Over analysing how I feel

[Catkins]

There's a t-shirt on etsy that says 'Hang on let me overthink this', might put it on my Christmas list.

[LittleLionMan]

If it helps, I do exactly the same.

Even if I’m feeling OK for an hour, I read into that and turn it into anxiety. Think it’s just the cycle.

[LittleLionMan]

Oh to be an Underthinker....

I’m so jealous of them people. Damn them. 🤣

[pulisa]

At the risk of being called a sexist I suspect many underthinkers will not be female...

[LittleLionMan]

At the risk of being called a sexist I suspect many underthinkers will not be female...

I suspect you are right.

Don’t anxiety disorders disproportionately affect women?

[happybunny13]

I'm glad you can all find humour in it , i wish I could . At the moment it's just frustrating me and making me depressed. I'd rather sleep and hide away then I can't think. I find it hard dealing with changes in mood depending on the level on anxiety too

[Catkins]

I think we try and laugh about it as part of our way of dealing with it.

I know it's a horrible feeling and I'm having a few days of overthinking myself. I'm just trying to keep myself busy and distract myself and do all the things that make me feel a little better including guided meditation, taking the dog out.

[Lencoboy]

There's a t-shirt on etsy that says 'Hang on let me overthink this', might put it on my Christmas list.

Along with a nice deluxe box of Roses, Milk Tray or Quality Street.

[glassgirlw]

I think overanalyzing how we feel is something that all of us have. Otherwise HA would be no big deal - you experience a symptom and you let it go. The problem with HA is we experience something and then have to analyze the “why am I feeling this way” and the “what if this happens” and the “what can I do about it” type feelings. We have all been there probably way too many times to count.

For me the trick has been changing the thought process. Try to find the positives to focus on rather than the negatives. And agree with Catkins, distraction is huge. Find something else to do and you’ll notice the symptoms fading into the background.

[NoraB]

I'm glad you can all find humour in it , i wish I could . At the moment it's just frustrating me and making me depressed. I'd rather sleep and hide away then I can't think. I find it hard dealing with changes in mood depending on the level on anxiety too

I'd be 6 foot under if I didn't have my sense of humour...

...and I'd be overthinking that too!