Comments on: The Four Reasons Why Overthinking and Depression Are on the Rise

By: Makooks

Makooks — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:30:47 +0000

Okay. Just because the odds of one REALISTIC scenario you thought up in your head manifesting into real life don’t seem significant, remember that it is still a possibility no matter how extreme or exaggerated. I give emphasis to HOW REALISTIC a situation is because that is how you rule it improbable, or Not Likely At All to happen, and CAN disregard & ignore. The heaviest overthinking keeps the MOST REALISTIC event in mind, and usually it is also a WORST CASE scenario. Because logical fails to get rid of them, it needs a different approach. Instead, physical action that in its essence intends to prevent that reality must be enacted to really lessen the truth in that troubling circumstance that you cant stop feeding attention to. Because you work a solution that literally takes away the worry, youcan move on. Know for Sure, instead of Knowing Maybe. Clear your doubts; Address your Issues; and rest assured youre not procrastinating when you attempt your best solution. Now we tell ourselves we doing everything IN OUR POWER to guarantee a desirable outcome but KNOW we CAN’T CONTROL EVERYTHING.

By: Jabbar

Jabbar — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 02:26:09 +0000

Hi, where is the part three of the series– hlw to fight back?

Thank you so much for this article, i am in the situation where I overthink anything that leads to depression. I dont know how can i handle it and im sure no one really undertstands my situation. I just hoping that one day it will be gone because it affects my personal attitude, work, driends etc.

Hoping to get the part three. Thanks

By: Sona

Sona — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:29:18 +0000

I think there are many things to create depression like
1, Circumstance
2, Job issues
3, Home tension
4, Diseases
5, Thoughts
6, Anxiety issues
I particularly health research like what you say about the difference between expectations, dreams and reality – a very good assessment!

By: nice

nice — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:23:20 +0000

love the color and warm feel of your paintings. Thanks for doing what you do!

By: Kingsley Peace

Kingsley Peace — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:30:57 +0000

Impressive post you got here. Seriously speaking, you just brought me back to the realization of the downsides of overthinking and not to talk of that of depression. I mean, these two are ‘slow murders’ – they kill you slowly and suck up every joy left in you. But thanks to this post I am more consciously alert and steadfast against their schemes. I wouldn’t give them a chance to ruin my life.

By: E

Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:39:16 +0000

I just found this hugely contradictory and it just made me fall into another pit of existential depression as it exemplified the contradictory illogical nature of EVERYTHING and the fact that there is no solution besides ceasing to think or exist at all. I already arrived at the conclusions you did, then realised the proposed antithesis to all of them individually contradict eachother. Even you pointing out overthinking as the problem (which it is, though thinking is also the supposed route to solutions- catch 22) invalidates the point of the article trying to make you think about the real reason you’re unhappy (which I clearly already analyse too much). This will help most people who have never done a second of introspection prior to this though (like psychotherapy only helps people who don’t already psychoanalyse themselves) because it presents an alternative theory which becomes a grandiose revelation in the minds of people who have never tried anything different or wont think many steps further than you have directed them to(but that makes sense I guess, because otherwise they would be overthinking. I guess that is subjective and applies differently to different people. For most, mulling over this article is enough thinking to help and they wont even notice the you’re overthinking/you’re not thinking enough about what constitutes your happiness contradiction. I think 5 steps beyond this article which is far too much and not very constructive)

By: lori

lori — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:10:49 +0000

why can’t over thinkers just turn it off…what do they have to do to survive? it seems like overthinking can destroy your life slowly like an undiagnosed cancer.

By: Emily Lock

Emily Lock — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:54:23 +0000

You’re so right about expectations. So many people want to achieve success and wealth with little effort. But I hope we’ll never stop dreaming – that would be a hard, hard world.

By: sherill

sherill — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:19:15 +0000

Hi great post . Overthinking ruins everything, the situation, things around us, it makes us worry too much and makes things worse as it is, Emotional awareness is really very important. Thanks for sharing. looking forward to reading more of your post.

By: Amit Amin

Amit Amin — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:11:33 +0000

In reply to Holly. Thank you for sharing Holly, from what I've read it seems like a good resource :)