{"id":1223,"date":"2022-04-29T01:02:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycitycoach.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:05:26","slug":"how-to-stop-overthinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycitycoach.com\/el\/how-to-stop-overthinking\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop overthinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mycitycoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/how-to-stop-overthinking-mycitycoach.png\" alt=\"how to stop overthinking mycitycoach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"773\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are times when <strong>overthinking<\/strong> becomes <strong>too tiring and stressful<\/strong>. So, the question is, how to fight overthinking? How can we make ourselves stop thinking about the same thing over and over again?<\/p>\n<p>Below you will find a very useful exercise that will help you put the stressful thoughts aside.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>An exercise for overthinking<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Let\u2019s try and <strong>create a time slot<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong>\u2026 <strong>overthinking<\/strong>! You will need to dedicate a specific time slot in your day for this, for example 20 minutes. And this will be the special time for your overthinking.<\/p>\n<p>Set an alarm clock, saying that from 6:00 pm till 6:20 pm is the time when you will sit down and think about everything that worries you.<\/p>\n<p>So, if thoughts come to you at any other time of the day, you say: \u201c<strong>Stop.<\/strong> <strong>No, it\u2019s not your time now.<\/strong> I will not think about you now, because I will think about you later.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What will happen?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>By doing this exercise you will take the pressure off yourself and off your entire day. And then, when the time comes and you actually sit down, you will notice that you will not be able to fill in these 20 minutes with thinking. And\u2026 you might <strong>find a solution<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Watch my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPVzx-tBVmd\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> about how to fight overthinking.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPVzx-tBVmd\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are times when overthinking becomes too tiring and stressful. So, the question is, how to fight overthinking? How can we make ourselves stop thinking about the same thing over and over again? Below you will find a very useful exercise that will help you put the stressful thoughts aside. An exercise for overthinking Let\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to stop overthinking - My City Coach - your guide for self-awareness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to fight overthinking? 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