How to stop overthinking

5 articles

Reflection has a point of diminishing returns. These reads cover where it sits, how to tell rumination from thinking, and what to do when a thought will not let go.

Overthinking & ruminationSeptember 7, 20268 min read

Best Journaling Apps for Anxiety in 2026

Journaling can ease anxiety or feed it. Eight apps compared on the thing that decides which you get: whether they help you close a thought or reopen it.

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Overthinking & ruminationSeptember 4, 20265 min read

How to stop replaying a conversation you cannot change

Why your brain keeps rerunning an exchange, how to separate what was said from what you added, and what to do with the version you wish you had said.

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Overthinking & ruminationSeptember 3, 20265 min read

How to stop overthinking at night: a shutdown routine

Why thoughts get louder at bedtime, why solving them at midnight never works, and a shutdown routine that transfers the loop out of your head and onto paper.

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Overthinking & ruminationSeptember 3, 20265 min read

Rumination vs reflection: same activity, opposite results

Both involve going over something repeatedly. One produces insight and the other produces dread. How to tell them apart in the moment, and how to switch tracks.

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Overthinking & ruminationAugust 29, 202611 min read