Why it's so hard to stop overthinking

Let me introduce you to neurons.

Your brain cells.

Your thoughts activate groups of neurons. Different thoughts activate different neurons.

Repeating the same thoughts makes the groups of neurons activate faster and form stronger connections. They form neural pathways.

Imagine your brain is a forest. Neural pathways are trails. The more you follow them, the deeper they get.

Overthinking comes from deep neural pathways in your brain forest.

You overthink as long as they're active.

For me, that was hours.

Sometimes until I fell asleep at night. They were ready to roll again at 3 AM, .

But there's more.

Neurons are also connected across pathways.

Neurons that light up when you think about being alone forever are connected to ones that turn on when you think about your age or your ex.

Our minds weave a tangled mess.

Ready for the good news?

Even if you've been trudging along the same overthinking trails in your forest brain for decades...

You can stop.

Step off the trail and head in a direction that leads to...

Peace of mind.

Clarity,

Confidence.