You’ll know that overthinking is a problem for you if: You are often conscious of your own thoughts moment to moment You engage in meta-thought, i.e. you think about your thoughts You try hard to control or steer your thoughts You are distressed by or dislike spontaneous thoughts and often feel that some thoughts are unwelcome Thinking for you often feels like a struggle between competing impulses You frequently question, doubt, analyze or judge your thoughts In crises, you often turn to yourself and your thoughts as a source of the problem
