Overthinking Is Disconnection

Thinking things through feels responsible because it's what you've been taught to do.

Be prepared.

Think ahead.

Consider every possible outcome.

But what if I told you this is the exact thing keeping you stuck in a cycle of inaction and a near constant state of meh?

I know it seems radical at first, and honestly, I wouldn't have believed me either all those years ago.

But as a reformed overanalyser let me tell you… it's not serving you the way you think it is.

I used to take pride in my ability to think things through

Analyse the situation.

Prepare for any outcome (mostly the negative ones).

And use all that mental power to make the best decision.

The thing I've learned now is that when I'm in that state of overthinking, I'm actually most disconnected from myself — and consequently, the right action to take.

Let me back that up for a second.

The feedback you're ignoring

When I'm "thinking things through" (aka overthinking disguised as sensible), I'm actually no longer tuned into myself.

And that's important because we have these amazing things called emotions, and they are giving us real-time feedback about whether something is right for us or not.

Think about it this way…

You know when you've had a gut feeling about something you feel you need to do?

A feeling that felt exciting. Expansive. Free.

That's you being connected to your true self.

Then all of a sudden your brain joined the party and bam you're stuck in overthinking, analysing and before you know it, you've talked yourself out of it?

Maybe you even mistook the knot in your stomach as a sign you shouldn't do it?

But if you go back to that very first feeling before the mental spiral, I bet it actually felt good.

That feeling...that's connection.

Because being connected isn't thinking — it's feeling.

Feeling allows you to tap into your inner wisdom, and from there the next right step or action will appear and it will just feel right. Not always logically, but clearly.

But when you shift into 'responsible mode', it's way too easy to fall into overthinking and overanalysing.

And before you know it, you're down a rabbit hole in your brain that has you completely convinced nothing will ever work out for you.

And I know it seems logical because you don't want to get it wrong.

You don't want to fail.

But underneath all of that, essentially, you're just not trusting yourself

Because often overthinking is just looking for certainty outside of yourself instead of tuning in.

Besides… what if I told you that you couldn't actually fuck it up anyway?