Space for Sharing - Inspirational Conversation Session #67

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 17:16

Thinking too much about past mistakes or worrying excessively about future events is a sign of a "silent epidemic" we are facing today. Simply put, it's a syndrome called "overthinking" - spending too much time thinking or analyzing something in a harmful rather than helpful way.

Wrestling with the past, worrying about the future - overthinking is like an ongoing internal monologue in our minds; worrying and constantly making negative, dreadful predictions about the future, such as failing in every work situation; worrying about losing loved ones or losing everything important in life; focusing on negative and undesirable situations we may face in the future; undervaluing ourselves and imagining that we will fail or not be good enough to deal with future challenges.

Constant self-doubt, lack of satisfaction - spending a lot of time thinking about negative possibilities and worst-case scenarios in our academic studies; making friends irritated just because of complaining about a trivial issue repeatedly. For others, it's an easily solvable problem, but we make every argument to amplify it and make it serious.

The overthinking syndrome is a natural reaction of every human being when facing difficult situations in life. However, this syndrome is even more prevalent among modern youth because life is becoming increasingly uncertain, such as in academics and work. Overthinking serves as a mechanism to help people deal with current difficulties. Sometimes they have to imagine the situations that will occur to find a solution. But if it happens too often, overthinking will hinder other activities such as sleeplessness, hesitancy, deadlock, despair, circular thinking, and finding no way out. We need to recognize when we are overthinking. If our thinking makes the problem more serious, stop thinking.

To reduce excessive thinking leading to overthinking, join WeTalk session #67 on the topic "We Struggle with the Overthinking Syndrome."

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