Overanalysing driving me crazy!!

LegacyUser

Okay, as the thread suggests, I can't stop overanalysing.........everything. From the smallest issues to the biggest problems in my life, I flog them to death. When there is something wrong, work, relationship, friends I let it consume me. By the time it comes to discussing the issue with whomever it is with, I've already overanalysed it to such an extent that it's this huge intense thing in my life whereas for them I'm sure they're left wondering why I was so wound up, or behaving so irrationally.

I spend all my time trying to analyse what people say and do and worrying what they're thinking. I literally create scenarios and situations in my head which probably never existed or happened and even if they did, there's little point in worrying because it's likely I'll never know the absolute truth in any case.

I rarely believe what people say to me, I spend so much time trying to decipher what this means and what that means, what's the hidden meaning etc. It's affecting my work at this point because I spend so much of my time day dreaming about whichever issue is currently bothering me.

Anyone got any tips or advice. It's really driving me crazy and is only getting worse as I get older, I'm in my late twenties and I just cannot seem to relax about anything anymore.

Podgers

i am suffering the same, so bad that it was the cause of ending my relationship with a girl. i may come up with a solution to a problem but rather than accepting it i continue to to overanalyse it. i have been getting councilling the last few weeks to help me, and i have being eased abit from it. i have accepted the end of my relationship and that its terminal but i have fears of doing the same thing again, im really concidering hypnosis at this stage.

here is an interesting link i found

[HTML]http://www.ehow.com/how_5095285_stop-over-analyzing.html[/HTML]

kend85

I think this is a very common thing,i suffer very bad from this as well. Its like a constant battle with myself every day about the smallest of things!! i too have lost a relationship from it and have gone to councilling. I was recommended a book its called the four agreements. its all about positive thinking and to train yourself to be positive! It helped me a little bit but i think it is something that you need to work on before you will be free from it,theres no quick fix!

kend85

To be honest the book is only an eye opener to how much negative thinking can hold you back from fulfilling your full potential,it will make a lot of sence and hit home on a lot of things but it wont really fix anything so for that reason i would suggest going to see someone.even at that its not a quick fix,i still overthink a lot of the time only now i can focus on other things and as soon as i feel my mind slipping i quickly correct myself and say no way not today and i come around again but it will take time and lots of practice!! Good luck

Ickle Magoo

Funny_Bones, if you wish advice then please start your own thread and leave this one for advice for the person that started it.

Many thanks