Burst your bubble

I think to some degree everyone can be guilty of thinking about things a little too much, but it can get that little bit more frustrating when it starts to overtake your everyday life.

I tend to get on overthinking mode mainly when I am on my own, when there are no distractions and I am alone with a really busy head, it can be the simplest of decisions that someone else might not even take a second thought to, to the biggest of decisions. Is it because we care too much? Is it because we doubt ourselves? Do we seek over people’s approval? Or is it simply that we don’t think we are capable of making a decision? Depending on what it is, it could be any of those questions, sometimes we overthink things so much that we actually talk ourselves out of doing something that could be really exciting and positive for us which is a real battle.

Thinking is a natural human reaction to help us decide what to do/when/how etc but overthinking is draining mentally and physically, it can keep you up at night, stress you out, affect your appetite and generally just worsen anxiety. Thinking is mainly related to fear and sometimes the

Personally I tend to nowadays stay in my safe little bubble, I almost feel like I have so much more to offer others and there is so much I want to achieve in life but I forever talk myself out of it. A couple of years ago I got a new job and car and that was such a massive step for me but I lost it all so I feel very wary about making such a BIG life decision again and maybe subconsciously it is the fear of something bad happening again or that I had my chance and don’t deserve another one. So it’s that constant overthinking that I allow to interfere with my life and it is a choice, I choose to stay in my comfort zone because I have no fear of danger or getting hurt again, I think I have now realised deep down what’s really keeping me from bursting out my bubble so now it’s your turn.

You have to remember that you are not your thoughts, if you feel that you can’t do something, that’s a thought and not a fact, the only thing holding you back is YOU. I have been told that being more aware of your thoughts and challenging the negative ones can make a huge difference, the more we feed our minds with negativity the more you hold yourself back. Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones can be a good start, once you have become aware of the negative thoughts and realise the power you are giving them it can be pretty life changing. So change ‘you can’t’ to ‘you can’, challenge the negative thoughts, feed your mind with only positive thoughts and burst out of the cosy safe bubble and see what exciting place you end up at!