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GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727

I just saw a meme about overthinking about stuff that ends up not really being a big deal.  I had been having a hard time deciding what to have for lunch.  I wanted it all!  I ended up having natural peanut butter on celery so as not to let the celery go bad.  So that wasn't even on my bucket list but I'm okay with it.  I've also been trying to decide what to do with my day.  My cat says "stay home mommy" and my body is saying the same thing.  My brain says "you need to hit the gym and ShopRite".  I think making a new pot of coffee will help me to decide.  But back to overthinking, I'm sure that we all do it.  It really is a waste of time, for the most part.  Don't do it!

arfie
arfie
worse than a waste of time, overthinking can drive my self confidence into the ground. every rethink is a vote of no confidence on my part.
carlyj1202
carlyj1202
GreenEyes,

We all over think. My daughter actually gave a T-shirt that said "Hold on for a minute, Let me over think this."

It is a waste of time. Or mmmmm, let me think about it.

Hugs.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Thanks ladies! I have OCD and I am mostly a thinker according to a book I read many years ago. It didn't help yesterday that I stayed home all day, too tired to shower and leave the house. I was going over all of the reasons that I am working in dropping a friend. Guilt is setting in a little. But what do I say? I outgrew you? So there's actually a tee shirt for overthinking? That's funny!
arfie
arfie
one of my favorite motivational songs is "hammer and nail" by indigo girls. i especially benefit from the line about thinking my way into jail. i have done precisely that more than once.

gonna get out of bed
get a hammer and a nail
learn how to use my hands
not just my head
i'll think my way into jail
now i know a refuge never grows
from a chin in the hand and a thoughtful pose
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
The Indigo Girls are a good band. I like their song Galileo!
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