Dealing with Overthinking: Tips and Tricks

I play puzzle games on my phone a lot! Listening to podcasts also helps me if I'm doing a mindless task or drawing.

I totally agree with distraction! That's helped me a lot, another great thing to practice is reality checking too. Trying to take a step back and think about a situation objectively and list the facts you know to help you focus your thinking.

I've had GAD for 14 years and the overthinking is awful. Something that helps me is finding a distraction, anything that will distract your mind. I'll play my favorite game on my phone, usually something relaxing like a coloring game, or sometimes ill listen to nature sounds. Taking a walk helps calm my mind slightly as well. If I'm having a panic attack ill tell myself that this has happened before and it will be ok. Ive felt these things before but it will pass. I hope this helps.

This may or may not be as helpful, but the biggest thing I have done that’s helped over time and a lot of repetition is reminding myself what I can and can’t control - the things I can’t; I just have to remember that it’s okay if it doesn’t work out, there are other options. The things I can - I just have to do my best and go from there.