I'm an over thinker and it drives me insane

Just feel like venting. I'm an over thinker. I think about anything and everything. I think about people and how they are feeling. I constantly think about the future instead of just focusing on the present. I wish I could find away to stop myself from overthinking all the time.

Same

Posted by yupvirgoo
Do you have Virgo placements?

The only Virgo I have is on 2nd house

Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

Posted by Weeds
Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

Posted by Aliensusedourbogroll
Distract yourself

Well I do try with mundane tasks but when I really need to focus I struggle

Posted by libralotus
Same

Maybe I have too much Libra in me haha

Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by Weeds
Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

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you can't meditate for long periods of time the mind was never built to stop thinking.

That's why you only need 10 seconds for this particular technique as that's as long as the mind can stay blank but becomes for more manageable after 3 months.

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Posted by libralotus
Same

Maybe I have too much Libra in me haha

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Likely 😉

Posted by WonderWoman14

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

How about finding a creative outlet. Creative ppl usually have a wandering mind and one shouldn't try to put a lid on that, but try and convert it into another form

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Posted by libralotus
Same

Maybe I have too much Libra in me haha

Likely 😉

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I hate it ??

Ha! You and me both i think ill try that blackboard technique,aside from overthinking im a daydreamer too i walk with my heads in the cloud ? its hard to keep my attention and i tend to think and daydream even while im talking to someone ?

There's herbs for that help you relax

Lavender either the oil or in a tea

Chamomile tea

st johns wort is a mood stabilizer and good for anxiety or nervous tension when you can't calm down and stuff. It helps me.

Frankincense & myrrh oil

Orange or citrus oils to uplift the mood

over thinkers have too much time on their hands

You gotta distract yourself, play video games, read a book that needs your attention.

Yoga, running, working out

Music

Paint, draw.

Something

Smoke



Still it's something you gotta learn to handle. I can't imagine letting it get the best of me for more than 10 minutes without doing something about it.

Smoke weed and go for a walk

Posted by raad182
Smoke weed and go for a walk

Or go for a nature walk even without the weed. It's very relaxing. You could take pics of the things you see for a photo journal. Being one with nature helps me center myself.

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Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by Weeds
Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

you can't meditate for long periods of time the mind was never built to stop thinking.

That's why you only need 10 seconds for this particular technique as that's as long as the mind can stay blank but becomes for more manageable after 3 months.

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The meditation I was doing was for 10 minutes and I do still do it at night now before I go to sleep and it does help a little.

I'll give your method a shot thanks

Posted by PVandJelly
I'm always thinking too. Dxp is my distraction from that. But then if I'm here I'm wasting time. So I don't know.

Lol that's why I stopped using my Twitter account because it worked as a distraction but then I'd get nothing done. Now I appear to be on here a fair bit ?

Posted by Rindaroo
Writing or journaling. It gets your thoughts out of your head and onto paper. Works for me. 🙂

Yes I've been told that before. I do sometimes when I really need to vent

Posted by raad182
Smoke weed and go for a walk

I hate weed. I was married to a weed addict.

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Posted by raad182
Smoke weed and go for a walk

Or go for a nature walk even without the weed. It's very relaxing. You could take pics of the things you see for a photo journal. Being one with nature helps me center myself.

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Funnily enough I did that this afternoon with my daughter's. Even though it was freezing I thought the fresh air would do us good and we really enjoyed it.

Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by libralotus
Same

Maybe I have too much Libra in me haha

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I think that's it!

Posted by whatisthisallabout

Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by libralotus
Same

Maybe I have too much Libra in me haha

I think that's it!

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Bloody Libra. Maybe I'm more like my mum than I thought ?

Posted by Seraphlight

Posted by WonderWoman14
Just feel like venting. I'm an over thinker. I think about anything and everything. I think about people and how they are feeling. I constantly think about the future instead of just focusing on the present. I wish I could find away to stop myself from overthinking all the time.

DO more ...

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..... Sex that's a great distraction but I'm not getting any of that at the moment ?

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Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by Weeds
Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

Reaching a moment in which your mind stops wondering during neditation takes years of practicing meditation on a daily basis. 🙂

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I watched eat pray love the other night. I felt really good after watching it. I could relate to it in a way. I've got the headspace app so I'm doing 10 minutes a day at the moment.

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Posted by WonderWoman14

Posted by Weeds
Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

Reaching a moment in which your mind stops wondering during neditation takes years of practicing meditation on a daily basis. 🙂

I watched eat pray love the other night. I felt really good after watching it. I could relate to it in a way. I've got the headspace app so I'm doing 10 minutes a day at the moment.

I havent watched it! Good for you! With time you'll get better and you will be able to meditate for longer periods and reach deeper into your self. I am also at the beginning of this path.

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It's a great film ....

Just look in what house your Libra moon is and go socialize there...

Posted by Noni05
My mind goes all day too but I see it as a good thing

I know others who see this as a flaw because their brain just won't stop !

I don't mind that it's a 100 mph so much, it's more when it's over thinking about things I can't control

Posted by raad182
Just look in what house your Libra moon is and go socialize there...

2nd house so I'll go and hang there

I'm an extreme overthinker to detrimental levels. I will overthink myself out of happiness. I will picture a situation I'm about to face and a million potential scenarios that could happen. Most are negative. Recently something hit me and I realized I need to just stop thinking and overpsyching myself and just deal with it when time comes. Let myself flow with the moment and only face it then, not a billion times in my head beforehand. Enjoy life as it happens, appreciate spontaneity. I can confirm it'll enrich your life. So if you catch yourself overthinking about something, quickly cut yourself off and redirect your focus to anything else but that again.

