Nine steps to get out of a mental grind

The mind can get obsessive and Ektaa Sibal spells out nine steps on how to break a spell of negative brooding that is getting problem solving nowhere.

The mind can get obsessive and Ektaa Sibal spells out nine steps on how to break a spell of negative brooding that is getting problem solving nowhere. Overthinking is becoming a major reason for many mental concerns that the modern man and woman are facing whether in corporate environment or even in their personal life. One may wonder, how can overthink cause mental issues, after all we humans have been given brain to think. It is true that our brain’s function is to think, and overthinking is not about making our brain work a little extra.

Overthinking is when we think too much about the same thing over and over again in a way obsessing over it and do not act on it. This habit stops you from taking any action while it consumes your energy and puts you in a loop of thinking and thinking over and again. Like any other habit, overthinking can also be broken with consistent efforts and with a strong will power to bring the change. 

Here is a brief list of ways by which one can address the big word and find ways to overcome overthinking and not let our lives be affected be it in the professional world or personal life. 

Here it goes: 

Tip #1 

Recognize and accept whenever your mind wanders and goes into the phase of overthinking. Bringing it back to focus and not getting lost in the maze is the first and crucial step to avert overburdening your mind with unnecessary thoughts.

Tip #2

Stop being critical about yourself or your situations. Being critical only brings out the worst. Look at the improvement areas for yourself or the situation.

Tip #3

Look at the positive side of yourself and your situation. Acknowledging the blessings or the positive areas helps in reducing overthinking.

Tip #4

Do not focus only on negative things that may happen, visualize on the things that may go right.

Tip #5

Fear is the biggest cause of overthinking. Fear can also be positive if it forces a person to find solutions but it turns negative when it induces a person to worry and look for only more problems.

Tip #6

Do not jump to conclusions. Do not overthink about people that they may be reacting or thinking in some way or do not start believing that a situation will turn out to be bad without any evidence

Tip #7

Train your mind to think about positive thoughts, make continuous efforts to look at the bright side. Habits do not die fast but doing something continuously can turn into a habit.

Tip #8

Go step by step. Do not rush into achieving the results and do not be slow to not work towards the results. Either ways one will tend to get caught in overthinking.

Tip #9

Use meditation as a mechanism to slow down the pace of your mind that may be working too fast due to overthinking. Give your brain some rest!

Highlights 

• Overthinking is when we think too much about the same thing over and over again.

• This habit stops you from taking any action while it consumes your energy and puts you in a loop.

• Overthinking can be broken with consistent efforts and with a strong will to bring the change.

Ektaa Sibal is an International Inner Self, Transformation Specialist and an International Meditation Expert, Speaker and a Gifted Energy Healer with inborn intuitive abilities.