priyankaš¦
@priyanka
question for the overthinkers: whatās something that has helped you while youāre in a constant state of overthinking? genuinely struggling atm and could use something more than ādonāt think so muchā or āstop overthinking and just do itā as advice.
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marlo
@marlo
probably an annoying answer, but the only thing that seems to really help for me is observing the mental pattern and figuring out what fear is driving it. then dealing with that fear. itās often along the lines of trying to predict catastrophes and then preemptively dealing with them
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priyankaš¦
@priyanka
iāve done the former i.e. observing what is driving it, but the latter - dealing with that fear, i just donāt know how? like do i just feel it and tell myself thatās all it is, fear, and not let it get to me bc itās not reality? (asking out loud, you totally donāt have to answer)
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marlo
@marlo
thatās the tough part for sure!! sometimes iāve had luck writing out all fear in the most ridiculous and extreme way possible, trying to get out all the worst things that could possibly happen, until it just seems funny (then i burn it) lately iāve been using chatgpt and emdr. so much of the fear is tied to trauma, and itās no small feat to work through it sometimes some people seem to let go of things just with breathing and awareness but that doesnāt seem to be enough for me i wrote about my process here: https://x.com/marlo_here/status/1870971864744689793 i hope you are able to find some peace! š¤š¤š¤
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priyankaš¦
@priyanka
thank you for sharing. i appreciate it.
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