Posted by SassyKiwi
I'm an extreme overthinker to detrimental levels. I will overthink myself out of happiness. I will picture a situation I'm about to face and a million potential scenarios that could happen. Most are negative. Recently something hit me and I realized I need to just stop thinking and overpsyching myself and just deal with it when time comes. Let myself flow with the moment and only face it then, not a billion times in my head beforehand. Enjoy life as it happens, appreciate spontaneity. I can confirm it'll enrich your life. So if you catch yourself overthinking about something, quickly cut yourself off and redirect your focus to anything else but that again.

Omg you just hit the nail on the head. that is exactly what i do. When something is going well, I will convince myself that it's all going to go tits up. I've also tried to stop this and realise that I need to live more in the present and not worry about bridges I've not had to cross yet. To also allow myself to feel happiness and not assume it's going to coming crashing down.

Posted by WonderWoman14

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Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

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I think - you misunderstood meditation (how it works - how it's done).

There's plenty of people who don't have a busy mind... more common in the rural areas - where the living conditions are more relaxed (especially in the mountains or the people who live by the sea), thus - they have a natural predisposition for that (silencing the mind - can be a natural tendency for those people - something that works right away). Same can't be said about someone who dabbles with overthinking quite often - since you've developed a pattern - where your mind is constantly busy thinking about something, so... for you, meditation - can be a way of braking that pattern.

Meditation can actually imply thinking - as it's the case with contemplation - where you try to wrap you head around an idea (a concern, a study, etc...) - while trying to reach some conclusion. Meditations in a religious context - can imply some form of chanting (or a prayer) - which becomes the main focus of your mind, and thus... one can regain some peace of mind. Though, based on your words, i presume you're talking about one of those new age versions - the one that spread all over the internet at one point - but it's quite erroneous in terms of practice (or at least the way it's described: take lotus position... silence the mind... ^^).

That's not how it works, you're not suppose to silence your thoughts - "you're suppose to observe them". Let your mind do its thing, let it think, let the thoughts flow as they usually do - but don't identify with your thoughts... treat them as guests - and just observe them. You can do that from a 3rd person - if that helps. You don't have to struggle with some pose (the lotus pose can be efficient - only if you master it to the point where it feels comfortable, that if you have a flexible body - cause it's even contraindicated if your legs are not healthy enough). You can sit on a chair or you can even lay on your bed, just... pick the most comfortable position you know and... sit with your self. If mindfulness is your goal - it can help if you sit in a silent room (with no distractions whatsoever: no media device and such...). If you want to achieve peace of mind - you can even practice that outside, preferably somewhere in nature or by the sea (if you live near by). And eventually - you might find the sound of nature (birds chirping, the sound of the wind or waves and so on...) - more interesting than your thoughts. ^^

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Theres an old Jewish technique for that exact thing.

Once a week find a quiet spot.. relax, close your eyes and visualize a black chalkboard.

Keep that board blank for 10 seconds.

Simple.

Over time you'll find your far more focused and far less overwhelmed with your thoughts.

I have attempted meditation but my mind just wonders

I think - you misunderstood meditation (how it works - how it's done).

There's plenty of people who don't have a busy mind... more common in the rural areas - where the living conditions are more relaxed (especially in the mountains or the people who live by the sea), thus - they have a natural predisposition for that (silencing the mind - can be a natural tendency for those people - something that works right away). Same can't be said about someone who dabbles with overthinking quite often - since you've developed a pattern - where your mind is constantly busy thinking about something, so... for you, meditation - can be a way of braking that pattern.

Meditation can actually imply thinking - as it's the case with contemplation - where you try to wrap you head around an idea (a concern, a study, etc...) - while trying to reach some conclusion. Meditations in a religious context - can imply some form of chanting (or a prayer) - which becomes the main focus of your mind, and thus... one can regain some peace of mind. Though, based on your words, i presume you're talking about one of those new age versions - the one that spread all over the internet at one point - but it's quite erroneous in terms of practice (or at least the way it's described: take lotus position... silence the mind... ^^).

That's not how it works, you're not suppose the silence your thoughts - "you're suppose to observe them". Let your mind do its thing, let it think, let the thoughts flow as they usually do - but don't identify with your thoughts... treat them as guests - and just observe them. You can do that from a 3rd person - if that helps. You don't have to struggle with some pose (the lotus pose can be efficient - only if you master it to the point where it feels comfortable, that if you have a flexible body - cause it's even contraindicated if your legs are not healthy enough). You can sit on a chair or you can even lay your bed, just... pick the most comfortable position you know and... sit with your self. If mindfulness is your goal - it can help if you sit in a silent room (with no distractions whatsoever: no media device and such...). If you want to achieve peace of mind - you can even practice that outside, preferably somewhere in nature or by the sea (if you live near by). And eventually - you might find the sound of nature (birds chirping, the sound of the wind or waves and so on...) - more interesting than your thoughts. ^^

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Thanks for your advice. Yes I do currently have an app on my phone called headspace. I do it lying down in bed, before I go to sleep, infact last night I must have nodded off during it!!

I also work on that technique of not blocking my thoughts our emotions but trying to allow them to flow but not give them too much attention.