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.
Letting Go of Control: What It Really Means to Surrender
As human beings, we’re built for survival, and for a long time, control helped keep us safe. Even now, it still serves a purpose. We make choices, set boundaries, and shape parts of our lives. That can feel grounding, even empowering.
But what happens when life doesn’t cooperate? When something unexpected hits, or when, no matter how tightly we try to hold things together, it still falls apart? For many of us, control quietly shifts from being helpful to becoming exhausting. And sometimes, without realizing it, control itself becomes the thing keeping us stuck.