How overthinking ruined my day

Today I witnessed my overthinking pattern.

I was about to call someone.

But Calling her itself made me anxious.

Every time when I was about to call, several thoughts started swirling around my head.

I started thinking,

What if she started scolding me for not calling her before,

What if she talks to me rudely.

What if she made me feel belittled.

Thinking these thoughts, I wasted my whole day.

These thoughts paralyzed my thinking.

I couldn’t think of anything else.

More or less, my thoughts haunted me throughout the day.

In the end, finally, I mustered the courage and called her.

But can you guess what actually did happen?

Did anything happen as I speculated?

Did my nightmare turn into reality?

No. Not at all.

Instead, when I called her, she was excited to hear my voice.

Didn’t talk to me anyway which can offend me.

Moreover, she shared her side of the story and heard mine as well.

We laughed and talked for about 30 minutes.

After the call, I was actually laughing at myself.

I was thinking about how our thoughts can make us fool.

Remember, your thoughts are not you.

It has no power over you unless you give it the power.

It cant dictate your day or life.

You have full control over your thoughts.

Only you can break your overthinking pattern and nobody else.

Thank you for reading.

Till then, think but don't overthink.