Have you ever replayed a recent conversation with a stranger to the point that you couldn’t sleep? Or reread the message 5 times before hitting the ‘Send’ button? Well, all these times you’ve been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Have you ever noticed how your mind can’t stop replaying an ...

With ChatGPT’s assistance, I discovered a bunch of new, applicable methods that helped me stop overthinking every little (and ...

Based on my counseling clients who struggle with what they describe as overthinking, I can best describe it as the mental equivalent of spinning your wheels. They use a lot of psychic energy going ...

For overthinkers, their brains get "hooked" on trying to outthink discomfort rather than learning to tolerate uncertainty.