to be overthinkers and provides concrete strategies that can be used to escape these negative thoughts, move to higher ground, and live more productively. Women Who Think Too Much will change lives and is destined to become a self-help classic.

Women Who Think Too Much

Thainna Moura