by D, Sacramento
Being an overthinker is one of the worst things you can be. Most battles are in your mind and if you are an overthinker like I am, it can be hard. When you are an overthinker, you think very deeply into a certain subject.
Sometimes deeper than you need to. You start to think about what-if’s and what can possibly happen. Overthinking can cause anxiety and maybe even depression. You can spend hours and even days thinking over and over about a specific thing.
Overthinking can also be a good thing. It can lessen the possibilities of you making mistakes and risks when you are planning for something. It can also keep you out of trouble if you plan on doing something bad.
When I overthink, it’s mostly about stuff I can’t control. Like why people do what they do and things like that.
I overthink about my relationships, my mistakes, my life, and my future. And most of the time, I overthink in the night. When I’m all alone with only my thoughts. It can be a curse to be an overthinker. It gets in the way of my relationships with people because I be feeling like everyone’s out to get me.
Sometimes I have wild assumptions that never happen, and other times the things that I assume, really do happen. I wish I didn’t overthink, and if I knew how, I would stop it right now. I would like to not worry about things and just go with the flow.
I think people that overthink have it the worse because it leads to anger or sadness. And in a place where all you have is your imagination and thoughts, it’s hard not to overthink and feel these things. I try to think of songs or other things to get my mind off it.