Comments on: How to Stop Rumination: 7 Steps to Stop Overthinking and Accomplish more

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 02:23:51 +0000

Amit, this article and your writing in general are overall just amazing. Sites like yours are a complete gem on the internet and all I can say is thank you for putting the work in here. It’s unfortunate that big brand sites have to pump out so much garbage – another top 10 list won’t help me, but I honestly found useful tools backed with great info here. Thank you for your efforts.

By: James Selway

James Selway — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:08:30 +0000

Amit

I really enjoyed this article. As an overthinker, one in which is embarking on a career change I can relate to this article 100%. The more I expose myself to the teachings of authors such as yourself, the more it is helping me shifting my mindset and moving forward. As an overthinker, sometimes the hardest part is to actually make a start. I will definitely try the ‘Stop’ method.
Thank you for helping so many people. Never forget the good you are doing for so many.

By: Hammo

Hammo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:28:54 +0000

OMG, if you start off with a sentence like “I’m estimating that at least 100 of the people who are going to read this article are depressed but not seeking treatment.” Of course I’m going to feel depressed 😉

But I try not to overthink things and just keep myself busy.

For me, this means starting a new blog when I have an idea and feel the need to scratch that itch, despite what the crowd says about being focussed.

Focus is depressing, Creativity is not. IMHO

By: Niklas Goeke

Niklas Goeke — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:27:01 +0000

Good guide! I think step 3 is crucial. It’s very hard for me to know when I’m overthinking and when I’m still right about contemplating.

I have a hunch that it’s worth leaning towards taking action a lot more. I seem to get less and less out of the pondering thinking process, I usually KNOW what would help me, I just keep on contemplating the options etc.

Very thin line though.

By: sudarshan

sudarshan — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:09:07 +0000

In reply to Bellaisa.

First,
Appreciate you. ……good content

People says that”follow your strongest desire….. U will get everything
But I don’t know…. What’s my strongest desire
How do I got that

One more problem is that …
Since childhood I can’t stick on a perticular thing
I get bore easily with everything plz help me…

By: Bellaisa

Bellaisa — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:32:21 +0000

I was looking at number 7, and realized that I’m menstruating and that’s probably the reason for my funky mood today. Even though I knew that logically on some level, I was still trying to search for a ‘reason’ that I was feeling so out of sorts.

The point you made – “But instead of recognizing these simple explanations for our mood, we stare at our navels until much more dramatic and complex reasons come to mind…” is so insightful! Instead of just accepting an underlying reason, I’m trying to come up with one. Ridiculous, but true!

I feel much better now just recognizing why I feel the way I do and not trying to make it into something more than it is.

By: Becca Thomason

Becca Thomason — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:02:14 +0000

I have a double whammy, I overthink everything, and wait til the last minute on things that I shouldn’t, leaving little time to fix anything. This post and a few others are going to really help me shift my way of thinking so that more positive outcomes can become my new normal. Really glad to have found this, thank you for sharing with us.

By: silvia

silvia — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:30:50 +0000

Dear Amit, thank thank you so much for this post and the information. I have always been like that – well, it once helped me to survive child abuse situations or to fall asleep, but actually I am really improving on letting go the rumination which i thougt it was more than a problem of me than of other people. Thank you again!

By: Amit Amin

Amit Amin — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:02:39 +0000

In reply to Ethan.

I’m glad I was able to keep your attention 🙂

Given that nearly all of my articles are long, I’m always searching for ways to keep things interesting.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:41:04 +0000

Wow, where to begin!? Aside from the content in this article which is absolutely fantastic, I can’t get over how well it’s all laid out and presented! Typically long articles like this can’t hold my attention but because you did such a great job putting it out there I was really able to read and understand it.