20h • Mindset Matters
Example Matrix - Anxiety and overthinking
You don’t have an overthinking problem.
You have a safety and certainty problem.
You spend hours replaying conversations, analysing what someone really meant, or predicting every possible outcome before making a simple decision.
You call it “being prepared.”
But really, it’s exhausting.
You try to calm yourself down.
You try to think positively.
You try to talk yourself out of the spiral.
But your mind doesn’t listen.
Because the moment something feels uncertain or risky, the overthinking flares right back up.
Because the real issue was never the situation itself. It was the belief that you’re only safe when you’re fully in control.
That belief is running everything.
It starts with emotions - specifically the fear response that gets activated when you don’t feel in control.
That feeds into anxiety - your mind racing to fill every gap with prediction and protection.
And that keeps you stuck in a cycle of overthinking - trying to manage life through mental micromanagement instead of internal stability.
But peace doesn’t come from more thinking.
It comes from breaking the pattern that tells you uncertainty is dangerous and learning healthier ways to meet your need for safety.
If you want to quiet your mind, it’s not about controlling every outcome, it’s about changing the way you relate to uncertainty.
Start by noticing when your mind jumps into prediction mode, and instead ask yourself: “What feeling am I trying to avoid right now?”
That one question can shift you from spiralling to stabilising.
What's been your experience with overthinking and anxiety? Drop your responses in the comments below
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Example Matrix - Anxiety and overthinking
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