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    The document discusses signs that someone may be overthinking. It provides four signs: 1) Fixating on uncontrollable matters and taking minor mistakes personally. 2) Showing physical signs of stress like insomnia from worrying about the next day. 3) Fearing unknown future events and imagining worst case scenarios. 4) Constantly replaying past conversations and interactions in one's mind trying to analyze them. The document advises that when thoughts start spiraling, one should pause, take a breath and remind themselves that they can handle it to avoid exhaustion from overthinking.

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    The document discusses signs that someone may be overthinking. It provides four signs: 1) Fixating on uncontrollable matters and taking minor mistakes personally. 2) Showing physical signs of stress like insomnia from worrying about the next day. 3) Fearing unknown future events and imagining worst case scenarios. 4) Constantly replaying past conversations and interactions in one's mind trying to analyze them. The document advises that when thoughts start spiraling, one should pause, take a breath and remind themselves that they can handle it to avoid exhaustion from overthinking.

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    WELLNESS

    SIGNS YOU'RE
    OVERTHINKING
    Why you should keep tabs
    on your thought patterns
    By Isabel Andrew

    Have you ever found yourself stuck


    in a loop of thinking about the same
    thing? Overthinking can be a pesky habit
    to break. You might even convince yourself that
    ƌƵŵŝŶĂƟŶŐŽǀĞƌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞŝƐƚŚĞŬĞLJ
    ƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ƵƚŚŽǁĚŽLJŽƵŬŶŽǁǁŚĞŶ
    it has gone too far? Here are four signs you could be overthinking.

    #1 #4
    YOU CONSTANTLY REPLAY
    YOU FIXATE ON UNCONTROLLABLE MATTERS. THE TAPE.
    zŽƵĂƌĞĂŶĞǁƌĞĐƌƵŝƚĂŶĚĮŶĚLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨŵĂŬŝŶŐŵŝŶŽƌŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐ͘zŽƵƚĂŬĞ What may seem like a friendly exchange of texts
    ƚŚĞƐĞƐůŝƉͲƵƉƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJĂŶĚďĞŐŝŶƚŽǁŽŶĚĞƌŝĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŶŽƚĂŐŽŽĚĮƚŽƌŝĨ with your best friend lingers in your mind long
    your manager will terminate you. You constantly overthink, isolate yourself ĂŌĞƌŝƚŚĂƐĞŶĚĞĚ͘zŽƵĮŶĚLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨƐĞĐŽŶĚͲ
    ĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌƚĞĂŵ͕ĂŶĚĂǀŽŝĚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJ͕LJŽƵĨŽƐƚĞƌ guessing your friend’s replies. If they used an
    self-discontent, envy towards colleagues, and despise your job. The reality ĞŵŽũŝ͕LJŽƵƐĐƌƵƟŶŝƐĞƚŚĞŝƌƚŽŶĞďLJƐĐƌŽůůŝŶŐ
    ŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽŶůLJƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚŝŶLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂƌĞLJŽƵƌĞīŽƌƚĂŶĚĂƫƚƵĚĞ͘ through previous messages to see what it could
    mean. You try to read between the lines over
    #2 and over again.

    YOU SHOW PHYSICAL SIGNS. /ƐŶΖƚŝƚĞdžŚĂƵƐƟŶŐũƵƐƚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞ͍dŚĞŶĞdžƚ


    EŝŐŚƫŵĞďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂŶĞŶĚůĞƐƐĐŚĞĐŬůŝƐƚŽĨƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁΖƐƚĂƐŬƐ͘zŽƵĨĞĞůƚŚĞ ƟŵĞƚŚŽƐĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐƐƚĂƌƚƚŽƐƉŝƌĂů͕ƉĂƵƐĞ͕ƚĂŬĞĂ
    urge to make sure that everything is ready for the next day so that you can breath, and remind yourself that you've got this.
    ĐŽŶƚƌŽůŚŽǁLJŽƵƌĚĂLJŐŽĞƐ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŵĞŶƚĂůĂŐŝƚĂƟŽŶĐĂŶƚĂŬĞĂƚŽůůŽŶ We care about you, so give yourself a break!
    your body, leading to insomnia, headaches, muscle tension, and increased
    ƐƚƌĞƐƐůĞǀĞůƐ͘ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕LJŽƵŚĂǀĞĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŶŐĂƚƐĐŚŽŽů
    ŽƌǁŽƌŬ͕ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐ͕ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶĂƉƉĞƟƚĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŚĞĂůƚŚ
    ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘

    #3
    YOU FEAR THE UNKNOWN FUTURE.
    ĞĨŽƌĞĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕LJŽƵΖƌĞĞŶŐƵůĨĞĚďLJĂŇŽŽĚŽĨŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ
    thoughts and worst-case scenarios that may never unfold. You dissect
    ĞǀĞƌLJĚĞƚĂŝů͕ĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌĐŚŽƐĞŶŽƵƞŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŐƵĞƐƚƐLJŽƵ͛ůůďĞ
    ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘,ŽǁƐŚŽƵůĚLJŽƵƌĞĂĐƚŝĨĂƚŽƉŝĐLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽĂǀŽŝĚŝƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƉ͍
    At the eleventh hour, you decide to not show up because you’ve convinced
    yourself that it’s going to be a disaster. Sources: Very Well Mind, Houston Methodist, Cleveland Clinic

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