Therapy for Overthinkers

Let’s untangle the thought knot.

Do decisions give you analysis paralysis?

When you come close to making a decision, your brain throws out every possible obstacle. It presents you with dozens of other routes you could take; it scares you by revealing every possible bad outcome. You end up hashing and rehashing the potential benefits and pitfalls of each potential outcome. Instead of moving forward, you feel stuck.

Peaceful mountains in dark blues and golds. A setting sun in the background sky. In the foreground, a lake reflecting the mountains and the sun.

Have you Ever tried to think your way into making the right choice, only to find yourself falling down a rabbit hole of Indecision?

Are
you
an
Over
thinker?

As an overthinker, you may relate to these experiences:

  • Feeling overwhelmed by too many options.

  • Thinking through every possible outcome until you become so inundated with information that you can’t make a decision.

  • Getting caught in the research, but freezing at the thought of taking action.

  • Feeling paralyzed or lost without a plan.

  • Repeatedly reviewing something you said or something you did to determine whether you may have done something wrong or possibly offended someone.

  • Having trouble knowing how you feel because your thoughts keep taking over.

overthinking can make us work s0 hard to tackle a problem that we end up feeling exhausted and stuck.

Let’s slow those thoughts down and explore them.

Peaceful mountains in dark blues and golds. A setting sun in the background sky. In the foreground, a lake reflecting the mountains and the sun.

In therapy, We Can…

  • Explore the Pattern of Overthinking: When thinking becomes overthinking, it feels less like a tool and more like an obstacle. Let’s gain a better understanding of when your brain moves toward overthinking. What are the triggers? What is your brain trying to accomplish at those times?

  • Slow down the thoughts: When you’re in the process of overthinking, it can be hard to separate out and understand all of the different ideas that you’re having. Your thoughts can form a huge knot that feels impossible to untangle. In therapy, we can separate those thoughts out from each other and give space to each.

  • Find the feelings: If only we could solve all problems by thinking… but we can’t. Feelings are vital in helping us understand what we need and want. And, while thoughts can feel easier to quantify (who doesn’t love a good pros/cons list?), they can obfuscate our feelings, making it hard to find our internal compass. In therapy, we can give space to both the thoughts and the feelings, helping you make decisions that not only seem right, but feel right.