Anxiety & Overthinking

Living with anxiety can be exhausting.

You may find yourself replaying conversations, questioning your decisions, imagining everything that could go wrong, or feeling like you need to figure everything out before you can relax.

You know you're overthinking, but knowing that doesn't make it stop.

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone.

The problem isn't that you're anxious. It's that anxiety has started making your decisions.

You think things through one more time. You look for reassurance. You avoid situations that make you uncomfortable or put off decisions until you feel more certain.

These things can make you feel better temporarily. But the relief doesn't always last. Before long, the worry returns, and you find yourself doing the same things again.

How Anxiety Shows Up

Anxiety doesn't look the same for everyone. You might find yourself:

• Anticipating problems or imagining worst-case scenarios.

• Putting things off because you're afraid of making the wrong choice.

• Feeling responsible for thinking ahead and preventing things from going wrong.

• Having difficulty relaxing because there's always something else to think about or finish.

Sometimes, anxiety is less about one particular worry and more about feeling like your mind never gets a break.

Why Is It So Hard to Stop Overthinking?

When something makes you anxious, thinking it through can feel like the best way to manage it. The problem is that more thinking doesn't always lead to more clarity. Sometimes, it just creates more questions and keeps your mind circling around the same thing.

What starts as an attempt to feel better can end up giving anxiety even more of your attention.

Therapy gives us an opportunity to slow things down and understand what's happening when anxiety kicks in. Together, we'll explore how anxiety affects your decisions and find ways to keep going, even when you feel uncertain or uncomfortable.

You may still feel anxious at times. But you'll spend less time caught up in worry and more time living the life you want to live.