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Introduction
How many times have you found yourself in the cross-lanes of overthinking? How many times have you tried really hard to stop overthinking? But it seems like a difficult journey. A journey like climbing the mighty Mount Everest.
In this reflection, The Quiet War Within: How to Stop Overthinking and Take Back Your Mind, we will go on an emotional journey of overthinking, challenging thoughts we face, and tips to stop overthinking.
This is not a scientific guide, but an essay on overthinking and the mind. It takes you on a journey to yourself.
What is overthinking?
Overthinking is being trapped in the prison of your thoughts. It is becoming your own prisoner. A prisoner with the keys to your own prison.
People hurt us, challenges perturb us, and events dismantle us. But overthinking is that poison that slowly kills us, even though we may not have taken it willingly.
It is like the passive smoker who gets burned in the cigarette enjoyed by someone else, with no harmful benefit to himself.
Let us begin with a poem on overthinking to understand difficult emotions better
Title – English Poetry on Her
Look at her as she tries to make sense of it all,
Look at her as she sees her life unfolding in front of her,
Look at her as she finds herself not in the places where she wanted to be,
Look at her writing for you all,
Writing to gain something from it,
Then she calls it art?
She calls it sacred?
Look at her trying so hard to find herself,
Look at her trying so hard chasing success,
Look at her all engulfed in her problems,
See her surrounded by the sharks deep in the ocean,
What does it tell?
Neither her problems are like the sharks,
Neither is her life the deep, scary ocean,
As neither is found together.
Ah! There she goes defeating her own mind,
Tell me, does she smile now?
All the whining and the chatter?
Guess, time to do some thinking, right?
When it feels like life’s a mess
My career and love life aren’t good. My mental health is super scary.
I look at people’s lives. I feel behind. I look at my past. I feel I did not deserve so much pain. I have made a lot of mistakes, not a lot, but tonnes!
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Can writing help with overthinking?
Why did I start writing? I started it as my emotions felt so overwhelming, and I was unable to handle them. What did I gain out of it? It was like opening the wonderful lanes of a magical fairyland in me.
I got to know so many things about myself – my drives, my dreams, exactly how I wanted my life to turn out.
The dilemmas of mind & life
Who said we can control each puzzle of our life, and who said we can’t control the entire puzzle?
Who said that life is not going to break us? But who said that we aren’t going to become immensely strong from those broken pieces?
When the Mind becomes too Loud: The overthinking lane
Why? As our bad and naive pieces would have left us, replacing them with our golden pieces.
Do you have any idea how much do I overthink? Life will happen like this, this is how this will turn out, this is how he should behave with me, and this is how I should behave.
You can make a movie out of the things that go around in my mind, and trust me, that movie would outlive us.
I can’t write lol here, guess what, I just did! How hypocritical I am!
Yes, so back to the problem. Now, I don’t even know what it was. See, this is what our lives are –
It feels so scary,
It feels like it is all falling apart,
It feels like we won’t be able to handle it.
When Positive Thinking doesn’t work – On Comparison & Mistakes
A while ago, I felt that all these so-called positive thinkers are futile. It doesn’t work like that. I am in so much pain. They can’t understand it. I am trying so hard, and it is not working out. I am a mess. I always make mistakes.
Why do bad things happen only to me? Why is everyone happy but me? Why is everyone so successful but me?
I have to panic, and I have to plan. I have to get my animal mind into life.
No! Please don’t.
Understanding and Taming our Minds
Our mind is a tool. It is a part of us, very important though! Everything we think, feel, and do – The beginning point is the mind. Yet, it is finite.
What is wisdom? How do you control your life?
Once you sit with yourself. When you decide to sit with all the madness in you, or when you just let go. Our mind doesn’t let us do that. It keeps us stuck. It keeps us in the shrinking zone.
The sharks and the deep ocean, remember?
How to handle fear, uncertainty, and control?
Tell me, have you ever been able to predict anything in your life, up till now? Can I even predict even the next line that I will be writing now? No!
And when I try to write, I really won’t be able to. You already knew that, didn’t you? Then, why do we try so hard to make the most important decisions of our lives?
So much control will suffocate the poor child out of breath!
What is thinking if not control? What is fear if not control? What are doubts and desires if not control?
Finding yourself in the crowd
What is comparison if not control? Why do you want to be like someone else? Why do you want to have what they have? Why do you want to make them happy?
Why do you want to control them? Why do you get controlled by them? Why are each of your actions aligned with validation?
Is your heart dead? Then, for what are you even alive? What was this life even given to you for? You want to live, survive, eat, and die. Your choice. Who am I to question?
Who am I?
It is your life. Your gift. Your blessing.
We are just passengers in each other’s lives. We can spread love. But the ultimate treasure is in you.
It is like the rich guy begging for money from the beggar, and we call ourselves successful!
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On Money and Love
Claim the world. Be the best at what you do. Earn loads of money. Work really hard.
But, keep love close. Keep it in whichever form this Universe gives you, even if you have to love from afar. All that is in you. So, remember the rich guy?
It is going to affect you, eventually.
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What to do when you have tried everything but nothing works out?
