Treatment for Anxiety and Chronic Overthinking
Sometimes, worry and anxiety can help us solve problems or prepare for life pressures.
Other times, this kind of thinking can be problematic, life-disrupting, or distressing, especially if it doesn’t lead to problem-solving.
Ruminating, chronic overthinking, and anxiety disorders often share a theme: Discomfort with uncertainty.
Anxiety and Overthinking can show up with:
Social anxiety (persistent worries about rejection or social ridicule).
Health anxiety (persistent, excessive fear about developing a serious illness, despite evidence to the contrary).
Agoraphobia (fear and/or panic related to being away from home/in public, where escape from embarrassing or panic-inducing situations is difficult).
Other Phobias (such as: fear of blood, vomit/throwing up, injections, or giving birth).
Physical symptoms like racing heart, shortness of breath, shaking, nausea, or dizziness.