The Power of Overthinking

The heat of a fresh tear

Was the first thing I felt

Since you paralyzed me.

My lungs expanding

Once you released me

From your choking grip.

My vision returning

After you moved out of the way,

Preventing me

From seeing clearly.

Being able to smile

Once the corners of my lips

Were no longer held down

By the power of your words.

I'm free of you,

And I can finally feel,

And I can finally float.

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Overthinking leads down a spiral of "what ifs" and "how comes," driving your mind into an awful pit of worried possibilities. Your mind digs down a hole, searching for infinite answers, only to find more and more dirt, leaving you with an anxious heart and an overworked brain.

The answers you're looking for tend to be on the surface, where the first question was asked and an answer was given.

But it can be hard to silence the buzz of questions because "what ifs" can last as long as a five-year-old asking the dreaded question of "why". (Forever).

But there's a split second where you decide, "Do I accept what I've been told with mixed feelings? Do I express my feelings? Or do I stay silent and let my mind wander?"

You can either go with the flow, swim upstream, or drown in it. The choice is yours.

Every choice you make shapes the life you live.

But understand this: the more you think, the more you sink. Don't let a situation that will eat you alive absorb you. You don't want to hit the bottom and transform yourself into one big ball of questions. "What if I don't make it?" "Am I worth it?" "Am I good enough?"

It's important to appreciate the questions you have and the value they hold. But learn to find peace with the fact that you'll always have questions, and they will always outnumber you.

Your mind is yours, so don't let it wander too far. Swim to the surface and let the questions surround you, not drown you.