It’s time to just be happy. Being angry, sad and overthinking isn’t worth it any more. Just let things flow. Be positive.” —Unknown Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” —Benjamin Franklin

We don’t lie down at night and think to ourselves, ‘Okay, time to ruminate for the next two hours instead of falling asleep.’ Your brain simply does what it has done in the past.” —Sarah Sperber, Overthinking: Causes, Definitions, and How to Stop , BerkeleyWellbeing Sad quotes about overthinking You stare at your bedroom ceiling, willing yourself to go to sleep. Thoughts race through your head, holding your mind hostage.” —Megan Marples, Trapped by Your Own Thoughts? , CNN Anxious times can send the overthinker into overdrive.” —Annalisa Barbieri, Why I’m Glad That I’m an ‘Overthinker’ , TheGuardian If you’re obsessing over something you don’t like about yourself that you either can’t change or have no intention of improving, it’s not self-reflection — it’s overthinking.” — Katie McCallum, When Overthinking Becomes a Problem… , Houston Methodist People are often trapped by their own thoughts because they are striving for perfection or are trying to find a way to control a situation.” —Megan Marples , CNNIf you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.” —Dale Carnegie

You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own thoughts.” —Philip ArnoldAt any given point in life, it is possible to direct our thoughts in such a way that changes our perception of the same set of circumstances from bright and sunny to dark and stormy.” —Are You Overthinking Everything?, PsychAlive

When you stop overthinking, you free yourself from worries, anxieties and stress, and enjoy inner peace.” —Unknown

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The more I think about it, the more I realize that overthinking isn’t the real problem. The real problem is that we don’t trust.” —L.J. Vanier Overthinking in your relationship is completely normal. Love can leave us feeling vulnerable to heartbreak. If you are prone to overthinking in your relationship worry quotes like these can help you feel like you aren’t alone in your relationship anxiety. Never forget how deserving of love you really are. Let go of all your thoughts about yesterday and tomorrow. No matter how much you want to achieve in the future, and no matter how much you’ve suffered in the past — appreciate that you are alive: NOW.” —Darius Foroux , Medium

If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?“ —Shantideva I’m going to automatically assume that everyone is unworthy to be trusted, so that way I won’t get close to anyone, so I’m protecting myself.” —Syeda Hasan, How Overthinking Can Affect Your Mental and Physical Health , KeraNews Quotes about how overthinking kills your happiness Your inability to get out of your head may leave you in a constant state of anguish.” —Overthinking-To What Extent Can it Damage Your Life?, Pharmeasy Don’t overthink things. Sometimes you can convince your head not to listen to your heart. Those are the decisions you regret for the rest of your life.” —Leah Braemel Sometimes you gotta stop worrying, wondering and doubting. Have faith that things will work out. Maybe not as you planned, but how they were meant to be.” —UnknownAlthough overthinking isn’t caused by mental illness like depression, it can contribute to it. If you are struggling with depression, sad quotes about overthinking like the ones below might help to make your worrying feel more normal. Too much overthinking can be exhausting, make sure you are getting help if you need it. On the whole, I love being an overthinker, it’s enormously enriching.” —Annalisa Barbieri, Why I’m Glad That I’m an ‘Overthinker’ , The Guardian Stress, anxiety, and depression can contribute to overthinking. Meanwhile, overthinking may be associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression.” —Stephanie Anderson Whitmer, What is Overthinking… , GoodRxHealth You know, I don’t think it’s what we say that keeps us up at night. I think it’s what we don’t say.” —Taib Khan Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.” —Epictetus