overthinking - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co Bringing psychology studies to life Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:41:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/reflectd.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Reflectd-Books_H4-e1719817178628.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 overthinking - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co 32 32 89556574 Overthinking: Common Questions (and Answers) from Therapy https://reflectd.co/2026/06/12/overthinking-common-questions-and-answers-from-therapy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=overthinking-common-questions-and-answers-from-therapy https://reflectd.co/2026/06/12/overthinking-common-questions-and-answers-from-therapy/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:41:01 +0000 https://reflectd.co/?p=12209 Overthinking often lurks beneath the surface of the struggles people bring to therapy. Yet we rarely pause to ask: What do we hope to gain by thinking so much? Most people don’t overthink because they enjoy it. They do it because it feels useful: a way to prepare, avoid mistakes, or find certainty in uncertainty. […]

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]]> https://reflectd.co/2026/06/12/overthinking-common-questions-and-answers-from-therapy/feed/ 0 12209 Inside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 6 Thought Control and Overthinking https://reflectd.co/2023/05/16/inside-the-mind-of-a-metacognitive-therapist-part-6-thought-control-and-overthinking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-the-mind-of-a-metacognitive-therapist-part-6-thought-control-and-overthinking Tue, 16 May 2023 09:58:08 +0000 https://reflectd.co/?p=11123 As a metacognitive therapist, I meet people who try to control their thoughts and feelings in various, sometimes creative, ways. People who try to get rid of certain thoughts, people who try to suppress their anxious feelings, people who try to get piece of mind by seeking answers that can bring their minds to peace. […]

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