Overthinking Destroys Peace of Mind

  •   Sat, Aug 29 2020
  •   By Jyothsna D’Souza

Aug 29, 2020

We all tend to overthink over most of the things in our life. It may be a trivial issue for others but not for the person who is overthinking on it. The mind has the power to control all the thoughts. If we do not control our mind of thoughts, then we are pushing ourselves into a dangerous state of mind of overthinking.

When we overthink of silly or small issues in our life, for example if someone hasn’t replied to our message or if someone did not like our profile picture on social media or someone has not invited to their house for a gathering, whatever the reasons may be for those situations, if you start to keep thinking on finding the reasons behind those issues, you will constantly think and think and end up overthinking. This will destroy your own happiness and peace of mind.

We all go through ups and downs of life that is how life is meant to be. We cannot live each day in our life as we need, circumstances change. Blending with the changes in life is the real-life challenge. There is no need to ponder so deeply over small things in life, just let it go, just live your life to the fullest with good thoughts and deeds. Do not let your mind to overthink on someone else’s behaviour. People change, relations change, friends change, society changes in fact the whole world is changing every day and so our near and dear ones. By overthinking, you develop negative thoughts and it can lead to depression. When you face terrible situations in life, remain positive and let nature take its role, accept the outcome, it may be difficult at times, but if there is no way of a solution to certain problems, overthinking does not help, instead it will crush you further and whatever positivity within you also diminishes. We all are bound to succeed and fail. No one is either successful always or failure in life. Overthinking drains your brain, makes you more forgetful and self-confidence reduces. This will make you less productive. Overthinking does not help to resolve any problem, instead it creates more problems, and it may even lead to depression. There is nothing worse than seeing a person depressed, who may appear normal in front of others.

Rather than overthinking on any issues which is actually of least important in your life but it may be hard to accept the fact, you must make up your mind and accept that change and go ahead in your life. Your own life is precious to yourself first, do not waste it on worrying and overthinking. At times when we are worrying and thinking of any problem over and over, we are overthinking just not thinking. Today the whole world is facing the crisis of COVID 19 pandemic. Many have lost their lives, at time of death no loved ones were allowed to hold the hands of the dying person, many are jobless, homeless, lonely, striving to live a normal life but unable to do so, overthinking people who are overthinking simple problems in life imagine the situation of those above who have been affected to the pandemic crises. Try to overcome the emotion of overthinking and just enjoy the life that God has given by searching for goodness in others.

 

 

 
By Jyothsna D’Souza
Jyothsna D’Souza currently resides in Sydney, Australia. Professionally she is a registered nurse working in Sydney’s Public Hospital. She has lived with her family in Sydney since 2012. Jyothsna is from Mangaluru.
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Comment on this article

  • PM, Mangalore/ Kuwait

    Wed, Sep 02 2020

    Nice article! We suffer more often in our imagination than reality.
    Nothing can trouble you more than your own thoughts. Yes , one must stop overthinking.

  • Pamy Saldanha, Urwa

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Nice Article
    These are actual facts which we face !!!!

  • John, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Michael, Udupi Logos Retreat centre Bangalore available online, on youtube, deals or guides with these type of situations (also Divine UK available online) both are good.

  • Richard, Oxford

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    So true that overthinking has become a menace, a disease to many that eats them up like cancer. It is good to highlight the available solutions for this problem.
    1. One cannot stop thinking, thinking is a normal activity of brain. However if one forms a habit of analyzing the thought process and avoids dwelling in to negative thoughts and useless worry over things that cannot be changed , it helps.
    2. Stop dreaming of becoming perfect. No one is perfect. We need to learn to forgive ourselves and accept that our imperfections are the ones that make us perfect . Learning to appreciate the way we are.
    3. People who overthink are usually are the ones who also have obsession of control. We need to accept the fact that we cannot control every accept of life. Let the things to fall in to place by themselves.
    4. When we train our thoughts about the misfortunes of others, the terrible fact of hunger and misery of the world, we learn to automatically think less of our own petty issues. That is one way of living in peace.
    5.Last but not least, remember the words from Gospels, by worrying no man is able to add to his stature, even the hair of our head are counted by our ever loving heavenly father. Find assurance and solace in the Gospels.
    Congratulations, keep writing.

