Rumination means being trapped, overthinking about negative feelings or circumstances. Source: Patrick Hoesly/Flickr Rumination, also called repetitive negative thinking, is a thought pattern that ...

“Good enough” decisions reduce mental overload. Satisficing helps stop overthinking by shifting the focus from finding the perfect option to choosing one that meets your needs right now, freeing up ...

A little bit of overthinking is normal—but if it’s constant, it can contribute to issues like anxiety and depression. Overthinking can be a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, trauma, low ...

“I want to stop overthinking everything. I’m so anxious all the time. It’s exhausting.” Many of my clients begin with this goal. They have hit a point where the cost of overthinking far outweighs any ...

This four-word method helps parents quickly calm the spiral without reassuring, lecturing, fixing, or feeding the worry.

The thoughts we focus on create how we feel, which controls the actions we take. This is the backbone of the thought model: ...

There’s a version of rock bottom people don’t talk about. It doesn’t always look like disaster. Sometimes, it looks like lying in bed for hours because you think the world doesn’t need you. It’s ...

New research shows how easily our imagined choices collapse under the weight of real consequences. Here’s why overthinking them never helps. For decades, the “trolley problem” has encouraged us to ...

Effective strategies to stop overthinking, reduce stress, and regain focus with actionable steps for daily life.