😬 The Tricky Art Of Surrender
Overthinker? Read this 👇
I’m a world-class overthinker.
I bet you are, too.
My mental health is in direct correlation to how much I’m overthinking.
Because everything is connected.
“Learn how to see. Realise that everything connects to everything else.” — Leonardo da Vinci
See 👆 told ya.
When everything is connected, it creates loops.
These are patterns of thinking that keep us stuck!
For example.
When I’m in flow, I’m as happy as a pig in the proverbial.
➡️ I’m not thinking.
➡️ I’m not forcing.
➡️ I’m just doing.
➡️ I’m going with the flow.
Compare and contrast with the overthinking loop.
When I’m overthinking:
➡️ I feel uncertain and anxious.
➡️ When I feel anxious, my cortisol levels are increased, and my sleep is poor.
➡️ When my sleep is poor, I’m tired.
➡️ When I’m tired, my creativity and mental strength are reduced, so I get less done.
➡️ When I get less done, I beat myself up!!
This is obviously a shit situation that I want to change.
In a futile attempt to end the cycle…guess what I do?
Yep, I try and think my way out of the overthinking loop.
*sighs*
This means I’m stuck in an endless cycle.
This will inevitably end up in burnout.
🤔 I waste energy trying to plan, predict, and prevent things that I cannot possibly plan, predict, or prevent. 😬
The Here and Now
This is where I am now.
The burnout warning gauge is not in red. But the signs are there.
I have over-extended myself on an already over-extended schedule. I’m falling into old thinking habits.
This is dragging me out of flow and back into a world of “shoulds” and “what ifs!”
I should be doing this and that. And what if this happens, or what if this doesn't happen etc.
In other words, my nervous system is dysregulated. I am functioning and making decisions based on fear, and not flow.
I need to stop trying to force life.
I’m trying to plan, predict, and prevent things that I cannot possibly plan, predict, or prevent