Don't Let It Get to You: And Other Lies I Tell Myself
“ I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4am of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends .” —Joan Didion Have you ever thought about how much time you spend overthinking? I’m a chronic overthinker. I like to believe that I have long since accepted that fact. But it’s still difficult to know when and where to draw the line when it comes to usual obsessive overthinking and over-the-top, out-of-control, obsessive-compulsive overthinking. The truth is, I don’t know where to draw the line. I’m still learning, and I don’t know if I’ll ever know for sure. Sometimes I have to remind myself that excessive overthinking and thought spirals are in fact unhealthy. I’ve spent most of my life having convinced myself that if I don’t overthink and obsess over every