Honestly, I used to spend 30 minutes every night replaying every word from work meetings.

Ngl, it was exhausting. About 3 months ago, I started writing down one specific thing I did well each day in a little notebook. I saw a real change after maybe 2 weeks. The overthinking at night dropped to like 5 minutes, tops. It's like my brain finally had proof I was doing okay, so it could shut off. Has anyone else tried a simple trick like this to stop the mental loop?

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aaron_cooper1mo ago

My therapist says that nightly overthinking is actually important for processing stress, lol.

oliver_fisher1mo ago

Always figured overthinking was just a bad habit keeping me awake. Hearing a therapist call it useful processing really flipped that idea for me. It makes sense that sorting through the day's junk at night might actually help clear it out. I guess the key is whether it feels like helpful sorting or just spinning in circles. Changes how I see those late night brain loops for sure.

kim_hart724d ago

Sounds like a fancy way to justify insomnia.