Ever felt empty? a feeling of emptiness which is irreversible. A feeling of being underwater, as if you are drowning and you are making constant efforts to swim up to the surface but you can’t make through. That’s exactly how anxiety feels.

 

Every time you tell this to someone you are asked to relax, but how?

 

Relax, breath, repeat

 

Sometimes this helps sometimes it doesn’t.

 

After all that you have tried, nothing seems to be right, may be its time to change your approach. May be you just have been trying to open the bottle from the wrong side, it’s time to change the direction and mould again. It’s time to go through metamorphosis and evolve! It may not be chronic but it’s there and it can be better. It will be better.

 

You are anxious and it is ok to be so! Anxiety is common and it can be treated. Get help as soon as possible.

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How to avoid overthinking?

Identify your triggers, challenge negative thoughts using CBT reframing, practise mindfulness, and set a 20-minute daily worry window. If overthinking disrupts sleep, work or relationships for more than two weeks, a CBT-trained psychologist provides the fastest lasting results. Book a session →

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The Bottom Line

Overthinking is not a character flaw — it is a learned cognitive pattern maintained by anxiety, perfectionism or unresolved trauma, and it is clinically treatable. The ten strategies above are evidence-based and produce measurable improvement within 2–4 weeks of consistent practice. If overthinking has been disrupting your work, sleep or relationships for more than two weeks, a qualified psychologist — particularly one trained in CBT — will produce faster and more durable results than self-practice alone.

🕐 Update & Correction History
10 Apr 2025Article reviewed — added structured worry time strategy; updated cortisol research; expanded effects section; fixed body text formatting
15 Sep 2023Article originally published

References & Sources

  1. Bomyea, J., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2016). A meta-analysis of rumination in depression and anxiety disorders. Clinical Psychological Science, 4(3), 329–351. doi:10.1177/2167702615617342