Overthinking

 [Source](https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-black-leather-jacket-sitting-on-blue-plastic-chair-U6IMs46WZ8I?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) Overthinking is something I still deal with a lot. It can start with one small thought like that, then somehow it will turn into a chain of what ifs. until my head just feels packed. In some cases, overthinking led me into creating problems that are not even there, why is this so , maybe psychologically, i kept replaying things over and over again.  [Source](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-sitting-in-a-chair-wearing-headphones-jtCrV4LdnXI?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash) Overthinking can really exhaust you , you have sleepless nights , your good moments are ruined because you can't be happy when your mind is overthinking, some days , i try to keep a smilling face but deep inside me , i am worn out One of the first source of my overthinking is that i try to control everything.That feeling of wanting to know exactly how something will end, to be sure nothing will go wrong. But life just doesn’t work that way. No matter how much you think about it, you can’t plan out every single thing. Now, when I catch my mind running off, I try to pause. I ask myself, “Can I actually do anything about this right now?” If yes, I take a step to fix it. If no, I try to drop it and focus on something else instead. Reading a book, listening to music, walking outside, or talking to someone I trust are some healthy habits that i adopted that helped me , it can break that loop. The thoughts don’t vanish completely, but they lose their grip when I’m not feeding them all my attention. Writing things down works as well.My worries often look smaller when it is written down on paper. Sometimes later I even laugh, wondering why I stressed so much about something that never happened. Overthinking doesn’t disappear overnight. But little by little, I’m learning to stay more in the present. Not every question needs an answer right away. And not every fear turns into reality. Life feels lighter when you stop living inside your head and actually show up where you are.