Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1)

by Nick Trenton

If you can’t think of anything, focus on sensations from your five senses, or simply engage in physical activity, such as jogging or yoga. You don’t have to stoically sit there and fight off intrusive thoughts—get up and literally shake them off if you like.

focus on what you can control and not on what you can’t. If you can control something, do it.

focus on what you can do, and not on what you can’t.

concentrate on what you have, and not on what you don’t.

live in the present, not the past or the future, because what ifs are the best way to fall prey to overthinking.

Label thoughts as thoughts and personify or externalize old stories and get into the habit of asking whether what you’re doing is genuine problem solving or just rumination.