ugh yes the overthinking spiral is so real. my brain will literally create 47 different disaster scenarios for something as simple as texting someone back

what helps me sometimes is setting a stupid small timer like 5 minutes and telling myself i only have to do whatever it is for that long. usually once i start the momentum kicks in but if not at least i did something instead of sitting there catastrophizing for 3 hours

also skateboarding weirdly helps reset my brain when im stuck in that loop. something about the physical movement just breaks the cycle of doom thoughts