Replay. Analyze. Worry. Repeat
Overthinking is something many clients talk about in counseling, even if they don’t always call it that. Usually, it sounds more like: “I can’t shut my brain off,” “I keep replaying the conversation over and over,” or “I know I’m probably making this bigger than it is, but I can’t stop thinking about it.
Depression: Gaining a Better Understanding
A change in your behavior can be caused by a change in your environment due to a life event. Likewise, a change in your automatic thoughts (images/words that randomly pop into your head) can influence how you feel, both emotionally and physically, therefore resulting in a change in your behavior. Typically, when a mood is experienced, there is a thought connected to it that helps define it. Mood intensity may cause a distortion in the thought; therefore, it is important to check the validity of our moods and beliefs.