Breaking the habit of worrying and overthinking is one of the best things you could do for yourself as a human and as a parent.
Why as a parent?
Because if you do not stop this harming behaviour, you will pass it on to your children as well.
So why are we overthinking things and going over the same thing again and again like washing the same load of laundry several times a day every day? Well, most times is because we don’t even realise it, plus it makes us feel like we have some control over the situation. And if we are into people pleasing or fixing everyone’s problems, we also want to make sure that the solution we come up with will be the perfect one, and everyone will like us.
But the truth is that people don’t have to like us, and we don’t have to care.
Therefore, next time when you find yourself worrying about something for longer than a few seconds (the realistic time a worry needs to show you that something may require your attention), follow the steps in the video below and learn how to gain control over your mind again.
PS: if you find it hard to wait for a few days for reviewing your worries, start by scheduling a 15-30 minutes time daily or every second day and work it up from there.