When all is falling apart, what do you do?
You pause. You take a break. You retreat.
You sit with your demons. You let go.
You do it over and over. You do it for years until you get the answers.
And, what did we learn?
“You don’t go looking for anything in life. You become it, and let it find you.” – Empowering Wizards
Take Action: Courage after Failures
You have to do a lot of things. You won’t just sit back and relax on your sofa, waiting for the food to come to your table.
You go out. You toil in the real world. You toil really hard.
No more, be the scared little kid hiding from the world.
Go out. Step out. Fight your battles.
As life is nothing but war, and you are no one but the strongest warrior. Life is going to knock you down, again and again, till your last breath.
So what? One day, you will feel that it is all over and its is all falling apart. The next day, you will feel that it is all good. It is all rosy and breezy.
Let’s accept the Harsh Facts of Life
Who said that we aren’t insane? Who said that we are perfect? Who said that we have to be happy all the time? If I ever said that, then I am taking back my words. I have grown. I am learning.
Life is unpredictable, like very unpredictable. It is all a challenging game. The sooner we accept it, the better.
The harder you struggle, the more success you shall have. It does come back. Maybe, not in the way you thought.
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We are bound by the Laws of the Universe
I am really happy about the powers bestowed upon to the human mind by the Universe. We can mould it according to its laws. Yet, we can’t change these laws. What is my favourite law?
The Law Of Cause And Effect
It is indeed a verified law. You can verify it yourself by looking around you, and by looking around people of the past.
All that you give out will come rolling back at you louder, scarier, and mightier, depending on what you did.
We naive people, go around holding resentment and vengeance in our hearts!
Yes, so back to ourselves.
How does Anxiety and Depression Feel Like?
Do you have any idea how difficult it was for me to fight my anxiety and depression?
To wake up from bed, to start something again, to try and be ready to fail. I feel that if we want to succeed we have to be ready to fail and make a lot of mistakes. The same goes with relationships, and the relationship with ourselves.
What is the Solution for Overthinking?
Then, tell me after all this gospel, what is the solution in short?
1. Begin with the inward journey
Find your voices. Find yourself. Seek yourself. Seek your voices.
When you find them, hold on to them tight, until and unless they become your walking reality.
2. Focus on the Present
Until then, be here, be in this moment. See, see it all. As all that there is – the now. The rest is your mind. Go beyond its chatter.
3. Tame your Attention
Claim your attention. Find it. See it. Then, bring it from all the drama of the world and your life to yourself.
Go within, as that is the only place to be.
Seek it all in, as that is where you shall find it all.
4. Be Patient
When nothing works out, then be patient with yourself. You will get there. Keep faith.
5. Be Grateful
Keep gratitude in your heart.
If your mind wanders, bring it to what you have, remind it again and again. If it tells you that your life is a lost cause. If it tells you that nothing will work out, and the loss was too much.
Again, be patient with yourself. You will get there. Ask yourself again, What is it that you are grateful for?
What is it that you really want?
Remind yourself again and again. Until it is all that you see.
Then, you shall see your smile back and find your energy aligned.
The Quiet Mind
Told you, life is a journey, not a destination. So, it shall be continuous. You can never stop fighting the war. You will relax and get up again. You will cry and smile again. Trust me, you will!
I have felt it. I have felt the love that binds us all. I have felt what connects us all. When you will feel it, you shall surrender. When it will feel scary again, remember to go all in, deeper and deeper.
As you are the rich guy, remember?
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Overthinking Quotes
Find Overthinking Quotes in English from the reflection below:
- People hurt us, challenges perturb us, and events dismantle us. But overthinking is that poison that slowly kills us, even though we may not have taken it willingly.
- You can make a movie out of the things that go around in my mind, and trust me, that movie would outlive us.
- You don’t go looking for anything in life. You become it, and let it find you.
- Life is nothing but war, and you are no one but the strongest warrior. Life is going to knock you down, again and again, till your last breath.
- All that you give out will come rolling back at you louder, scarier, and mightier, depending on what you did.
FAQs
Why do I overthink everything?
Overthinking is a method that our mind uses to safeguard us from uncertainty and danger. But instead of helping, it keeps us trapped in fear, self-doubt, and imaginary outcomes.
You must learn to accept uncertainty, as it is one of the first steps toward peace.
Is overthinking connected to self-doubt?
Yes, self-doubt makes us rethink our choices. This keeps us stuck in the loop of overthinking.
You must make your decisions confidently. Be ready to learn from mistakes. Keep working hard until you succeed.
Can writing help with overthinking?
Writing is a means of letting go of your thoughts and feelings. It is an outlet for your emotions that you have been carrying within you. So, yes writing does help with overthinking.
It brings clarity to your thoughts, helps you feel at ease, and make better decisions in life.
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Conclusion
The quiet war within is one that no one else can see. It is fought in silent moments, hidden fears, and endless conversations with ourselves. Yet every act of courage, every small step forward, and every moment of self-compassion is a reminder that peace is possible.
You don’t have to win the battle overnight. Sometimes, simply choosing not to believe every fearful thought is the beginning of freedom.
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