To women who overthink in relationships, health, jobs, family and life in general

[hugznkisses21]

Read this book.....its called " Women Who Think Too Much: How to Break Free of Overthinking and Reclaim Your Life " by Susan Nolen Hoeksema,Ph.D

 

 

Just an incredible book.....i am 2 chapters in and i am already chaing my thinking patterns. I feel different about thinks and how I cant live my life continually in worry.....i recomment it

 

I would normally worry about why my bf hasnt called, what if this or that and so far im not.....i feel me more...eh...he loves me i know that!

[BrainRightHeartWrong]

wish my ex gf had read that book...

 

over-analysed everything:

 

- reckoned i was pissed off whenever i didn't phone her or phone her quick enough or if I forgot something she said or this or that blah blah

 

what man could live with that?

[alphamale]

Originally posted by hugznkisses21

Just an incredible book.....i am 2 chapters in and i am already chaing my thinking patterns. I feel different about thinks and how I cant live my life continually in worry.....i recomment it

 

Let me get this straight, HUGZNKISSES21. You are approx 40 pages into some book you paid $19.99 for and you are ALREADY changing your thinking patterns and thought patterns that have developed over decades?

 

I don't think so!

[whichwayisup]

I can understand how this book can help...Just keep believing it and eventually your thought patterns will be more positive. Cognitive behaviour is a tricky thing, takes time. I know this just because of my anxiety disorder, I'm much better now, but I tell you it is real hard sometimes to control thoughts and make your mind stop in its tracks and retrain the brain to just be in a better place most of the time. IT can be done!! Dont be frustrated if you feel yourself slipping...There's alot of time on your side!!!

 

Good luck though!

[Thinkalot]

I am going to have to read this!

 

I overthink EVERYTHING. analyse, worry. Of course, I suffer OCD, which is a form of anxiety disorder. getting better, bt geez, I still think WAY too much. It's hard to slow my mind down.

[newby]

i too am an overthinker with anxiety and ocd etc

alphamale that is exactly the kind of negative thinking that keeps the mind trapped in its little pattern

meditation helps

and you can change the way the mind thinks its not that difficult i have dealt with many of my obsessions this way, it takes time at first, but then you find that the next one is easier to work on etc

its only a case of creating a new path for thoughts to go down it doesnt take long its like forcing yourself to ride a bike over a new bit of grass, before you know it, there will be a track

science is now beginning to prove that the brain doesnt store memory as previously believed

psychology is out

anything is possible