  • michael, UDUPI

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Very nice article. Will you throw some light as to how one should cope up with changed life situation?

    My wife and I are not in talking terms and I am living separately but feel lonely. She has my son to speak to.. How to overcome this?

  • Gilbert Menezes, Moodubelle / Melbourne

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Thank you for the excellent article Jyothsna. Indeed we should not overthink! Overthinking leads to worrying and worrying leads to fear resulting in negative feelings and emotions, downgrading the beautiful, cheerful, peaceful, and prosperous life we supposed to live in all circumstances on this earth with union with our creator!

  • Lucy Rodrigues, Moodubelle/Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Very beautiful article. It is an eye opener for me. Really overthinking destroys peace of mind. Thanks a lot . God bless you.

  • Mohan Prabhu,, Mangalore (Kankanady)/

    Mon, Aug 31 2020

    Good observation of human nature. Overthinking drives a person crazy, but it is in most cases short-term with no lasting effect. However, if it occurs late in the day and carries over to sleeping time, the mind tends to wander into unknown territory and the overthinker's brain works over time, leading to dreams of all kinds, in deep sleep waking up the dreamer from time to time. If those dreams are carried over there may be spill-over effect, eventually leading to depression.

  • Vincent Dsa, Dubai/Manipal

    Sun, Aug 30 2020

    Over thinking as well as habitual thinking are the reasons for many social evils like depression, anxiety and suicides. Over thinking is mostly negative. Adults most of the time either live in the past or future unlike children. That is the major reason why children achieve instant happiness. Children live in the present and live happily.
    One of the most desired soft skills of the present times is stopping / controlling over thinking.

  • Fr Richard Mascarenhas SJ, Puttur/Bidar

    Sun, Aug 30 2020

    This is a nice article. I enjoyed going through it. The author has expressed about the things of real life situation which takes place even today. Today overthinking about silly things and losing one's peace of mind has become part of many people it looks. Yes, we all need to learn to be more creative, innovative and be people of hope by going beyond all these silly things. According to me we need to own a philosophy called 'how can I be of some help to another person here and now" Congratulations to the author.

  • praveen permannur, permannur

    Sun, Aug 30 2020

    nice one.....thanks

  • Shanthi Quadras, Dubai

    Sun, Aug 30 2020

    Very good Thoughts...Now a days overthinking has become our daily habit and as you said it really drains up our mind. We are thinking less about ourselves and more about others which leads us to accept miserable life and these things happens within ourselves which nobody can observe. Reading your article helped me to change my perspective....Thank you Jyotsna for this beautiful write up..Keep writing.

  • John, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 29 2020

    Good thoughts, well written,

    Also continuous thoughts are dangerous as our mind, as it is like a thought machine or processor. With too many thoughts mind tends to get heated up. So some people rely on smoking or drinking for temporary relaxation but they too are dangerous to self.

    Best way to overcome this to read holy scriptures they give words of wisdom. It's like the life manual. Even meditation gives temporary relief but these words of wisdom guides you how to deal with any situation. Most of these wisdom words just opposite to worldly normal like,

    Love your enemies! Jesus' teaching in the bible. Worldly sense impossible but if you think deeply or what happens if don't love the enemies, worst case either one will be in grave other will be in Jail or both may end up in hospital, with broken body and suffering. Same way one more bible teaching give other cheek when someone slaps you on one. Again worldly standard impossible but this saves you from more suffering and next day one's enemy will be asking pardon, later may be thanking you also for saving his face, due to his guilt conscience of acting in haste and first.

    Same way these words of wisdom gives one spirit to accomplish difficult tasks or carrying on with life situation.

  • Alwyn Johnson Quadros, Shirva/Dubai

    Sat, Aug 29 2020

    Thank you for your another good article. Life becomes miserable by overthinking.
    Give love and you will get back love-in abundance! and love is indeed the best anti-depressant.

  • Aneesh, Manipal

    Sat, Aug 29 2020

    A simple article yet Significant one, the article helped me to improve.


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