Breaking The Overthinking Trap Day 3
📅 Day 3: Fact vs. Fiction (Cross-Examining Your Thoughts)
Welcome to Day 3! Today, we become detectives. Our minds are incredibly creative storytelling machines, but just because a thought feels loud and scary doesn't mean it is true.
🔍 Deep Dive Explanation
Overthinking relies heavily on "cognitive distortions"—things like mind-reading ("I know they are mad at me") or catastrophizing ("Everything is going to go wrong"). Today, pick one spinning thought and ask yourself: What is the actual, objective evidence for this thought? And what is just a story I'm telling myself?
❓ Reflection Questions for the Comments
• Share a thought you had today that you realized was just a "story" and not a proven fact.
• How does it feel to realize your brain might be giving you false alarms?
@cheerfulKiwi1776
Hi bestie! 💖
Lovely post as always ✨
•Today, in school, I started spiralling into believing I am not able to handle my studies, everything is going out of control, exams are coming up, I can't handle anything...
Then I realised, I am attending my classes, I am not completely clueless. It's not the worst yet, I can still catch up.
•My brain is the imposter? Hehe 😅 it's okay I don't want to interfere in my brain's job it's just doing what it's supposed to, protecting me. Only I might not need that right now🙃
@Luminity125
You got this! I'm rooting for you! 💪🏻
@trueconfidant123
Thanks 💖
@Luminity125
Hey that seems hard but I believe in you. I get how hsrd it csn be. Sending courage
I mean... I have a couple of reasons that I could have cancer, but that's not particularly likely. False alarms are really annoying, but it could be good to have awareness if any of them are true.
@Torean
Oop I see. Sending hugs and I hope you find out the answers
@cheerfulKiwi1776 I'm thinking about something that’s been weighing on my mind for days. Actually, I don't know if they monopolized that role just to improve meeting quality (and might change it later), or if they did it just to please themselves. But looking at how things played out afterward, I really don't think he’s going to give opportunities to anyone else.
But hey, if everyone else thinks it's no big deal, I respect that and wish them the best. As for me, I'm absolutely out. If not, I hope someone else steps up and changes the situation. I have to admit, I just can't stay there.
@aquaGrapes718
I m extremely proud of you for figuring this out for yourself and your place there.
@cheerfulKiwi1776
This is kind of a hard question for me to answer just bc I mostly believe that everything I overthink about is true. But I guess the main thing today was that I'm just a burden to everyone and that no one really wants me around.
I think it also helps a little to realize that not everything I overthink is true, its just kinda hard to accept that. 🙃
@IzzyGamer
I m glad you realized thst because yes you are not a burden and you deserve the bestm
@cheerfulKiwi1776
can you add me to the tag list
@stormieandpaws
Hey there! Ofcourse I can! You will be notified whenever I make a post from now on. Thanks for wanting to be in it!✨️🤎🫂
@cheerfulKiwi1776
thanks trying to switch everything to members account as read post about that :)
@stormieandpaws
Oh okay! Good luck with that
Mind reading! People get quiet or they're snappy with their words. I think it's my fault. I did or said or didn't do something they were expecting.
Oh I know it gives false alarms 😅 Logically I know it can't always be my fault but brain is an instigator 😅
@mytwistedsoul
Ugh I get it. Mind reading is actually tough.